I wore it under a black suit to glam it up for a company cocktail party, and with white jeans for one night on a cruise. For example, I had a blush sequined top back in the late '00s I could wear it with bootcut jeans to the bar with friends but also styled it with ivory trousers for an afternoon wedding. That was a top that was shiny, sparkly, beaded, and not too risque.
When I started this blog in 2005, I made a capsule wardrobe of staples for every woman's wardrobe and in it, I had a Going Out Top.