Unfinished, raw edge fabric trend

What do you think of this current style of leaving fabric edges and/or
trim unfinished, raw, raveling?

It often looks like the wrong side of the garment is exposed ....like
bad, careless dressmaking.

Yet I understand it's currently trendy.

ami kio...

Depends on the item. Gym clothes, no problem. As far as I can tell, most
unfinished edges are on casual knits that don't unravel -- at worst, they
curl up. I personally don't like the unfinished edge on Saint Grace pants
b/c I prefer my pants hemmed.

I have a few items with an unfinished edge (mostly neckline to give a smooth
drape), and they are casual/dressy-casual wear items. Since they aren't
dressy, I don't think that they look tacky. I have only one unhemmed skirt;
it's a casual item that I'll wear with flipflops, so IMO it's no worse than
the velour tracksuits that I see everywhere. Obviously, one woman's Walmart
is another woman's Chanel, so to each her own.

Well, while we're at it, let's just turn up hems with scotch tape, or,
heck, not hem them at all! Let them simply fray - it's STYLISH now!

ami kio...

It's not that uncommon even for high end fashion, especially for Japanese
designers who are fonder of deconstruction than many Western counterparts
and have been using it for years. A famous Western high end example is when
Chanel (?) had deconstructed hemlines that looked like they were
unraveling/dissolving into air. IIRC, the amount of time/skill that went
into creating that look far exceeded the time/skill necessary to simply
conventionally hem the items.

Come on. The only fabric edge that can be left unhemmed or unbound is
well-felted wool. Anything else just looks sloppy, lazy, and slovenly.

ami kio...

I disagree with regard to necklines. For a knit that doesn't unravel, an
unhemmed cowl neckline with the unhemmed portion folded in is frequently
nicer since there's no hem that can add a bit of stiffness to the cowl's
drape.

Unfinished, raw edge fabric trend - ??