How to: Wear the crop top without showing it all off :)

If the thought of baring your midriff sends shivers of terror through your spine this is the article for you. Remember when we said the 90's was back, well its back with a BOOMMM baby, and with it comes all those crop tops, belly barer's and short shirts that we dread.

  
 Who can forget these terrific tums of the 90's?

Now, if like me, you think that "it's great for Britney, Christina and Gwen, but I aint got no personal trainer to make me look like that!" then were on the same page, so here are a few tips to wear your crop top  without showing it all off:

1. Use sheer/ lacy fabrics to cover it up, but show a hint.
You can wear your crop top, but wear a sheer shirt / chiffon top/ lace long sleeve under or over it, that way, if you are a little conscious of revealing your midriff, you can still wear the trend.

Or instead you can take a lace crop top like this and wear it over a black tank top.

 2. Wear high waist trousers/skirt/shorts to nearly meet the crop top
This is a favourite of mine, it's nearly a cheat, but not quite! Wear your high waist trousers, skirt, shorts and leave about an inch between it and the crop top, this gap should be above your hips, on your rib cage, to skim across the narrowest part of your torso. To really kick it up a notch, wear a pencil skirt and a statement necklace, or a matching top and bottom, like Katy Perry at the Kids Choice Awards last week

 

3. Layer it up
Still not comfortable with showing skin, layer up that crop top for zero skin baring. wear over a dress, a top, or a long sleeve top for maximum style with zero fuss.

On ASOS right now, team with a bandeau long top for luscious layers

 So there you go ladies, how to wear your crop top without showing it all off!

Here are some websites with various types of crop top on them, my top tip is just to be sure of the LENGTH you want, because there are so many types :
http://www.asos.com/search/crop-top?hrd=1&q=crop+top

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/shop?query=crop+top

topshop - crop top (try say that 10 times!!)

And don't forget your local shops, you can try before you buy!

As always, if you have questions, requests,  or comments please, please post them here, (you can be as anonymous and mysterious as you like ) or on the Facebook page, don't forget to like and share

Le grá,

F.A.S.H

ASOS Sale, Skirts and Shorts plus free postage to Ireland :

The ASOS sale is now on, and there's free delivery! So why not use the sale to shop for Spring :)


I've already mentioned the pencil skirt, shorts and the 60's and 90's styles, so here are some options from the ASOS sale for you to have a blooming style in Spring :)

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Pencil Skirts

 

 

ASOS Pencil Skirt in Metallic

€24.27 NOW €14.16

 

 

ASOS Premium Pencil Skirt in Pastel Floral

€47.20 NOW €14.16

 

ASOS Pencil Skirt in High Shine

€40.46 NOW €28.32

 

Pair your pencil skirt with a pair of ankle boots, a cropped top/lace long sleeve, and a statement necklace to rock the trend :)

 

Remember these are the ones on sale, if you want the new pencil skirt stock, see here:

http://www.asos.com/search/pencil-skirt?hrd=1&q=pencil+skirt

 Shorts

ASOS Denim Hotpants In Metallic Baroque Print

€40.46 NOW €24.27

 

ASOS Premium Floral Print Short

€40.46 NOW €20.23

 

 

Floral print is big this Spring (shocker, I know) so watch out for it everywhere. Be careful to wear it on structured pieces to avoid it looking like your Grannies curtains!

 

 

So there you have it, skirts and sorts with free postage.

 

Dont forget to post any comments or questions here, or on my Facebook page fashblogger

 

Le Grá,

F.A.S.H

 

 

Spring Summer Fashion - styles and signature pieces

Having finished the the last of the Turkey curry, detoxed our alcohol sodden bodies and broken at least 2 New Year resolutions, it's time to focus on Spring Summer 2013!

I have laid out a guide to the big styles this season,and the signature pieces to catapult your wardrobe into 2013.

First we have the styles, this season they are based on our music past; the 90's and the 60's will be huge this year.

For the 90's think baggy boyfriend jeans, grungy t-shirts, midriff baring tops, slip dresses and DOUBLE DENIM!

For the swingin 60's we have pencil skirts, (a signature style), wing tip sunglasses , scooped neck tops, cropped trousers and anything you see on Mad Men inculding white stilettos, YES, white stillettos!

The patterns/colours that are really blooming this Spring season are: monochrome, flourescent, and graphic prints.

Here are a few ideas, to get you started, just click on the link:


- ripped boyfriend shorts

- midi pencil dress

- slip dress


For the signature pieces you will need:

- a pencil skirt; these are soooo big right now, team them with your winter shoeboats to update the look :)

 -a bomberjacket, if you match with the pencil skirt you can rock two trends in one

-anything monochrome, big stripes, small stripes, checkerboard, just wear it!

-your statement necklace from last season,or you can get a new one, check  I'm definintely investing in a new one. Maybe the peral and chain one at only €16.67!

-Brush off your old Doc Martens types boots and get florescent with them, like this pair on
boohoo.com

- Leather jackets and denim jackets are also going to be huge, if you have a stud gun make some use of it and stud the shoulders for an instant up to date piece.

Remember, if was big in the 60's and 90's , it will work now!

 

VS.

 

 

Don't forget, these are only a guide and I most certainly don't have the moola to get them all. Look in your local charity shops, they always will have Doc Martens and denim jackets anyway, and who knows what you might come across if your lucky :)


If you have any questions, just post them here, or on the FASHblogger Facebook page

Le Grá,

F.A.S.H.