Essentiel Antwerp Kourse Tee Shirt with Studs in Charcoal Grey

A charcoal T-shirt covered in studs. Because apparently even the basics are expected to make an effort at Essentiel.

The Essentiel Antwerp Kourse Tee Shirt with Studs in Charcoal Grey is a women’s grey statement T-shirt elevated with stud detailing. It takes one of the hardest-working pieces in your wardrobe — the dark grey tee — and gives it enough personality to work as the outfit rather than simply underneath it.

This was an easy one for BWD. We love clothes that make the things you already own feel new again, and the Kourse will do exactly that to your jeans, black trousers and tailoring.

Why it made the cut

• Charcoal grey gives you the versatility of black but feels slightly softer.
• The stud embellishment takes it firmly out of basic T-shirt territory.
• It gives jeans an instant lift without requiring a complicated outfit.
• Charcoal works brilliantly with blue denim, black, cream, chocolate brown and burgundy.
• Layer it under tailoring now and wear it completely on its own later.
• Statement enough to be interesting. Easy enough to wear on a Tuesday.

How to wear the Kourse Tee

First up: Kashba Patchwork Jeans in Midnight Wave Blue. Add the Kourse and a loafer or trainer and stop there. There’s already plenty going on.

For something smarter, tuck it into the Kollection Wide Legged Trousers in Steel Pulse Grey and add the matching Kendra Oversized Blazer. The studs peeking through all that grey tailoring are exactly what stops the suit feeling too sensible.

We’d also wear it with simple black wide-leg trousers and a brown belt or bag. Charcoal and chocolate brown is particularly good together.

How do you wear a studded T-shirt without looking too rock chick? Don’t style it like one. Skip the distressed skinny jeans and biker boots and put it with relaxed denim, wide-leg tailoring, loafers or sleek trainers instead.

Studs have moved on. We should probably allow them to.

Fit

The Kourse works best with a little ease rather than being worn tightly fitted. We’d choose your size according to how relaxed you like your T-shirts to sit and whether you’re planning to tuck it into trousers or wear it loose.

Essentiel Antwerp UK size conversion

A BWD note on Essentiel sizing: Essentiel Antwerp is known for playing with proportion, and many of its pieces are deliberately relaxed or oversized. In some of those styles, a nominal UK 4 can happily work on someone who would usually wear a UK 8. With the Kourse, we’d concentrate on the silhouette you want rather than automatically sizing down.

For exact size advice please give us a call on 01625 528454.

Details

• Women’s studded T-shirt by Essentiel Antwerp
• Charcoal grey
• Statement stud embellishment
• Short sleeves
• Easy everyday silhouette
• Designed to work alone or layered under jackets and blazers
• A particularly good partner for denim and grey tailoring

Care

With embellished pieces, we’d always treat them a little more kindly. Follow the garment care label, wash only when needed and avoid tumble drying or excessive heat. Turn inside out before washing where recommended to help protect the stud detailing.

A grey T-shirt with studs. Considerably more interesting than a grey T-shirt without them. Sometimes fashion really is that straightforward.