1.   Many tops were cropped to bare a sliver of skin over hip-slung pants or long evening skirts.

2.   Monet edited the fairytale architecture, cropping the tops of palazzi to focus on facades where recessed doorways are as mysterious as caves.

3.   Right, a black lace cropped top worn over a black bandeau, by Karl Lagerfeld for Chloe.

4.   Tops were cropped to expose a bit of tummy, and her beltless pants swiveled on the hips.