i used to wear crop tops all the time.
so much so, i had a friend who would greet me with "belly" instead of "hello".
i must have him on the brain, because this midrifforama was not my intended result.
though i'm not horrified...
... i'm also not sold.
outfit
top: pr's gathered sundress, top portion only
jeans: forever 21 (Six. DOLLARS.)
shoes: zara
scarf: thrifted, LA (two days ago, actually.)
earrings: vintage, mother ruggy
drink:
take one crop top
add one bar
belly up and "ask" for a beer
I loooooooove the fabric and you have an enviable midriff.
ReplyDeleteI gave up croptops once I'd snagged Simon, they'd done their job hehehehehehehe!
EXACTLY.
DeleteI'd garden in this! You are too cute in it. The last time I wore a cropped top was a Paula Abdul and Rob Bass show. Oh to have that chutzpah now. (Also the only time in my life I wore hot pants. My mom was worried about me all the way out the door.) Ok, I just gave away one of my 80s fashion secrets.
ReplyDeleteplease tell me they were neon hued.
Deletethey say bellybuttons are 'in' this season.. and you can totally rock the whole cropped top trend.. if i try something similar, with my beer belly and bellybutton deep as wishing well (i won't be surprised if i found pennies in it one day) i would probably get arrested
ReplyDeletethere's a lot of sucking in going on.
Deletethat wishing well bit cracked me up.
Ah, crop tops. I had a few as a teen in the 90s, but I always found them a bit uncomfortable. They way the hem sits across the ribs just always felt weird, like the top was riding up. I'd think I needed to pull them back down, but of course they don't go down. I'd end up giving up wearing them after a while. The fabric and finish of this is adorable, though!
ReplyDeleteYou do great midriff! Take it from one who knows... EMBRACE it before the belly skin elastin goes. (Post-40-something post-baby belly is not something to be posted on a blog).
ReplyDeleteas each year passes, i look back at past me and wonder what i was so freaked about body wise. i think i'm getting better at it... but the amount of energy it takes to walk around in this thing weighs heavily against it!
DeleteAdd a gold piece at the bottom, and you'll prevent pneumonia!
ReplyDeletegold? i like the way you think.
DeleteYou certainly have a midriff worth showing off! ;)
ReplyDeleteyou know what?! i thought of YOU when i tried this top on and realized it was hella shorter than i intended. casey would rock this in a 50s way, i thought. and snapped a pic.
DeleteWhatever girl, I think you can work it! :) CROP TOPS FOR EVERYONE :DDD
ReplyDeletecrop tops for YOU!!!!! i should send this to you. but i think your girls are more ample than mine.
DeleteOh, what a cute crop top! I also used to bare my midriff all the time, but now shy away from it. How does it feel to feel the breeze on your tum? Liberating? Scary?
ReplyDeleteTotally cute 60's look!! You look awesome in a crop top!! Let the belly breatthhheee!! I've honestly always been scared of crop tops - even as a youngin my belly was not my finest asset - I once had a boyfriend comment that I was like Winnie the Pooh: "stuffed with fluff". Yeah. We're not together.
ReplyDeleteOoooh...I have never been more tempted to midriff it up. What a brilliant crop top -- and you can always add a skirt when you get tired of sucking it in!
ReplyDeletei kind of love it, the whole outfit, the effortless casualness and comfi-ness of it. and that rose makes me itch to get into my garden. :-)
ReplyDeleteAww! I was totally into showing as much tummy as possible, right up through my first pregnancy (I wore crop-tops under overalls while pregnant). Sadly, by the time my post-pregnancy tummy was show-able again, style had drifted on, leaving me marooned in its wake. I was very pouty indeed (especially since the summer my daughter was one was my lowest adult weight EVER).
ReplyDelete/sigh. Now, of course, I live in horror of the dreaded belly-flash. And I can't even blame it on the kids.
Now, if only I could handle high-waisted pants, I could totally do upper-midriff like yours. But I think high-waisted pants would send me hurtling into a whole 'nother pit of despair---not to mention my upper midriff is only about 2" betwen my bra and my waist.
You rock it terribly cutely---even if there is major sucking-in going on (and I know all about that, believe me! ;))
Hi There! i was enticed towards your blog via the lovely Julia Bobbin - love your style and your energy! I shall now henceforth follow you :)
ReplyDeleteI've always been afraid to show the tum... probably cause it's not perfectly flat and washboard-like, and despite the fact I've grown to embrace my curves, I'm probably past the point now where I should be flashing too much skin LOL.
But you, girl, are rocking it! I give you internet hi-fives and tip you a toast! :D
I love it! And that contrasting bias tape is lovely. If we ever meet when you're wearing that scarf, be forewarned: I'm stealing it from you! Too cute!
ReplyDeleteYou and your damn six-dollar jeans! I hate you/love them!
ReplyDeleteUm, back to the task at hand... I think you look fab in the cropper topper! And I like the headband, too!
I'm not horrified either! And, I think... it might be time you revisited your crop top era! FOR REALSA!
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of digging the crop top. Especially with those jeans and flat stomach!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic! You're too cute for words. :) Will this go into the rotation, do you think?
ReplyDeleteI often look back at pictures of younger me and think "You stupid girl, I can't believe you were worried about how you looked..."