Scissor Cuts F/W 08.09

[Crying Diamonds]

(All photographs used in montage from Vogue)

 

[gius]

Could you define what you mean by scissor cuts?

I do notice a lot of patchwork going on...

 

[shirleebee]

I know what he means, I think. Clothing that looks like it has been slashed into asymmetry. It's evocative of randomness, but nothing could be more carefully executed.
It does remind me of both cut-out paper dolls and De Stijl.

 

[saann]

I think it's more the random cuts on the pieces, like the Oscar has cuts on the sleeve near the elbow, calvin has a cut in the middle

Great eye =)

 

[kiddokiddo]

I find that they look more like "cuts and folds" for a more armoured effect, esp the Proenza Schouler, or maybe "slash away" at Anne Sophie Back

More at Jeremy Laing
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Proenza Schouler
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Calvin Klein
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Anne Sofie Back
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[ParadEyes]

love how it's done by Calvin Klein

 

[Spike413]

^ I do too. There's something erotic about how it's done, like any part of the jacket can fly open at any minute.

 

[Crying Diamonds]

I know what he means, I think. Clothing that looks like it has been slashed into asymmetry. It's evocative of randomness, but nothing could be more carefully executed.
It does remind me of both cut-out paper dolls and De Stijl.

That's exactly how I mean
I apologize for not being clearer, 'scissor cuts' was influenced by something someone said on an interview at Calvin Klein for Vogue

 

[Lipgloss&Cigs]

like a CLEAN raw edge...love it!!

 

[James1057]

oooo phitt!

 

[Faye Parfait]

Love these.
The scissor cuts immediately give the outfits such an edge. It looks sharp.
I like how Calvin Klein and Proenza Schouler did theirs.

 

[PetitPuppy]

I absolutely love it! Very cool and clean!

 

[rollagasper]

I want those jackets from Proenza Schouler. The material is very classic but the cuts make them look amazing.

 

[gius]

Benjamin Cho (NYC)
-slashed and transformed

style |

 

[Crying Diamonds]

Benjamin Cho (NYC)
-slashed and transformed

style |

Adore that first dress; looks like a paper snowflake - gorgeous

 

[luckyme]

gius, I am so smitten with what you posted...I didn't pick up on this but love the light-heartedness.

 

[saann]

Giles

style

 

[kiddokiddo]

Mario Schwab very literal

style

 

[saann]

yes very

I was just about to post those but u beat me to it

 

[Crying Diamonds]

The last Mario Schwab dress is a great random cut example - Like the Calvin Klein, it looks like someone took a normal garment and used scissors or a scalpel to cut out a feature - absolutely beautiful.