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Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!

Celebs are showing skin in peek-a-boo details and midriff-baring looks. Tell us, is the trend hot or not?
By Celia L. Smith · Updated October 28, 2020
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Kerry Washington

Kerry gets risqué in Rome at the Django Unchained premiere wearing a white Prada dress with exposed mid-section and Jimmy Choo pumps. Fab or drab?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Alicia Keys

We recently spotted Ms. Keys at the Monster DNA 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada performing in a cropped top, matching white blazer, cobalt blue trousers and patent platform boots. Cute or questionable?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Rachel Roy

Rachel Roy gets sophisticated and sexy in a Roland Mouret mid cut-out jumpsuit topped by an off white blazer from her fashion line and Manolo Blahnik pumps. Hot or not?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Brandy

At ‘VH1 Divas’ 2012 Brandy taps into her inner diva in an attention-grabbing almond toned dress with a sleek slit along the mid-section, paired with metal ankle-wrap heels all by designer Esteban Cortazar. Is it beautiful or too busy?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Rihanna

“Bad gal Riri” opted for a retro lingerie-inspired look at the Victoria Secret runway show in a silk cropped cami and ivory Miu Miu skirt that shows a hint of skin in between. Love it or leave it?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Chanel Iman

What else do your wear to a Michael Kors Golden Heart gala? A gold brocade dress by the designer, of course. And this strapless little cocktail number comes spicey with subtle slits beneath the bust line. Hot or hmm?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Solange

Leave it to Solo to work the most intricate look of them all –– an ivory satin Esteban Cortazar top with clever cut-outs and a bustier and pleated skirt beneath. Would you rock or not?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Leona Lewis

We take it Leona loves the cut-out trend, since we spotted the Brit beauty on the X-Factor stage just a couple of months ago in the same style. Again, we spot the singer belting it out in Beijing in a similar side-cinched purple gown. Hot or not?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Alicia Keys

Keys surprises us by showing off her toned mid-section confidently in jewel toned separates on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in NYC. Is the singer stylin’?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Kerry Washington

Kerry keeps it conservative with this cut-out moment at her second stop in Rome for the Django premiere, working a Peter Pilotto pattern mixed style with a peek-a-boo surprise in the center. Love it or leave it?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Rocsi Diaz

Although Rocsi’s cut-out shoulder details are minor on her Rebecca Minkoff dress, the host shows us a more understated way to try the trend by emphasizing the attention-grabbing Olcay Gulson platforms. Fab or drab?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Kat Graham

This Vampire Diaries starlet gets vampy in this velvet noir angular-cut gown that also boasts revealing slithers of skin on the arm. What do you think of the look?

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13
Ciara

At the Myspace LIVE series in Hollywood the singer didn’t mind baring her toned dancer’s body in a white-on-white look that includes a cropped top with arm vents, jeans and kicks. Hot or hot mess?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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Rihanna

Rihanna was court-side chic on Christmas Day at a Lakers game in a black belly shirt and black skinnies, accented by a gold Christian Lacroix choker, body chain and Manolo Blahnik heels. Street chic or not?

Fab or Drab: Cut it Out!
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