OH YIGAL

Yigal Azrouel, a very famous, great, designer certainly found the sexy in the slash. His spring women's collection, presented Friday at New York Fashion Week, was at its best when it flashed just a bit of skin in an unexpected place -- or gave the illusion of doing so. So simple gowns, oozing class, sophistication, and fun.

He described the slits in jersey dresses as carved "with scalpel precision," all part of his fascination this season with geometry. There was a similar effect when he layered bands of black or taupe voile over a nude-coloured base. Image found here.