The latest in fashion trends is the flesh-flashing trend which is the exposed skin between cropped top and hip-hugging jeans started by Mariah Carey cutting off the tops of her jeans and continued by Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

It is a season where everybody is showing off tummies and belly buttons and low-cut jeans are the jeans of the season. The look began several years ago with the popularity of belly-button piercing and the rise of midriff exposure. But as shirts crept up and midriffs became less shocking, the focus began shifting south.

The biggest advantage of the low-rise look is, it visually lengthens the torso and has a slimming effect. And, by picking a short or long top, women can control the amount of skin they bare. With this belly-baring fashion gaining more popularity amongst pop diva's and stars, the fashion is likely to spread more rapidly coz women like to copy their role models,Low-rise is about an attitude and if you have the attitude to wear it, you can pull it off.

And with stores still filling racks with low-rise offerings, the lower belly is likely to make a continued appearance through fall and beyond.