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{{Short description|Top or t-shirt cut shorter than the waist}}
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A '''crop top''' (also '''half shirt''',  '''midriff top''', '''belly shirt''' or '''cutoff shirt''') is a [[Top (clothing)|top]] that reveals and exposes the [[waist]], [[navel]], or [[abdomen]].<ref>{{cite encyclopaedia |title=crop top |publisher=[[MSN Encarta]] |url=http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561503251/crop_top.html |access-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326001922/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561503251/crop_top.html |archive-date=Mar 26, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
===Women===
The origins of the clothing are unknown, but midriff tops go back to at least the [[Bronze Age]], demonstrated by the discovery of [[Egtved Girl]] in Denmark.  

The early history of the modern form of crop top intersects with cultural views towards the [[Midriff#Culture and history|midriff]], starting with the performance of [[Little Egypt (dancer)|Little Egypt]] at the [[1893 Chicago World's Fair]].<ref name="startup">{{cite web |last=Bucci |first=Jessica |date=7 November 2015 |title=Fashion Archives: A Look at the History of the Crop Top |url=https://startupfashion.com/fashion-archives-history-crop-top/ |publisher=Startup Fashion}}</ref> Although the crop top first gained prominence in the fashion industry during the 1930s<ref name="girlculture">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=arQy0v_PBx4C&pg=PA434 |title=Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=2007 |isbn=9780313084447 |editor1=Mitchell |editor-first=Claudia |page=434 |editor2=Reid-Walsh |editor-first2=Jacqueline}}</ref> and 1940s<ref name=startup /><ref>{{cite web |date=May 1946 |title=Woman on right wears black crop top and shorts while holding a striped skirt. Wedges shoes. May 1946 P017636 |url=http://www.gettyimages.co.nz/detail/news-photo/woman-on-right-wears-black-crop-top-and-shorts-while-news-photo/599305784#woman-on-right-wears-black-crop-top-and-shorts-while-holding-a-skirt-picture-id599305784 |publisher=Getty Images}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://le3no.com/blogs/magazine/14685105-crop-tops-through-the-ages|title=Crop Tops Through the Ages|date=25 June 2014|publisher=LE3NO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=January 6, 2021 |title=This is what women used to wear in the 1940s and it was pretty damn stylish |url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/fashion/1940s-fashion-the-decade-captured-in-40-incredible-pictures-108160 |publisher=Marie Claire}}</ref>—the latter in particular due to fabric rationing in [[World War II]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Mok |first=Jennifer |date=23 October 2013 |title=History of the Crop Top |url=https://www.hercampus.com/school/bucknell/history-crop-top |publisher=Her Campus}}</ref>—it was largely confined to women's underwear at the time. It was not until the [[sexual revolution]] of the late 1960s and early 1970s that it achieved widespread acceptance,<ref name=girlculture /><ref name=startup /> worn by celebrities such as [[Barbara Eden]] (star of NBC's ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'')<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Randy |date=15 April 2014 |title=Great Moments in Crop Top History: I Dream of Jeanie |url=https://www.popsugar.com.au/fashion/photo-gallery/34583242/video/34583239/I-Dream-Jeanie-1965 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007170248/https://www.popsugar.com.au/fashion/photo-gallery/34583242/video/34583239/I-Dream-Jeanie-1965 |archive-date=7 October 2017 |access-date=7 October 2017 |publisher=Popsugar}}</ref> and [[Jane Birkin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.co.nz/event/jane-birkin-185762069#french-singer-actor-and-director-serge-gainsbourg-photographs-english-picture-id98568312|title=French singer, actor and director Serge Gainsbourg (1928 - 1991) photographs English actress Jane Birkin at the Cannes Film Festival, 19th May 1969.|date=19 May 1969|publisher=Getty Images}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cashandrocket.com/white-shirt/|title=White shirt campaign|date=7 April 2016|publisher=Cash & Rocket|access-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007170311/http://www.cashandrocket.com/white-shirt/|archive-date=7 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> A variant style, the tied-up top or knotted shirt,<ref name=startup /> also appeared in 1940s fashion<ref>{{cite web |date=20 February 2014 |title=1940s Blouses, Shirts, Knit Tops Styles – Fashion History |url=https://vintagedancer.com/1940s/1940s-blouses-shirts-tops/ |publisher=Vintage Dancer}}</ref> and spread in popularity during the 1960s.

In the 1980s, cut-off crop tops became more common as part of the [[aerobics]] craze and as a result of the popularity of the movie ''[[Flashdance]]''. Singer [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] wore a [[mesh]] crop top in her [[music video]] for the song "[[Lucky Star (Madonna song)|Lucky Star]]".<ref>{{cite web |author=Shire |first=Emily |date=15 June 2015 |title=Do You Dare to Bare in a Crop Top? |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/do-you-dare-to-bare-in-a-crop-top |publisher=The Daily Beast}}</ref>  In the 2010s, the crop top experienced a revival due to the popularity of [[1990s fashion]] and they still remain popular in the 2020s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zephyr |date=June 8, 2009 |title=Would You Wear… a Crop Top? |url=http://www.collegefashion.net/would-you-wear/would-you-wear-a-crop-top/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530131155/http://www.collegefashion.net/would-you-wear/would-you-wear-a-crop-top/ |archive-date=30 May 2012 |access-date=15 March 2012 |publisher=College Fashion}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Shih |first=Candice |date=January 7, 2010 |title=Crop tops are back? |url=http://stylebinge.ocregister.com/2010/01/07/crop-tops-are-back/15115/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715044411/http://stylebinge.ocregister.com/2010/01/07/crop-tops-are-back/15115/ |archive-date=15 July 2012 |access-date=15 March 2012 |publisher=Lovelyish}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shih |first=Candice |date=7 January 2010 |title=Crop tops are back? |newspaper=The Orange County Register |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2010/01/07/crop-tops-are-back-2/ |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>

<gallery width="200" heights="200">
File:160618 플레디스걸즈 콘서트 정은우 직찍 1.jpg|[[Pristin|Pristin's]] Eunwoo wearing a crop top
File:Woman with tied shirt.jpg|Woman in tied shirt
File:Sofie Dossi (Stokes Twins 2023) 01 (cropped).png|[[Sofie Dossi]] wearing a crop top </gallery>

===Men===
Crop tops have been worn by men<ref>{{Cite news |last=Payne |first=Marissa |date=August 29, 2015 |title=Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott wants to trademark 'hero in a half-shirt' |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/08/29/ohio-states-ezekiel-elliott-wants-to-trademark-hero-in-a-half-shirt/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 August 2015}}</ref> since the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zarley |first=B. David |date=November 7, 2014 |title=Crop Tops In Football: An Investigation |language=en-US |work=VICE Sports |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/crop-tops-in-football-an-investigation/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211125813/https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/crop-tops-in-football-an-investigation |archive-date=11 December 2015}}</ref> The early ''[[Rocky (film series)|Rocky]]'' films have [[Sylvester Stallone]] and [[Carl Weathers]] wearing crop tops while working out.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=6 Types Of Crop Tops That Every Fashionista Should Own |url=https://alyandval.com/2023/10/23/types-of-crop-tops-with-names/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=alyandval |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[Protective gear in sports|protective gear]] of [[American football]] with no shirt resembles a crop top. Eventually cropped [[Jersey (sport)|jerseys]] became available which carried over to several 1980s broadcasts. Men also started to wear crop tops regardless of [[sport]]. Acceptance for men wearing no shirt could be seen to eliminate the need for a crop top. Various crop tops have been worn by [[rappers]] as well as American football athletes. However, in 2015, the [[NCAA|National Collegiate Athletic Association]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Van Buskirk |first=Emily |date=19 August 2015 |title=The NCAA Bans Belly Buttons, Prompting Players To Cry Foul |url=http://www.thesportsfanjournal.com/sports/football/ncaa-bans-crop-top-jerseys-belly-buttons-ezekiel-elliott-myles-jack-daniel-lasco/ |publisher=The Sports Fan Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Greif |first=Andrew |date=9 March 2015 |title=So long, college football 'crop-tops': NCAA bans jerseys with too little and facemasks with too much in 2015 rules changes |publisher=sportsmanias.com |agency=The Oregonian |url=http://www.sportsmanias.com/news/oregon-ducks/so-long-ncaa-crop-tops-ncaa-bans-jerseys-with-too-little-and-facemasks-with-too/54fe04e5f7ed2f09140000b7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014912/http://www.sportsmanias.com/news/oregon-ducks/so-long-ncaa-crop-tops-ncaa-bans-jerseys-with-too-little-and-facemasks-with-too/54fe04e5f7ed2f09140000b7 |archive-date=Nov 17, 2015}}</ref> increased restrictions on men wearing crop tops,<ref>{{cite news |title=Crop-Top Jerseys Banned |date=11 March 2015 |publisher=College Spots Business News |url=http://collegesportsbusinessnews.com/issue/february-2015/article/crop-top-jerseys-banned |access-date=10 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204215508/http://collegesportsbusinessnews.com/issue/february-2015/article/crop-top-jerseys-banned |archive-date=4 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Watkins |first=Jasmine |date=8 March 2015 |title=NCAA bans football players from wearing rolled-up jerseys |publisher=SportingNews |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football-news/4637960-ncaa-crop-top-rolled-up-jersey-ohio-state-ezekiel-elliott |url-status=dead |access-date=10 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305142607/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football-news/4637960-ncaa-crop-top-rolled-up-jersey-ohio-state-ezekiel-elliott |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Stone |first=Avery |date=2 April 2015 |title=Ezekiel Elliott says NCAA rule banning crop tops is 'silly' |newspaper=USA Today |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/ezekiel-elliott-says-ncaa-rule-banning-crop-tops-is-silly}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=SI Wire |date=9 March 2015 |title=NCAA bans players from showing abs in games |publisher=SI.com |url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/03/09/ncaa-bans-players-showing-abs-games}}</ref> which also includes rolling up longer jerseys, giving no reason for the change.<ref>{{cite web |author=Johnson |first=Greg |date=6 March 2015 |title=Proposed ineligible downfield rule tabled by PROP |work=NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA |url=https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/proposed-ineligible-downfield-rule-tabled-prop |publisher=NCAA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Ward |first=Austin |date=2 April 2015 |title=Ezekiel Elliott scoffs at jersey rule |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12605826/ezekiel-elliott-ohio-state-buckeyes-says-crop-top-jersey-rule-silly}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Watson |first=Graham |date=9 March 2015 |title=NCAA rule bans players from wearing cropped jerseys in games |publisher=Yahoo Sports |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/ncaa-rule-bans-players-from-wearing-cropped-jerseys-during-games-162014010.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Erby |first=Glenn |date=8 March 2015 |title=NCAA Bans Ezekiel Elliott Style Tucked Under Jerseys |publisher=Black Sports Online |url=http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2015/03/ncaa-bans-ezekiel-elliott-style-tucked-under-jerseys/}}</ref>

Since the mid-2010s, the male crop top has seen a major resurgence in popularity,<ref>{{cite web |last=Ktena |first=Natalie |date=28 August 2018 |title=We talked to a 'crop top historian' about the comeback of the male crop top |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/a8a41390-c35c-44be-b868-c7947211ea2e |access-date=30 January 2019 |newspaper=BBC}}</ref> including prominent celebrity figures such as football player [[Ezekiel Elliott]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conroy |first=Juan |title=Ezekiel Elliot Crop Top - Not Just For the Field |url=https://footballcroptop.com/crop-top-news/ezekiel-elliot-crop-top-not-just-for-the-field/ |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=footballcroptop.com}}</ref> rapper [[Kid Cudi]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharkey |first=Linda |date=20 August 2014 |title=Men in crop tops seem to be trending thanks to Kid Cudi, the social media and the catwalk |website=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/men-s-crop-top-seem-to-be-trending-thanks-to-kid-cudi-the-social-media-and-the-catwalk-9678555.html |access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref> rock star [[Josh Kiszka]], and actors [[Matthew McConaughey]] and [[Zac Efron]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Rodulfo |first=Kristina |date=29 April 2016 |title=A Tribute to Men in Crop Tops |url=https://www.elle.com/fashion/celebrity-style/news/g28188/men-in-crop-tops/ |access-date=30 January 2019 |website=Elle}}</ref>

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File:Bologna Pride, 2012 (cropped).jpg|A man wearing an improvised crop top
File:SagatinLaZombietest.jpg|Gay porn star [[François Sagat]] man wearing a cropped vest
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==See also==
*[[Dudou]], East Asian tops that sometimes function as croptops
*[[Hip-huggers]]
*[[Low-rise pants]]
*[[Midriff]]
*[[Tube top]]s

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{commonscatinline|Crop tops}}

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