Extreme Cleavage: Plunging necklines are the latest style trend, but are some celebrities sinking too low?

Monday, October 24, 2011



There's no telling just how low a female celebrity will be prepared to go when it comes to getting herself noticed on the red carpet.

In the case of Jennifer Aniston, the answer is: very low indeed.

Last week, the star wore a metallic silver mini-dress to an awards ceremony that was slashed so deeply at the front (as shown in the picture below) that her belly button was in danger of catching cold.

She’s the latest in a long line of famous women to embrace the eye-catching and very risque fashion for ‘extreme cleavage’ dresses.

HIT: Rosie Huntington-Whitely has the slender frame to carry off this midnight-blue creation

HIT: Rosie Huntington-Whitely has the slender frame to carry off this midnight-blue creation

HIT: The dress is tiny, but Kate Moss gets it right with a jacket and black opaques

HIT: The dress is tiny, but Kate Moss gets it right with a jacket and black opaques

HIT: Julianne Moore's famous poercelain skin makes her decolletage look classy, not brassy

HIT: Julianne Moore's famous porcelain skin makes her look classy, not brassy

Ms Aniston certainly grabbed the headlines, but did she get the look right? Some commentators suggested that, at the age of 42, Jen had fallen into the mutton-dressed-as-lamb trap. Possibly, but when that mutton happens to be just as attractive as the lamb, why not show it off?

No, the problem with her dress is nothing to do with age-appropriateness. It’s all down to the fact that it breaks all the rules of extreme cleavage.

The most important plunging neckline commandment is that if your bosom is on display, everything else must be covered up. Flashing the flesh works only if you do just that — flash it, don’t put the whole lot on display.

HIT: If model Heidi Klum keeps her legs covered with a plunge-front, let that be a lesson to all of us

HIT: If model Heidi Klum keeps her legs covered with a plunge-front, let that be a lesson to us all

HIT: The retro fringing on January Jones' skirt and her willowy frame stop it looking too H&M

HIT: The retro fringing on January Jones' skirt and her willowy frame stop it looking too H&M

HIT: Rather than putting it all on show, pop singer Gwen Stefani's sequinned jumpsuit hints at cleavage

HIT: Rather than putting it all on show, Gwen Stefani's sequinned jumpsuit hints at cleavage

Then there’s the issue of fake tan. A red carpet gown often demands a bit of a glow (unless you’re deliberately working that January Jones alabaster skin thing), but a large expanse of fake-baked flesh not only cheapens the outfit, it also ages the wearer. Jennifer definitely went too far with the bronzer.

And should you be brave enough to consider an extreme cleavage, it’s important not to make the look too fussy with over-enthusiastic embellishment and accessories. The plunge itself should provide all the excitement you need.

MISS: Too much thigh and boobage for Jennifer Aniston in this unflattering number

MISS: Too much thigh and boobage for Jennifer Aniston in this unflattering number

MISS: Slashed to the navel and up to the thigh, this makes Lady Gaga look like an unconvincing drag queen

MISS: Slashed to the navel and up to the thigh, this makes Lady Gaga look like an unconvincing drag queen

MISS: Pippa Middleton's dress breaks the 'keep it all simple' rule. Shiny fabric, gold clutch, flouncy flower - it's all too much

MISS: Pippa Middleton's dress breaks the 'keep it all simple' rule. Shiny fabric, gold clutch, flouncy flower - it's all too much

MISS: Gwyneth Paltrow's chest is too muscular for a plunge this loe, and the feathery fabric's too fussy

MISS: Gwyneth Paltrow's chest is too muscular for a plunge this low, and the feathery fabric's too fussy

MISS: Kelly Rowland has the perfect figure for this dress but it's just too busty

MISS: Kelly Rowland has the perfect figure for this dress but it's just too busty



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