Spring 2011 Trend Report: Cutouts

 

Above: Haider Ackermann

Photo: Simone Leonardi / GoRunway.com

Model: Bonnie Chen

Think cutouts are passé? Think again. From tasteful slits at Versace to cobwebby crochet at Mark Fast, cutouts of all shapes and sizes are here to stay.  For at least another season.  

Not just reserved for the rock chick, this time around cutouts can be an elegant detail, as seen at Altuzarra.  

The cutouts you choose should be based on your body type.  Have excellent abs?  Show them off with midriff cutouts.  Razor sharp hipbones?  Slashed hip details will perfectly accent your assets.  Whatever size and shape you are, the designers have you covered... or, um... cut out.

 Above: Altuzarra

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Annaleise Smith

 Above: Emilio Pucci

Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com

Model: Melissa Tammerijn

Above: Mark Fast
Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
Model: Danni Li

 Above: Hervé Léger by Max Azria
Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
Model: Jacquelyn Jablonski

 Above: Betsey Johnson
Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

 Above: Versace
Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com
Model: Daphne Groeneveld

 Above: Roberto Cavalli
Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
Model: Kasia Struss

 Above: Gucci
Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
Model: Karmen Pedaru

Above: Zac Posen

Photo: Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com

Model: Karlie Kloss

Spring 2011 Trend Report: Crop-Tops

Above: Giorgio Armani

Photo: Imaxtree.com and Matteo Volta 

Model: Anna Ilnytska

Much chicer than its 1990s Britney Spears/Christina Aguilera era predecessor, the Spring 2011 crop-top is now suitable for grown-ups.

Worn with a high-waisted skirt or trousers to conceal the less flattering lower ab region, the crop-top du jour is sensible for slim women sans six packs. 

Whether you choose to bare a scandalous amount of skin with a bra top or just a sliver for a more modest approach, the key to perfecting this trend is fabulous posture and a whole lotta confidence.

   

 Above: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Photo: Imaxtree.com and Matteo Volta
Model: Lily Donaldson

 Above: Givenchy

Photo: Imaxtree.com and Matteo Volta
Model: Liu Wen

Above: Versace

Photo: Imaxtree.com and Matteo Volta 

Model: Kinga Rajzak

 Above: Preen

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
Model: Samantha Gradoville

 Above: Peter Som

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
Model: Kate Kosushkina

 Above: Betsey Johnson

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

 

Above: D&G

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Kendra Spears

Above: Mark Fast

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Model: Ajak Deng

Above: Marc Jacobs

Photo: Imaxtree.com and Matteo Volta 

Model: Maddie Kulicka