[c=#008099] I like them as long as they're not made of pure wool. I will add that a 3/4-length sleeve is more functional than the full-length sleeves depicted in the photo, plus the shorter sleeve length gives a more balanced appearance... meaning, the partially-bare arms would now be in balance with the partially bare torso.[/c]
@bauchfrei4ever [c=#008099] I have never owned a pair of high-waisted jeans in my life, so therefore the jeans I would wear a cropped sweater with would be jeans that are not super-low rise for sure, but have the waistband no higher than the pointed tips of my hip bones.
I don't wear skirts but I do wear pant-suits, both as business attire and casual, as well as leather pants which of themselves lie in another category. Regardless of the 3 categories mentioned, my waistbands never rise above my hip line, nor do they fall below... notwithstanding cutoff denim shorts which are left overs from time-expired jeans. [/c]
@swirlie do you prefer crop sweaters ending just a little above your pants waistband, showing just a sliver of your tummy, or do you rather wear shorter sweaters like on the pic that leave more of your midriff bare?
@bauchfrei4ever [c=#008099] Of the two choices you offered, I wear a slightly different style than what's seen in the photo but in saying that, I also have two different styles which you didn't mention.
The first style, which is the first cropped sweater I ever purchased, looks more like an athletic halter in design but which is in line with what I would wear from an athletics standpoint, which is a style I wear as a result of a lifetime dedicated to athletics. Although I specifically wear athletic halters for certain athletic endeavors I'm into, the idea of an athletic halter-inspired cropped sweater for casual wear is where I first got the idea from. This particular design is totally sleeveless, made of cotton and polyester blend, is very form-fitting yet does not cover lower than the base of my rib cage. The color is all black with dark gray trim edging.
The second style I have comes with 3/4-length sleeves, is a very form-fitting design, yet it's hemline ends just slightly above my navel instead of just above my pant waistband. I have two such cropped sweaters of this design, both made of a cotton and poly-blend, one is pure black with 3/4-length sleeves and the other is pure white and totally sleeveless. Love them both because of their fine textures similar to that of fine wool. [/c]
@bauchfrei4ever [c=#008099] I don't own cropped jackets that look like the one in your photo, but I wear a leather jacket that is very form-fitting of which comes down to the top of my hips.
I will wear a cropped sweater as previously described under a heavy winter coat, but the coat stays zipped up while outside and un-zipped inside a store while shopping or walking through a mall, which I guess is the same thing! [/c]
@bauchfrei4ever [c=#008099] Oh sure! On a day that I totally misjudged the temperature and over-dressed by wearing a winter parka instead of a spring jacket, I have unzipped my winter wear on occasion! I hate misjudging the correct jacket to wear![/c]
@bauchfrei4ever [c=#008099] Yes! That's what I mean! With a cropped sweater underneath my winter parka, if I misjudge the weather for the day, I end up walking down the street with my knee-length parka unzipped as the slush melts on the sidewalk! [/c]
@swirlie Definitely looked great on you xD And during a litle colder weather when winter parka was a right choice have you ever tried going unzipped at least for a few minutes?
@bauchfrei4ever [c=#008099] Yes I have. I was raised on a tobacco farm and it was not uncommon for me to run from the house to the storage barn at -40F without a coat on at all, so when I visit my country friends as I arrive in their driveway, my parka is usually unzipped when I walk from my car to their door.. even at -40F! [/c]
@swirlie That must look exceptional in such crazy freezing weather xD Do you enjoy the feeling of freezing air brushing your bare tummy (of course not for too long xD)?
@bauchfrei4ever [c=#008099] Well, I suppose it looks exceptional under the circumstances of freezing weather, because most people are more taken by surprise to see an exposed navel at -40 than a parka unzipped!
I have never liked the feeling of ice cold air blowing across my skin in winter, but what I have always found to be momentarily intriguing when my skin is exposed to cold outside temperatures, is the reaction I feel on my arms or bare stomach when I get goose bumps. As those goose bumps rise up, each one of them seems to have a filament of blonde peach fuzz attached to the goose bump which then tickles like hell as the cold moving air flutters them against my skin! [/c]
