Need Now: MM6's Clean Cutouts

The Piece: MM6 navy slit-shoulder long-sleeve dress, featuring an elasticized waist and an element of sharp cutouts; available now for $200

The Street and Runway Inspiration: No season lends itself to liberated dressing quite like summer. While floral maxi-dresses and thigh-baring cut-offs are obvious classics, they can feel trite. Keeping it dark with a minimalist cut-out piece is appealingly directional. Think clean slashes that speak of strength.

From left: A look from Atelier Versace's Fall 2014 Couture show, Tommy Ton shoots the scene outside the Men's Spring 2015 shows, and backstage at Anthony Vacarello's Spring 2014 show