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Crop tops: how to ace the trend and look unbelievably chic

Check out our 'grown-up' ways to nail the trend

Updated on 17 May 2023, 14:30 BST

Online shopping is all fun and games until, after stumbling across the perfect piece, you inevitably find yourself wincing at the sneaky 'crop' prefix – don't worry, we've all been there. However, now is the time to banish your preconceptions and open your heart to a whole new world of wardrobe possibilities. Like it or not, the crop top is here to stay, and so you may as well embrace its undeniable power and find out how to make it work to your advantage.

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Granted, baring your entire midsection isn't for the fainthearted – meaning if the thought of a super low-rise trouser makes you recoil in horror, it is probably best to explore slightly more 'grown-up' alternatives.

Hello! Fashion shares how to style a crop top this season:

With an of-the-moment mini

Caroline Daur wears a floaty patterned crop top

With metallic trousers

Leonie Hanne wears wears a blue fluffy crop top and metallic trousers

With a playful boxy jacket

Emili Sindlev wears a sparkly asymmetric crop top

With a leather skirt and fishnets

Chiara Ferragni wears a neutral beige crop top with a brown mini skirt

With a matching patterned mini

Lea Naumann wears a blue argyle print top and matching mini skirt

With faded baggy jeans

Tamara Kalinic wears a gold bandeau crop top with faded black jeans

With a denim midi skirt

A Fashion Week guest a denim 3D floral crop top with a midi skirt

With vibrant high-waisted trousers

Miki Cheung wears an acid green cropped shirt and pink high-waisted trousers

With a pastel pencil skirt and platforms

Jessica Wang wears a pale green lace-trimmed crop top with a matching skirt

With white tailored trousers

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With denim cut-offs

With flowy mid-rise trousers

Best Crop Tops
Asymmetrical crochet top
£49.99 AT MANGO
Diem cropped embellished floral-print satin halterneck top
Cult Gaia
£314.51 AT NET-A-PORTER
Crochet crop top
£19.99 AT ZARA
Vio cropped floral-print cotton-blend bustier top
£270 AT NET-A-PORTER
Folksy halter top
£17.99 AT BERSHKA
Sansa cropped embellished linen top
Reformation
£170 AT NET-A-PORTER
Cropped floral-print jersey and chiffon top
PatBO
£286 AT NET-A-PORTER

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