Deliberate holes and rips appeared all over the Spring 2010 runways as designers slashed and snipped tops, dresses, and swimsuits to create carefully calculated cutouts. Worthy cutout contenders included Alexandar Wang, Michael Kors, Max Azria, and Yigal Azrouel.
Alexander Wang, always about street style, made sure his cutouts suited his mesh-flesh urban frocks; Micheal Kors kept his calculated cutouts neat, clean, and simple; and Max Azria’s angled slashes on tops and dresses invoked images of an elegant black-tie function interrupted by a werewolf.
Calculated Cutouts
Designers Snip, Carve and Slash for Spring 2010
Trend Themes
1. Calculated Cutouts - Designers are incorporating deliberate holes and rips in their designs, creating disruptive innovation opportunities in the fashion industry.
2. Street Style Mesh-flesh - Alexander Wang's mesh-flesh urban frocks with cutouts offer a disruptive innovation opportunity for streetwear brands.
3. Neat and Clean Cutouts - Michael Kors' clean and simple cutouts present a disruptive innovation opportunity for minimalistic fashion brands.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - The fashion industry can explore incorporating deliberate cutouts into their designs for a fresh and edgy look.
2. Streetwear - Streetwear brands can take inspiration from Alexander Wang's cutout designs to create unique and trendy pieces.
3. Minimalistic Fashion - Minimalistic fashion brands can adopt clean and simple cutouts similar to Michael Kors' designs to offer a sleek and modern aesthetic.