6 It Girls on the Body Sculpting Secrets to Wearing a Crop Top Inline
Photo: BFA1/6Sofía Sanchez de Betak, art director
When de Betak has a day or two to prepare for the big reveal, she avoids inflammatory juices and salty foods. For more impromptu moments or what she lightheartedly refers to as “a worry-free lunch,” she sticks to the camouflage cut of high-waisted jeans.
Photo: BFA2/6Lily Kwong, model and accessories designer
“I swear by hot water and lemon every morning—it just makes you feel cleaner from the inside out,” says Kwong. To go the extra mile, she dips into class with Yoga for Bad People co-founder Heather Lilleston in New York City. “Her classes are detoxing in all senses of the word.”
Photo: Courtesy of Sama Haya / @samahaya3/6Sama Khadra, film production student
“Toned and tan is the formula for crop top [life],” says Sama Khadra, who is likely to join her sister, Haya Khadra, for TRX drills and mat exercises of bicycles and side planks. She credits her Pilates training with creating the muscle memory to keep her stomach tight, even while standing, and swears by Clarins Self-Tanning Instant Gel for additional help.
Photo: BFA4/6Hannah Bronfman, founder HBFit
According to Bronfman, there’s no substitute for regular sweat sessions at the gym. “Work your obliques every day,” she says—and when in need, rely on real-life props: “Take a heavy grocery bag in one hand and bend to that side, really contracting your [muscles for 20 reps].”
Photo: Brayden Olson5/6Madeline Poole, manicurist
For “instant tightness,” Poole looks to Barre3 s studio classes in the West Village, relying on her favorite instructor, Dino, to whip her into shape. Before heading out the door on the weekend, she applies Joa Brand’s Goe Oil Lotion for a healthy sheen that amplifies the light bronze effect of a well-executed Tan Towel self-tan.
