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Cut IT Out

a woman in a long black jersey gown with hip cut outs and a front leg split
a woman in a long black jersey gown with hip cut outs and a front leg split
a woman in a long black jersey gown with hip cut outs and a front leg split

Cut Outs? In or out, let’s be honest they are a fashion staple. Even one of the fashion history accounts I follow recently posted an outfit with a cut out from the 1920s. So, why do cut outs (especially these hip ones) feel fresh? Exciting? A bit edgy?
(Note- the drape of this dress allows for a cut out as low as you feel commutable, here I am trying to balance the -high- leg slit. And as I said to the family I went out with this night- I am wearing flats so it makes the outfit a bit casual! Or at least, that’s the theory I am running with- in flats!)
Maybe it’s because a cut out gives you a chance to show and tell at the same time- a hip or shoulder here, but not a leg or stomach there. Or the opposite. Cut Outs also make a simple dress (though- let’s never discount the impact of a simple dress!) a bit more interesting. A bit more dynamic. What I personally love? You can hide your least favorite parts while giving the impression you’re sharing it all (akin to small talk where people feel as if you’re giving details but you’re not!) For example- there are parts of my stomach that I don’t love and am a bit self conscious about- yet with the hips and this leg- you would never know! It’s the best distraction ever!

a woman in a long black jersey gown with hip cut outs and a front leg split

Feel as if you have to have the perfect body to wear cutouts? Nope. That’s part of the beauty (to be fair, you don’t have to have anything perfect even for crop tops!), but again cut outs let you control what you show. You can read about cut outs here and the fashion history here.

I felt so beautiful, and perhaps a bit cheeky, in this cut out. How do you wear cut outs? And how do they make you feel?

The details? Vintage Prada Shoes! (I call these my Marie Antoinette shoes as for some reason they make me think of that time period) The best lab grown ring (side note- the entire site is 20% off and getting you or a loved one bling is always a good call!) And a fresh blow out (as I am usually throwing my hair in a bun I feel as if it needed documentation!)
a woman in a long black jersey gown with hip cut outs and a front leg split
a woman in a long black jersey gown with hip cut outs and a front leg split
a woman in a long black jersey gown with hip cut outs and a front leg split

This exact dress and a link to bling on sale is for you below! I hope that you cut it out in the best ways this weekend! XO RA

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Dress:

Bling on sale with code CARATADAY:

here

a woman in a long black jersey gown with hip cut outs and a front leg split

Cut It Out

Investment Piece: Cut It Out
Investment Piece: Cut It Out
Investment Piece: Cut It Out

Lately I’ve been hopeful. Maybe it’s spring and all the budding (especially after the winter). Maybe it’s the change that’s in the air (especially after last year). Being hopeful is thrilling and intoxicating- it feels like so much can happen. Like anything.

But being hopeful is also scary. A part of me wants to tell me to cut it out.

It’s not that I’m superstitious (just a little stitous). But when you’re hopeful, while there is so much that can happen, there are also so many ways in which you can be let down. And being let down can hurt. Especially after a year that was incredibly painful and full of loss.
I want to be hopeful, but it sometimes feels safer to not be. And then, I want to tell me to cut that out too.
Because what is the point of all this- the flowers, the beginnings, the great dresses if we don’t believe in the possibilities they contain?
Maybe the balance is cutting it out just enough- being hopeful and being grounded. Hard to manage? I’m willing to try.

Investment Piece: cut It Out
Investment Piece: cut it out
Investment Piece: Cut It Out

Cut outs have been in and out of style since the 1960s. And like me- sometimes they are hopeful. Sometimes they are disappointing. And this year, like the buds on the trees, they are everywhere. My tips? Don’t go too tight (yoy don’t want to be squeezing out of the cutout). You can choose how daring the cutouts and what to show- some styles are nothing but cut outs, others, like this one, are cut out on the modest side. Fancy. Casual. Wear the cut out to a beach or to a wedding.

And we aren’t even touching on worrying about looking certain ways in cut-outs. That’s a whole other blog.

You can be as hopeful or as shy as you want in your cut out. Maybe that’s why in this time- when things are beginning to feel hopeful and yet is a bit scary- I’m wearing something that’s both hopeful and scary. And daring and modest.

I’m cutting it out- the bad attitudes and fear. I’m sticking to hope. And wearing cut outs.
Wanna cut it out with me?

Investment Piece: Cut it Out

This exact dress has sold out but I’ve linked similar and I’ve linked these exact shoes (chic and under $30!)
Xo RA

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Investment Piece: Cut It Out