You’ve gotta love the ever changing hemline in the fashion world, is the midi the new maxi? Where are we on the mini? This spring, in order to keep your fashion arsenal up to scratch you need to ensure a cropped jacket is nestling in there somewhere.

From Balenciaga to Prada, Gucci to Giorgio Armani, if you don’t own a cute cropped jacket say sayonara to style. On the up side, said jacket can be sported in all manner of the season’s trends. Prada did stripes, D&G showed patent leather, Dries van Noten rocked metallic and Miu Miu went graphic.

STYLE TIP: How to rock your cropped

The key to making a cropped jacket pop is to pair with a single statement piece underneath. Don’t go mixing up your messages with uncoordinated separates; keep it simple so that the cute crop gets all the attention. — SARA DELANEY

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