If you're looking to stay on trend for SS10, buy yourself a bustier ladies. Corset tops in all fabrics and shades showed up on numerous catwalks at New York Fashion. Vena Cava showcased an olive green suede option worn with high-waisted shorts, while Thakoon opted for a peach version paired with a blazer and black trousers. At Marc Jacobs, on the other hand, the bustier appeared as embellishment and layered on top of a blazer as opposed to worn underneath.

The bustier essentially serves as an extension of the crop-top, which takes the cake as one of the least expected sartorial resurgences of 2009. In other words, if you're shy about showing off your stomach this is not a look you're likely to adopt. But, for those who do, the style can also double as one option of translating all of spring's sheer tops into every day. I'd like to think Bodkin's Eviana Hartman would approve.