HIGH CUT BRIEFS
THE HIGH-CUT LEG MOVES FROM SWIMSUITS TO BIKINI BRIEFS THIS SEASON, INSPIRED BY THE COMMERCIAL SUCCESS OF THE FRENCH-CUT MAILLOT WHICH EMERGED ON THE S/S 18 CATWALKS. HIPBONE-GRAZING SILHOUETTES ELONGATE THE LEG, AND RECALL THE 1980S.
AS THE DEMAND FOR CORE-NOT-BASIC STYLES INCREASES, SILHOUETTES ARE PAIRED DOWN AND STRIPPED OF UNNECESSARY DETAIL, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING A SEXY AND GLAMOROUS LOOK. THE COMMERCIAL HIGH-CUT BRIEF CAN BE CROSS-MERCHANDISED WITH BOTH DIRECTIONAL AND SIMPLE BIKINI TOPS. AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE FULL-PANT, THE SKIMPY HIGH-CUT IS A MIX-AND-MATCH MUST-HAVE FOR THE FASHION MARKET.