The Straits Times - Life! section
Thursday, November 14, 1996

CUT IT OUT!
Yes, stop being such a prude. What's wrong with a little hole here, a little slit there? And how about some show of shoulder? All very 'cutting edge' this party season, newsflashes Cat Ong.
By CAT ONG

Watch out for more 'flashers' than ever, this year-end party season.
For men are no longer the only ones who can flash under their raincoats.
Women today can also 'flash' in their latest eveningwear, styled in cut-out, flasher fashion.
It means that the latest gowns come slashed, sliced and cut out with wide, gaping holes anywhere and everywhere.
The most revealing styles can look as if a mad surgeon has dissected the gown for a biology lesson on the female anatomy.
But when discreet lashings of skin on the shoulders, back, midriff and hips are exposed, the effect is more than flashy.

Right: Hand-embroidered "stocking" dress, Daniel Yam