Fashion Girls Are Clamoring for This $2,231 Off-the-Shoulder Top
Brigitte Bardot shows off her shoulders in 1960. Photo: Getty
Sorry, women who like using your arms for activities that don’t involve letting them hang lifelessly by your sides: The off-the-shoulder trend is only getting bigger.
The style, originally popularized in the ‘50s and ‘60s by bombshells like Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren, has taken over the runways, as well as the racks of luxury labels and fast fashion retailers alike, for several seasons now. And despite the falling temperatures outside, it shows no sign of slowing down.
According to Lyst (via Quartz), which aggregates both e-commerce and statistics about such things, inquiries for “off shoulder” have been up 108 percent since New York Fashion Week began on September 10. Which is probably due to how many designers were showing the non-existent neckline on the runways in New York: Everyone from Givenchy to Zac Posen to Prabal Gurung and Proenza Schouler created variations of the look. More specifically, over 250 people searched for the $2,231 Rosie Assoulin version Man Repeller’s Leandra Medine wore on the week’s first day.
The ManRepeller’s Leandra Medine in the Rosie Assoulin top. Photo: @manrepeller/Instagram
Perhaps they’re all borrowing some words of wisdom from Donna Karan, who once told WWD that “the only place you never gain weight is on your shoulder. It doesn’t get wrinkly, it doesn’t get fat. I love shoulders.” Nothing tastes as good as skinny shoulders feel, am I right?
Still, flattering as off-the-shoulder tops may be, there’s no denying their somewhat high level of impracticality. Try wearing a bag on your bare shoulder, or raising your arms above waist height, or putting on a coat or cardigan when it gets chilly, or hugging someone. This isn’t a trend for adjustment-phobes.
Or maybe we ought to just come out and say it: Arm-mobility is so last season.
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