A party in a top

An annual tradition around here

Every year around this time, I tell the origin story of the party in a top, and here is how it goes: years ago, I was at a crowded holiday get-together when I realized that all we really see of people at a big party like that are what they’re wearing from the waist up. Therefore, a great top—to be paired with a skirt, skinny pants, or even jeans, depend…