Giving it to you straight about asymmetry

AFTER years of crisp tailoring and clean silhouettes, fashion is breaking free from the chains of ‘quiet luxury’ and taking a more avant-garde turn.

- BY LARA OWEN

AFTER years of crisp tailoring and clean silhouettes, fashion is breaking free from the chains of ‘quiet luxury’ and taking a more avant-garde turn.

Skirts with jagged hems, frayed finishes and slanted cuts are popping up everywhere.

At Paris Couture Week in July, Chanel and Armani Prive both leaned into asymmetry, while showgoers also indulged in the trend, like Cardi B who wore a white ruffled asymmetric Ashi dress to the designer's show, left.

But how do you pull off asymmetry without looking like you've had a fight with your wardrobe?

Why is asymmetry back in fashion?

If it feels like a throwback to the early 2000s and Nineties bias-cut slips, that’s because it is.

“Fashion is in a moment where individuality and imperfection are being embraced," explains celebrity stylist Oriona Robb. “We're moving away from rigid polish to a more expressive, tactile kind of elegance."