A boat-neck swim crop in the Lottie print, knotted at the front, built on a double-lined shelf bra with foam cups — nine sizes from XXS to 4X.
Highlights
✓Boat neckline — wide across the collarbone and high at the centre, so it frames the shoulders instead of opening down the chest. It is the neckline that gives the least trouble over a day of moving about, and it leaves clean tan lines rather than a tangle of straps.
✓Built-in bra: double-lined shelf with foam cups — structure without a separate bra to think about, and Lime Ricki puts this one forward for the gym as much as the beach. Foam cups hold a cup shape when wet, which is what keeps a crop top from flattening the moment you come out of the water.
✓XXS comes without padding — the smallest size ships with no foam cups, so it sits closer to the body through the bust than XS and up. Worth knowing before you order at the bottom of the run.
✓The front knot is the detail — a gathered twist at the centre that breaks up the print and draws the eye to the middle of the top rather than the hem. It is sewn as part of the design, so there is nothing to tie or re-tie when you get changed.
✓80% nylon, 20% spandex, UPF 50+ per Lime Ricki — it holds its shape wet and dries fast. Rinse it in cool fresh water after chlorine or salt and dry it flat out of direct sun to keep the stretch honest.
A knotted crop is the swim top that doubles as a top: over high-waisted bottoms at the pool, under an open shirt on the walk back, with linen trousers for lunch without changing. The crop length means the bottom you choose sets how much midriff shows, so a high waist covers it and a brief leaves a band of skin.
In the Lottie print, the match is the Lottie High-Waist Swim Bottom, which is the pairing that makes a set of it. The same knotted crop comes in a floral as the Bouquet Knotted Crop Top. Both sit with the rest of Women’s Swimwear and Cover-Ups.
Lottie print. 80% nylon, 20% spandex, UPF 50+ sun protection per Lime Ricki. Boat neckline, knotted front, built-in bra with a double-lined shelf and foam cups — no padding in XXS. Sewn from imported fabric. Sold as a top only, in nine sizes from XXS to 4X.
