Actress Jennifer Aniston (50, "My Invented Wife") caused a sensation with her appearance at this year's SAG Awards in Los Angeles. Not only the bra left at home gave her look subliminal eroticism, the design of the white evening dress also contributed to it. In other words: the bias cut (diagonal cut, diagonal cut) has once again unfolded its magic.
A perennial favorite since the 20s
The bias cut is due to the French fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975), who shaped the fashion world of the 1920s and 1930s with her talent like no other. She mastered the oblique cut to perfection – because nothing else is the bias cut.
The fabric is not cut parallel to the thread path as usual, but diagonally at a 45-degree angle. This cutting technique allows the fabric to develop its own dynamic and gently nestle against the wearer's silhouette. Garments with a bias cut, especially evening dresses, therefore always look elegant and seductive. Ornate draping and soft folds, such as those found on Aniston's dress that evening, top it off.