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You thought about wearing a bra top, but let's face it, the look is just too daring for you.
Fortunately, there’s another lingerie-inspired style that’s not only been gracing fashion runways, but that stylists believe works on everyone.
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“Whether interpreted as a print, worn all over, topping off an outfit, or intricately placed in panels and insets, lace is now the must-have fabric for 2014,” says Lizzy Bowring, fashion director at Stylesight. “New non-traditional interpretations have emerged (on the runways). Some rigid, others more tightly woven with metallic for a modern geometric look.”
“On the flipside, lace can be discreetly feminine and grown up or provocative and sexy," Bowring adds. "Other laces are seen as lightweight and sheer, resembling slips of lingerie."
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Whether you want to feel like a model or just want to add some oomph to your overall personal style, lace is one of the easiest and sexiest fabrics to wear — if done correctly.
We asked renowned stylists for their advice on how to embrace lace without baring all:
Summer styling can be a tough one, especially when you work in an aggressively air-conditioned office and don’t just frolic around festivals or spend three months stringing one fabulous vacation into the next.
The glossies and resort collections constantly assault you with glorious sundresses and printed micro-shorts, but you’ve gotta roll out of bed into a real life that looks a lot different. We feel you, it can be depressing. We know, we know, we’re guilty, too. We tempt you with The Goods every single morning as if you’re just gonna quickly buy a new top every AM while guzzling your iced latte.
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Well here’s the cold, hard truth: we don’t shop every day, either. What we really do is pick a few solid items that’ll carry us through all season and — gasp, the horror — maybe even beyond.
In the interest of total transparency, we thought we’d share with you what we’re really wearing this summer. Maybe it’ll inspire you to layer up in leathers, try something unabashedly neon, or go to a literal bracelet party to refresh your arm party.
Maybe it’ll just make you feel a little better about the not-designer-laden pile of clothes you’ve been re-wearing since May. Whatever the reaction, here are our clothes for your consideration.
Any red carpet that plays host to Sharon Stone, Amanda Seyfried, Joan Smalls, and Lou Reed will inevitably be one for the books. Case in point: The "Lovelace" premiere.
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First off, Sharon Stone’s contouring, gold-studded white dress, as well as her searing hot physique deserve a good old-fashioned slow clap, as she managed to upstage her 28-years-younger co-star, Seyfried, with ease. This isn’t to say that we didn’t appreciate Ms. Linda Lovelace’s Givenchy Resort 2014 look, but considering she’s the film’s star, it was a bit humdrum.
On the other end of spectrum was Joan Smalls, who has officially beat out an Olympian and procured this season’s coveted tile of best crop top abs. Her Helmut Lang asymmetrical bra top paired with printed bright yellow Altuzarra high-waisted skirt showed off a midriff that literally has us sucking in behind our desk.
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Lou Reed makes his appearance in crooked glasses and a murse, but lest you doubt the logic in his attendance, the Deep Throat biopic opens with his 1972 song, “Take a Walk on the Wild Side,” which, if you’re familiar with the lyrics, is not only suitable, but just kind of brilliant.
View the entire red carpet below, which also features appearances from a leather-clad Zosia Mamet, Zac Posen, and Derek Jeter’s rumored beau Hannah Davis:
