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Fashion week is typically all about the clothes. But this season, in both Paris and Milan, it was often about what people weren’t wearing, rather than what they were.
As seen on both the runways and the streets, it was clear that nudity is back. Celebrities and models alike sported a preponderance of sheer clothing, skin-baring garments, and sometimes fully exposed private parts. The trend toward nudity reflects both the return of ’90s-era fashion trends — when risque looks, low-rise jeans and an obsession with weight loss were prominent — and a social moment when proud femininity is rising to meet political changes like a backsliding on reproductive rights.
The runway show with the most prevalent use of sheer and see-through styles was at Saint Laurent on February 27. The French brand’s fall 2024 collection designed by Anthony Vaccarello showcased a wide variety of sheer chiffon shirts and dresses, calling back to Yves Saint Laurent’s original see-through blouse from the 1960s. Celebrities including Olivia Wilde and Elsa Hosk, who were in attendance at the show, wore similarly see-through dresses with nothing underneath. The show, and Wilde’s outfit, drew attention on social media and prompted the observation that “nobody wore a bra to the Saint Laurent show.”
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