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When crop tops started to trickle onto the catwalks, we put it down to a moment of Y2K inspired madness. But they kept on coming... and then the high street joined in... and now the sun has (finally) appeared, it’s official. Crop tops are having a major fashion moment.

Having the breeze waft around your tummy is a delicious incentive to try an abbreviated top after spending most of the year wrapped up in loungewear and duvet coats. The amount of skin you leave on show is completely up to you. From a tiny sliver above a pair of high waisted trousers or an ab-revealing moment that would give Kendall Jenner cause to reconsider her signature look, you can dial up the drama (or dial it down) as you wish.

Anything that sits on your belly button, or above, could be called a cropped top, but within that framework there are a myriad of options that suit any individual style. The cottagecore puff sleeve silhouette works brilliantly as a crop to balance out all the volume up top, but fitted styles look particularly chic with high-waist linen shorts.

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