LFW Trend Alert: Exciting Cut-outs
Styles by Jawara Alleyne. Acielle StyleDuMonde
At London Fashion Week, designers showed skin with strategically-placed cut-outs.
With many already beginning to bundle up this Fall, there’s definitely something to look forward to next summer—at least according to London Fashion Week. Several designers, including Jawara Alleyne, Standing Ground, and Karoline Vitto, are already getting the fashion crowd excited to bare skin in new places with a range of slips, dresses, and ensembles that feature unconventional cut-outs.
At Jawara Alleyne, slivers of skin peek through edgy sheer paneled tops, held together by pins that accentuate different areas of the arms, torso, and back. Vibrant dresses from the show also feature other strategic head-to-toe cutouts. One strappy marigold number, in particular, features several asymmetrical cut-outs from the shoulders to the back of the thighs, making it a conversation piece—front and back.
At Standing Ground, the baring of skin may be more subdued but it’s equally impactful. With the cut-outs relegated to the midriff area, Standing Ground’s draped maxi dresses in warm hues feature asymmetrical cutouts framed by sculptural touches including thick, voluminous twists. A charming way to celebrate the body and its form.
Meanwhile, Karoline Vitto came in with more daring numbers. Skintight pieces that wrap around the body feature a constellation of curved peek-a-boo areas—some of them even accentuated by shiny sculpted hardware.
See how these designers interpreted the bold new cut-out trend below.
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Renée De Guzman writes that while many people bundle up for autumn, London Fashion Week designers suggest skin-baring cut-outs are coming next summer. Jawara Alleyne, Standing Ground and Karoline Vitto showed slips, dresses and ensembles with unconventional cut-outs, according to the article published September 19, 2022.
Jawara Alleyne’s looks include edgy sheer paneled tops with slivers of skin showing, held together with pins that highlight the arms, torso and back. A strappy marigold dress has asymmetrical cut-outs from the shoulders to the back of the thighs, which the article calls a conversation piece.
Standing Ground’s approach is more subdued, with cut-outs at the midriff. Its draped maxi dresses in warm hues have asymmetrical cutouts framed by sculptural touches such as thick, voluminous twists, which the article calls a charming way to celebrate the body.
Karoline Vitto’s pieces are bolder than the other two designers’ work: skintight, body-wrapping designs with curved peek-a-boo openings, some accented with shiny sculpted hardware. The article presents them as the most daring examples of the cut-out trend shown at London Fashion Week.
Renée De Guzman, a former fashion associate at Vogue Philippines, wrote the piece. Images are credited to Acielle StyleDuMonde, and the article is tagged Fashion, London Fashion Week and Trends. It gives no prices, show dates or sales figures beyond its September 19, 2022 publication date.
