We've talked about it often this year, 90s fashion has largely inspired 2020 fashion trends to bring up to date a certain number of key pieces of the time. Mum jeans, balloon sleeves, oversized blazer, shoulder pads, all these cuts come from the eighties wardrobe to be more or less revisited and modernized.
And if there is a trend that has made a comeback, that we really didn't expect, but then really not at all, it's the famous crop-top ! You know, that cropped top that the Spice Girls wore and that we definitely thought was has been , kind for life? Well, fashion is always starting over again, because the crop-top flirts with the top 3 trends of the year in the stylish little tops category.
Fortunately, the croc-top version 2020-2021 has nothing to do with Kelly's in Beverly Hills. From now on, we wear it in chic mode, we superimpose it with other strong trends and we make it a key piece of any clothing look. And the little surprise is that the crop-top is no longer a piece reserved for fine women. And no, wear a crop-top when you're plump is downright trendy. Come on, time for explanations.
With all the crop-top controversies , we wanted to look a little further into the past. Without taking a position on the subject that is currently being debated, let us remember that the crop-top is not in its infancy and that it has been worn by women all over the world for several decades.
It all started in the United States, in the 1940s, with the advent of pin-up fashion. The tops are shortened to come to tie under the chest. We're not talking about a crop-top yet, but the cut is one! Tied blouse and short shorts become the look of the anti-conformist American, the one who dares to be fashionable by embodying glamor and femininity in the sight of all. Already at the time, the crop top was debated and did not please Puritan America at all. However, the trend resisted and continued until the 1950s to end up in the closet a few years later.
40 years later, we are in the 80s, and the crop-top is making a comeback in a much sexier and tighter version than its ancestor. With a total sportswear-style denim look, women wear the little cropped top below the chest. It almost looks like a bra. And it's not better on the side of the men's locker room. Yes, you heard right. Remember the styles made up of a men's crop top and mini shorts à la George Mickael?
On the strength of its success, the crop-top will be worn by all the stylish young girls on the planet, as long as they have chocolate bars to show off! But like all the strong trends of the 80s and 90s, the crop-top ends up disappearing to be locked away, not to say sealed. It even falls into the category of cheesy and vulgar tops that we promise ourselves never to wear again!
But we should know, when it comes to fashion, you should never say never. It only took 30 years for the crop-top to achieve the feat of returning to our dressing rooms! And with a variation:it now suits all styles and all body types .
From now on, sexy clothing is no longer reserved for teenage girls, we are talking about a women's crop-top that suits almost any figure. Or rather to all silhouettes!
And yes, the crop-top is no longer as short and tight as before and above all, it is no longer worn with the navel visible, but rather with high-waisted pants. The fashion options for adopting the crop-top whatever our silhouette are therefore endless.
Layering oversized clothing over the crop-top, long crop-top, ruffled crop-top , frills, prints... You can wear it chic or casual, from bohemian to rock style, even sportswear style.
The objective of the A morphology (shoulders narrower than the hips, marked waist) is above all to rebalance the upper and lower body. All techniques to add volume to the upper body are appreciated. As a result, on the crop-top side, we advise you to opt for a fluid crop-top cut and with prints or ruffles .
Unlike the A silhouettes, the V silhouette (shoulders wider than the hips, marked waist) should bring volume to the lower body. To get a nice silhouette with your crop-top, bet on plain tops with sleeves. The crop-top t-shirt or the long-sleeved crop-top are ideal.
For the lucky little ones with the X-shaped silhouette, you can try just about any crop-top style , except perhaps those with a square neckline/collar. It is better to favor wrap-around necklines.
H-figures are often referred to as an androgynous figure because they can lack shape. The shoulders and hips are the same width and the waist is very little marked.
It is certainly the least suitable morphology for the crop-top. At least, it will not be easy to find the perfect cut of the latter. Indeed, it should be neither too tight nor too wide. Great as info, isn't it? And yet, it is important.. Then, your top will have to break the spirit of uprightness of your silhouette with a V-neck or a cut that changes. A lace-up or triangle crop-top can help feminize the figure. Opt for a lace crop-top for example.
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