Karen Solomon 9/8/25 Karen Solomon 9/8/25

Cropped For Grownups

How to wear the cropped trend, as a grownup. Cropped jackets, blazers, coats and shirts for fall.

Since I live with a teen, I see a lot of midriff. And no matter where you shop, chances are you do too. Hemlines are undoubtedly higher—and I’m not talking about miniskirts or capris. Tops, jackets, blazers and coats have gotten shorter, but don’t worry, you might find that hacking off the bottom has made the silhouette more flattering, since the hem hits closer to your natural waist than hips. So don’t be intimidated by the blunt chop and give one of these new crops a go to freshen up your look and make your fall ‘fit actually fit.

Cropped Leather Jacket with belt — NOUR HAMMOUR Hatti Cropped Leather Jacket, above, or this fringed cropped leather jacket from CLEOBELLA.

Women's cropped trench coat — COACH cropped trench, above, or this one by ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, this one by BURBERRY, MONSE and RAG & BONE.

GAP cropped denim trench — GAP UltraSoft Denim Crop Trench Jacket.

Veronica Beard cropped navy blazer — VERONICA BEARD Nevis Cropped Jacket

Toteme cropped black coat — TOTEME cropped signature double wool jacket, above, or this 3.1 PHILLIP LIM, this LAMARQUE Danica crop faux fur, or this ULLA JOHNSON Marta wool cropped coat.

Old Navy cropped white button down shirt — OLD NAVY Cropped Button Down, or this mixed stripe beauty from BURU, this cropped denim shirt by JOE’S JEANS, or this from CALVIN KLEIN.

Boden cropped ivory boucle jacket with black piping — BODEN cropped boucle jacket, or try this tweed one from L’AGENCE.

Barbour navy cropped barn jacket with brown collar and pipiing — Even BARBOUR’S quilted barn jacket got a shorter look, as did the waxed classic by BARBOUR.

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