How to style it: Cropped top

I find a lot of vintage trends when I'm out searching for merchandise for the store. This cropped top which I recently picked up was a popular trend in the 80's. I've been browsing the fashion magazines and noticed some cropped tops here and there, so I thought I would try to find some various ways of styling this item. Needless to say I had fun, and hope to be doing more posts similar to this.



The first look is pretty casual, jeans, a frilly top, basic shoes, and then I thought I'd bring back the 80's knot.



This one has way more going on, a jumbo belt, my favorite new necklace, ankle boots, and a pencil skirt.
I could see this look for a party or dinner if done with the right pieces, (and maybe an ironed skirt).


This one ended up being my favorite, I belted the cropped top over a strapless dress and put on a bunch of bangles and some plain black shoes. I just wore it all day because I liked the outfit so much.



Feel free to make any suggestions for items that you think might be fun to style, or even patterns!