Padded shoulder t-shirts: a muscle tee is the power…

If 2019 was the summer of the tank top; summer 2020 is set to be ruled by the padded shoulder tee.

Part everyday basic, part eighties rock band icon, not only is a shoulder pad t-shirt – or “muscle tee” as some are referring to them – an uncomplicated and versatile wardrobe workhorse, but wearing one also comes with the advantage of making one feel just that little bit more powerful, a feeling we could all use right now.

The trend kicked off with cool-girl label Frankie Shop’s Eva muscle tee, and particularly exploded last week when the brand launched a yellow version of its popular shoulder pad tee in collaboration with fashion influencer Camille Charrière.

For every tee sold, 100 per cent of the profits of which will go to the Red Cross as a part of its #letthesunchainin initiative.

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WE MADE A CHARI-TEE!! ☀️🍌🙃 Move over banana bread, for there is a new banana on the block! @thefrankieshop and I are hoping to inject some happiness and much missed vitamin D into your lives with this limited edition quaran-tee (ok thats my last dad joke). 100% of the proceeds of this sunny tank will go to @britishredcross and @americanredcross (a charity super close to my heart as it was founded by Saint Camille). However, it was important to us that this partnership was more about helping others than buying a new item of clothing. You can help by joining our sunshine chain: all you need to do is post a picture featuring the colour yellow using #LetTheSunChainIn. For each picture posted, we shall donate 1 dollar extra to the Red Cross. The tee will be available for limited time on @thefrankieshop’s website. BIG LOVE to all who take part and keep shining wherever you may be!

A post shared by Camille Charriere (@camillecharriere) on May 23, 2020 at 6:33am PDT

For those that don’t purchase a tee, the brand has also committed to donating $1 to the Red Cross for every Instagram post which features the colour yellow alongside the hashtag #letthesunchainin.

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It’s time to #letthesunchainin 💛 @thefrankieshop x @camillecharriere is today launching my fave muscle tee in yellow - They will donate 100% of the profits to @americanredcross plus an extra dollar if you post anything yellow with the tag #letthesunchainin ☀️

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As the style set has demonstrated already, the Big Shoulder Energy tee looks great styled with tailoring, jeans and even leather trousers.

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A post shared by Nina Sandbech (@ninasandbech) on May 20, 2020 at 1:29pm PDT

And Frankie Shop isn’t the only place to power up your shoulders, the high street has already cottoned on, with excellent offerings available at Mango, H&M and Monki.