Crop tops – The simplest thing makes difference
For several seasons, the popularity of crop tops has been building, and now the trend seems to have reached a new peak.
Designers like Phillip Lim and Alexandar Wang feature crops in their current collection, and the former summer-only fashion shows signs of continuing right into fall and winter, with softly cropped sweaters and shirts.
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Celebrity crops
Celebrities have been rocking the crop top look both on the red carpet and off. To debut her new fragrance, Rhianna wore a cropped, pearly gray cardigan with a light blue skirt at the launch party, then sported a knit turtleneck crop top over khaki pants while out and about in New York.
Jessica Biel went casual at this year’s Comic Con dressed in a shimmering pale pink crop top over shorts.
Pretty Little Liars actress Lucy Hale was spotted out shopping, wearing a tie-dye cropped halter crop top over the also-trendy new jeggings.
The new Cropped silhouette – You are not just buying a shirt
Today’s crop tops
Fabrics are typically light, to avoid a too-boxy, stiff look. No longer all about showing off six packs, the new crop falls to the navel or just slightly above or below.
It’s a length that highlights the waist, rather than the midriff. For slim figures, this gives the illusion of curves. For fuller figures, it emphasizes the fashionable hour-glass figure. Rhianna prefers tighter crops, but then, she has the figure to pull that look off.
Here are a few trending style ideas for crop tops:
· Chic and Casual. Pair a pastel, short-sleeved cotton crop top with a deeper-toned, gauzy, long skirt. Add interest with spiky heel strapped shoes and chunky metallic jewelry.
· Katy Perry Cool. The Queen of the Crop Top, Katy Perry uses color to give her cute vintage crop tops an up-to-date feel. To get the look, match a crop and shorts in a single sherbet shade, worn with a belt in a contrasting color.
· Cropped, Not Bare. Get the crop top look while showing a minimum of skin with the new cut-off, boxy sweaters worn over a high-waisted pant.
· Making a crop top work is all about matching the material, length, cut and style to flatter the figure and to suit the occasion.
