There are certain colors  that can make any piece of clothing look more sophisticated and dressier just because they are that color. You can have two pairs of the same shorts one black and the other gold and automatically the gold pair are going to be easier to make appropriate for a more formal event. Yes you can wear the gold with a tee shirt and sneakers and look completely casual but at the same time if you replace the shirt with a silk tank top and the sneakers with a pair of heels and you immediately look more polished and an easily walk out the door and into a fancy restaurant.

Alice + Olivia Cady Cuff Metallic Shorts are a perfect example of a short that is appropriate for day or night, casual or dressy.

If a gold dress is what you are looking for then the Shoshanna Tuck Detail Strapless Dress is a dress for you. This dress is feminine and delicate with a gold metallic shimmer but is not too dressy that it can not be worn during the day.

The Bec & Bridge Dune Cropped Metallic Sweater is a sweater but is so thin and sheer that it can be worn in the spring and summer over a tank top.

What is better for spring than a Maxi Dress? A gold Maxi Dress of course. The M Missoni Lurex Wave Long Halter Dress has a beautiful racer back detail making this dress a step above all other Maxi Dresses.

The OndadeMar Solid Ruffle Bikini is the perfect way to show off your tan. This bathing suit is ruffled at the top and the bottom and is at the top of my must have list.

Back in the 80s crop tops were all the rage. Even if you did not feel comfortable showing off your stomach you would still rock this trend with a full length fitted shirt or tank top tucked in with the crop top over it. This way you still had the comfort of a full shirt but could still show that you were in fashion with the crop top. I was quite young when this trend was en vogue but I can remember having a few crop tops some of which were neon pink and neon blue. If I remember correctly I even had a crop top with fringe and beads at the bottom.

While it has been 30 years since this trend hit it big, it is back again and in my opinion better than before. I love this time in fashion where the best trends from the past are back in full force better than before. While I am unsure if I will be revisiting the crop shirt look I have found a few great possibilities that you may want to try.

The
Fresh Laundry Crop Top With Lace in Charcoal is a great casual crop shirt that is not a super shirt crop top. While the shirt is casual, it is glammed up a bit since the back has a large lace panel in the back.

The Military look is another big trend right now and the Bobi Terry Sweatshirt in Military is a distressed cropped light weight sweatshirt in a great military khaki color.

The Nanette Lepore Crop Sweater Top in Grey is a loose knit sweater so you need to wear something underneath of it. I like this sweater a lot not only because of the overall look of it but because it gives a certain lever of comfort to yourself with a full length shirt under it.

Though it is not a shirt or a sweater, I could not resist the Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent Sequined Vest in Navy : . This vest is very versatile and can be worn over a tee shirt or a maxi dress.

Want to learn more about any of the above crop clothing? Just click the link or the picture to learn more.

Is the crop look a trend that you will embrace this season? I would love to hear more so leave me a comment.