When I was in Korea last Summer, I bought a square-neckline mustard top for 18 dollars. At the time I didn’t know whether or not it was a bargain, and I wasn’t particularly eager to find out considering the fact that I wasn’t even allowed to try it on at the store. It looked good on the mannequin and that was enough for me. When I got home and finally got to slip it on, I was disappointed in the linen fabric and how it sat on my chest like a tent. I was also convinced there was nothing in my closet to make it look good enough-- I mean what could transform a boxy-looking tomboyish top into the nondescript style that’s more my taste?

These are questions you ask when you have time to ask questions. I realize that on most mornings I have neither the time nor the interest to query anything in my wardrobe. Everything makes sense when you don’t have time to dig through mountain-piles of clothes. White pencil skirts and boxy mustard tops, hologram sandals and square mustard tops, tenty mustard tops and purplish paisley pants-- they all make perfect sense.

Now here’s where it gets interesting. It appears that the boxy-cut, square neckline thing is making waves in the American fashion world. Bloggers and models and stylists and people who know what they’re talking about, are all wearing it. And at long last, what once used to make me doubt my sartorial sanity now makes me feel like the discoverer of sliced bread. It’s even more fun because the square neckline is now paired with puffy sleeves!

If the idea of Anne of Green Gables style tops tickles your fancy, then please take a look at these ones below!