How to Wear a Crop Top and Not Show People Your Belly Button

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My MO with crop tops, which I wear on the regular, has always been to hide my midriff. In fact, the practice is so common that I was actually surprised to learn that the technique behind it isn’t quite common knowledge. So, after polling the office and learning that not everyone is fluent in how to pull off the tiny top without baring it all, I figured it was time to share my easy trick.

While shorter tops and bra-inspired styles are great and all, if you’re less into the idea of showing a ton of stomach, all you need to do is choose tops that are still short, but on the slightly longer end of the crop-top spectrum, and pair them with high-waisted bottoms. (Fun fact: I can be seen doing this here, here, and here).

Nonetheless, whether that means trousers, jeans, paper-bag pants, or anything else is up to you. Simply choose a rise that is high enough on your body to meet your top where it ends, or close to it. My trick for this when shopping online is to compare the rise listed on the product’s page to a pair of pants I already own and know the fit of. That way, I can guess around how high or low they will sit on my waist.

So, if you’re ready to crop-top it up everywhere and anywhere, continue on to shop some of my favorite longer versions, plus the best high-rise bottoms to pair them with.

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Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour
Editor-at-Large

Since starting as a fashion intern in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing . She is currently editor at large, and in her present work for the site, she focuses on a mélange of shopping content, including her new-arrivals and Trust Me—Buy This columns as well as her weekly Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. Her interest in shopping spans everything from decoding the best luxury investments to discovering on-the-rise brands to trend forecasting, affordable fashion, and more. She holds a business administration degree from USC's Marshall School of Business and has been based in New York since 2017, when she moved from her hometown of Beverly Hills.