Tiny Cut-Outs Were Huge at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards

by Rachel Jacoby Zoldan

Goulding: FilmMagic; Woodley: Getty Images; Alba: Getty Images for MTV
Goulding: FilmMagic; Woodley: Getty Images; Alba: Getty Images for MTV

Cue the cut-out. At the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, stars showed off their own takes on the sliver-of-skin trend.

Ellie Goulding was positively ethereal in a formal, white, flowing Armani gown that showcased the singer's sculpted waistline.

Divergent star Shailene Woodley, however, was more casually styled in a long-sleeved top and pleated skirt from Balmain. And no one looker happier, healthier or more gorgeous (at least in our opinions!) than former SELF cover girl Jessica Alba. Her structured crop-top and playful, at-the-knee skirt hit just the right note between sexy and sweet.

Want abs like Alba? (So do we.) Try this gut-busting routine, which takes just five minutes a day. Slather on a gradual self-tanner, plus a skin-firming cream daily and you'll be more than ready to bare that midriff by bikini season.

P.S. Extra peep-skin shout-outs? Bella Thorne in Versace, Debby Ryan in Rachel Zoe and Rihanna, in, well, some kind of lingerie.

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