V-NECKS

An enduring womenswear classic, the V-neck provides a clean, geometric silhouette that cuts breezily across casual and formal contexts. In recent seasons, a full hearted re-embrace of V-neck styles has taken place, as key maisons of the luxury landscape enhance their range of updated offerings. Oversizing embellishment and drop-shoulder de-gendering emerge as tropes in select pieces, producing a suitably of-the-moment attitude of deconstructed, slouchy cool. Slit-collar, asymmetrically skewed variants nod to broader avant-garde trends towards disruptive shapes, as timeworn casual staples are repositioned towards a multiplicity of post-formal wearing possibilities. More traditional options in rib knit cotton, mohair, wool, and cashmere opt for carefully calibrated updates in tailoring and proportions, eschewing accents in favor of the pleasures of minimalism. Worn alone in a pared-down look, V-neck tops and sweaters compliment a range of trousers or designer denims. As part of a more constructed, layered ensemble, they also work as compliment to collared, mock neck, or turtleneck tops in equal measure.