obsession : bare shoulders

But not bare shoulders from a strapless dress or halter. I'm thinking more along the lines of this interesting detail that popped up a few seasons ago:

Michael Kors Spring 2010 RTW

Those, by the way, are from one of my favorite shows to have ever gone down a runway. Everything. Is. Perfect. But that's not what I'm writing about today. I'm writing about how undeniably sexy shoulders are, and how under-acknowledged that can sometimes be. Shoulders have been slowly becoming a new erogenous zone once more, and we've seen it in one-shoulder dresses, tops that gracefully slide off one shoulder at a time and bare a little skin, and now these interesting peek-a-boo silhouettes that are incredibly interesting.

It seems like this cut-out trend made its appearance around 2009, first in the spring and then oddly repeated in the fall, a season where cut-outs really aren't that common. Alexander Wang played it out well by giving us a few one-shoulder looks with a single preview of the new shoulder (and that infamous burn-out style knit sweater dress).

And as I mentioned before, fall of 2009 saw a little bit of bare shoulder as well. Charlotte Ronson was one that pulled it off particularly well.


And last but certainly not least, cut-out silhouettes at Elie Saab Fall 2010 RTW - a beautiful show, by the way.

Unfortunately, 2010 seemed to be as far as this trend reaches right now, but the shoulder is still playing a prominent role in terms of point-of-interest. However, I can't say I've looked at enough of the S11 shows yet to say it hasn't shown up at all - but I'm hoping it does. It's such an understated way to show a part of your body that usually gets shown completely - and somehow, covering all of it up but that tiny bit seems that much sexier.