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November 14, 2012

Exposed Tummies Wildly Popular on CFDA/Vogue Red Carpet

By Charlotte Cowles

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Last night’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards was a predictably highbrow affair, with designers squiring their celebrity clients and Vogue inviting their usual cast of characters. The red carpet, which was teeming with fresh runway looks, provides the following conclusions: (1) People are really embracing this “winter white” trend, which started as a conveniently alliterative title for fashion editorials and is now trickling its way into celebrity closets, and (2) bellies are the thing to show off this season. Christina Ricci showed up in a midriff-baring top and skirt by Richard Chai, while Ashley Greene’s Wes Gordon outfit had a sheer lace panel over her midsection, and Allison Williams’s Peter Som dress had a triangular cutout just above her abdomen. Caroline Trentini also wore a crop top and matching skirt.

It seems cruel for this to become a hot style just in time for Thanksgiving. Are women really going to roll up to holiday parties this year with their pasty bellies hanging out? Surely not — which is why this look will probably be restricted to Vogue events. But if your mind is set on showing your tummy, Allison Williams’s cutout tactic seems to be the most wearable route. Or you could just cut your losses and stick with the all-white trend, as exemplified by Liya Kebede, Elettra Wiedemann, and Carolyn Murphy  — you won’t even have to worry about eggnog spills.

Click through our slideshow to see all the attendees’ outfits, including Karlie Kloss in glasses, Dakota Fanning in a pink peplum, Emma Stone in green sequins, and many others.

Related: 2012 CFDA/VogueFashion Fund Winner: Greg Chait of The Elder Statesman

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Dakota Fanning  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Ashley Greene  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Emma Stone  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Christina Ricci  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
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Miranda Kerr  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Diane von Furstenberg  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Peter Som and Allison Williams  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Kate Foley  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Caroline Trentini  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Karlie Kloss  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Alexa Chung  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
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Christopher Bailey and Anna Wintour  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Chanel Iman  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Rachel Roy and Louise Roe  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Virginie and Claire Courtin-Clarins  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Coco Rocha  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Cody Horn  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Tory Burch  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
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Liya Kebede  Photo: Johns PKI/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Margherita Missoni  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
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Carolyn Murphy  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2012 Getty Images
Joseph Altuzarra, Alexander Wang, and Vanessa Traina  Photo: Johns PKI/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
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