If you're tired of this summer's body flaunting
cutout and crop top trends, then this upcoming trend in modesty is for you.
We'll start our coverage (no pun intended) with these runway looks.
(L-R: Alberta Ferreti, Alessandra Rich, Carolina Herrera, Co, Preen, Rochas, Smoarta, St John)
Trends (especially in fashion) can draw from almost an infinite number of sources, including the "pendulum swing"; the idea that after one extreme (in this case, lots of skin baring styles), a natural response is to swing to the opposite extreme (here, excessive coverage of skin.)
(L-R: Akris, ALC, Ann Demeulemeester, Atsushi Nakashima, Band of Outsiders, Barbara Casasola, Barbara Casasola, Billy Reid, Malene Birger)
We're seeing this trend emerge primarily in dresses and evening wear, but expect to see it expand to more casual looks (think maxi skirts paired with turtlenecks.) while we don't expect to see the cutout/crop trend die out anytime soon, we do think this new look is a great, chic, trend for those of us who are slightly less comfortable showing off all our, ahem, assets...
