bare midriff look; crop top style
Refers to a fashion style where the midriff is exposed, often with a short top or low-rise bottoms. The term is a set phrase combining へそ出し (exposing the navel) and ルック (look).
The bare midriff look is trendy this summer.
She showed up at the party in a bare midriff outfit.
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling; へそ is commonly written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 臍 (へそ); rarely used in practice.
Compound of へそ出し (exposing the navel) and ルック (from English 'look'). The term likely emerged in Japanese fashion contexts to describe midriff-baring styles.