Irina Shayk Cut Out Dress
Blue Life
Blue Life Cut Out Dress ($88)
Boo Hoo
Matilda Cut Out Detail Slinky Bodycon Dress ($13)
Boo Hoo
Kiera Cut Out Shoulder Bodycon Midi Dress ($24)
Boo Hoo
Lucile Cut Out Neckline Ribbed Bodycon Midi Dress ($22)
Alexander Wang
Alexander Wang Cut Out Stretch Dress (Reg $627 Sale $314)
Susan Monaco
Susan Monaco Katrina Cut Out Dress (Reg $180 Sale $55)
Stretta Dreseden Cut Out Dress ($284)
Lucca
Lucca Couture Cut Out Dress (Reg $95 Sale $57)
Donna Minzani
Donna Minzani Ultra Sound ($184)
Russian supermodel Irina Shayk showed some serious skin at the “All is Lost” premiere in Cannes yesterday in a plunging Roberto Cavalli cutout dress with a sheer paneled skirt. Cutouts were a huge trend this spring, and while they can be a subtly sexy way of revealing just the right amount of bare skin, they can also make you look like you should be working The Boulevard with Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. To keep from looking cheap, stick with subtle (re: small) cut outs in one of three places: the shoulders, the arms, or the back. I don’t recommend cutouts in the breast, stomach, or hip/thigh area unless you’re getting all dolled up for a conjugal visit or a guest spot on Springer.
How to do cut-outs right (and wrong!) in the gallery above.



