HW Endorses: The Backless Number
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"This Bottega Veneta viscose dress ($2,930) is available at #01-04 Ion Orchard and #B2-72A The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands."
Designers are putting the focus on the back with cool, edgy details. While the front is kept understated, the back is accentuated with interesting accents, as exemplified by Bottega Veneta’s diagonal slit dress, Hermes’ sleek cross-back shell apron-top hybrid with metal fasteners, and Alexander McQueen’s open-back blazer. Highstreet labels have followed suit, with Zara offering a back-cut-out turtleneck top for $45.90. Versatile and easy to carry off, nothing says “business in the front and party at the back” better than this. – ST
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"French label Alaia’s version is still simple, but has strappy details to spice things up."
The Basic Black Bralet
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Mame Kurogouchi
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Dior
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Cotton jacket, US$1,954.15 (S$2,635.76), and matching shorts, US$737.94 (S$995.33), Sacai at Net-a-porter
The Statement Short Suit
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Tweed jacket, $119, and matching shorts, $69.90, Zara
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Michael Kors Collection
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Linen jacket, $730, and matching shorts, $370, Sandro
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Silk jacket, $650, and matching shorts, $390, Diane von Furstenberg
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Polyester pants, Balenciaga
The Comfy Loose Pants
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Givenchy
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Polyester pants, US$1,211.43 (S$1,683.65), Semsem at Net-a-Porter
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"Patent leather flats, Miu Miu"
The Girlie Mary Janes
A bonafide trend for SS ’20, they add an instant youthful vibe to your everyday look.
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Faux leather flats, $46.90, Charles & Keith
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Leather pumps, $89.90, Pedro
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Leather pumps, $1,150, Thom Browne at Farfetch
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