Crop Top Bikini

What a Crop Top Is in Swimwear

A crop top is a short top — its hem ends above the waistline instead of at or below it. In swimwear the crop appears in two different styles. A cropped rash guard is a sun-protection top cut short, covering the torso while leaving the midriff open. A cropped bikini top is a fashion cut — bralette or tank styles hemmed high for the cropped silhouette.

This collection holds 43 styles from about $17 mixing both reads of the crop. The honest note: the label pulls in general bikini pieces too, so check each listing for the actual top style.

Two Crops, Two Jobs

• Cropped rash guard: sun-protection top, short hem
• Cropped bralette or tank: fashion top, high hem
• Cropped sets: tops matched with bikini bottoms

The two crops answer different needs. Rash-guard crops layer over or replace a bikini top for sun coverage — most carry UPF-rated fabric and dry fast. Fashion crops are about the silhouette — the short hem reads sporty and modern with any bottom.

Crop vs Bralette vs Tank

Three top words sit close together. Crop describes the hem length — short, above the waist. Bralette describes the structure — soft-cup, wire-free like a bra. Tank describes the coverage — short-sleeve or sleeveless with a fuller top panel. A piece can be several at once: a cropped bralette is short-hemmed and soft-cup.

On this page, crop is the organizing word. The store’s bralette collection carries the soft-cup structure read; this pool gathers the short-hem reads across styles.

Choosing a Crop Top

Start with the job. If the day is about sun protection, a cropped rash guard adds covered shoulders and torso with UPF fabric — check the listing for the UPF rating and sleeve length. If the look matters more, cropped bralette and tank styles carry the fashion read, and cropped sets pair the top with matching bottoms.

The crop itself is a hem choice — it leaves the midriff open by design, so read the photos for how short each top actually sits.

Sizing and Care

Cropped tops size by the chest and torso measurements on each listing chart — the short hem does not change the fit rules, but the top length varies by style, so the photos and size notes matter more than usual.

Care follows the fabric — rash-guard knits rinse and dry like activewear, and cropped fashion tops follow the same gentle swim care: rinse after salt or chlorine, wash cool, dry flat.