Not sure why 2020 is the year I decide crop tops are okay, but I once saw a ‘If not now, then when?’ quote on Pinterest and I took it to heart. Pretty sure the author didn’t mean to write that to inspire crop tops on a 35 year old woman, but an author doesn’t get to choose their audience. So here I am: cropped and topped, like one of those Gen Z’ers and their TikTok machines.

So let’s talk about the elephant in the room: where’s my belly button? I honestly do not know if it’s under the shirt or the jeans. I *think* it’s tucked under the waistband but we may never know. I will say that I wore this to the grocery store and to grab some tacos and I felt so cool. I can’t decide if it’s the top with the puff sleeves or the sneakers. I always feel 10% cooler in Veja’s. This top is pretty cropped so I sized up one (I’m in the large). It’s kind of a cheap thrill — not that it feels cheap, but it’s inexpensive and trendy. It’s literally all the things — cropped, polka dotted, smocked, puffed. This top would also work with a midi skirt as well, a high waist one. If you’ve ever bought a high waist skirt and thought, what kind of shirt do I wear with this? It’s a top like this. Now you know.

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I would be remiss if I didn’t mention these jeans — they are a part of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! They are in stock one minute / out of stock the next so I don’t know what it will be by the time you read this. I am in the 8 and they fit absolutely perfect and hold everything in. You can find them on sale here until Sunday!

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7 Responses

  1. You inspired me to go get 6 inches chopped off my own hair! Any tips on how you did this look? Mine is now about this length, and is very fine texture.

    1. Yay! So for this look, I pulled all my hair back with an invisbobbie, in almost one movement. I didn’t brush it too much because it gets oilier / worse looking the more I fuss with it because my hair is fine too. This is second day hair so I have dry shampoo at the roots to give me some hold and then I hairsprayed it down! Super easy but it did take me a few tries to get it right!

  2. I went and had my hair cut short because of you. Have any suggestions on how to achieve this style? Now that it’s at this length, my hair has a really smooth texture.

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