Crop tops are to Gen Z styling what skinny jeans were to a millennial. We’re not asking to drop the crop like we did with skinny jeans — rest in peace, denim from hell — we simply want new and fun ways to style it. Like Ananya Panday’s mullet crochet top, which was a crop only in the front and gave us a fun and fresh look to the otherwise repetitive styling. Taking off from Panday’s look styled by Meagan Concessio, here are a few new ways to wear crops. Nisha Sainani, fashion designer and founder of Waikiki, a clothing boutique in Bandra, shares a few tips. 

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Using her shirt crop top with customised hand-embroidered motifs (R3,950), she suggests a fitted high-waisted pencil skirt with a long slit. We would love to see the crop shirt or a full-length shirt worn under a net or corset crop, or even a long scarf turned into a crop top. Don’t forget to keep the shirt buttons undone under the  top. Pair this with oversized denims or pants, similar to Alia Bhatt’s recent airport look with baggy denims, and heeled leather boots.