Olivia Wilde and Zoe Kravitz led the trend for naked dressing at the Saint Laurent show.
Olivia Wilde and Zoe Kravitz wore daring sheer outfits to sit in the front row at the Saint Laurent Paris Fashion Week show.
Wilde wore a see-through black bodysuit with cut-outs. She paired it with a grey midi skirt, leather gloves, and sunglasses.
Wilde has freed the nipple before. She wore a black lace Dior gown at the People’s Choice Awards 2022. The gown had a sheer bodice that was blurred during the telecast.
Meanwhile, The Batman star Zoe Kravitz – a regular face in Saint Laurent’s advertising campaigns – wore an almost imperceptibly sheer chocolate brown belted midi dress.
And they weren’t the only celebrities freeing the nipple at the Paris Fashion Week show.
Georgia May Jagger and Lila Moss also wore stunning outfits to the event.
She was joined on the front row by supermodel mother Kate Moss, whose outfit was also daring – but in a different way. She wore a double-breasted fur coat with seemingly nothing underneath except sheer tights and high heels. Moss kept the styling simple and chic, with slicked-back hair, kohl-rimmed eyes, a subtle lip, and gold hoop earrings.
The front row was full of supermodel star power, as Linda Evangelista was also in attendance.
Evangelista – who walked the Yves Saint Laurent catwalk as early as the Eighties – was in a more demure outfit, wearing a double-breasted black coat with statement shoulders, a black turtleneck underneath, and opaque tights.
While the sheer trend might seem modern and cutting-edge, it’s been around for decades – and the current exhibition at the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Paris looks at precisely this.
Furthermore, it’s worth mentioning that Sheer: The Diaphanous Creations of Yves Saint Laurent is a collection that dates back to the 1960s. During that time, the French designer boldly experimented with see-through chiffon, lace, and tulle materials, creating a unique, daring, and elegant style.
“I’ve worked for quite some time now with diaphanous fabrics. The important thing is to maintain their mysterious nature…”Saint Laurent said he did his best for women’s liberation and created modern clothing for the 21st century.”
The designer debuted a sheer chiffon blouse worn with nothing underneath in 1968, and this was given a modern spin in the autumn/winter 2024 collection.
Anthony Vaccarello’s latest collection featured see-through materials like sheer skirts, gossamer tops, and hosiery hoods.
It gave the collection a delicate, almost ethereal vibe – with pale beige and grey tones studded with the occasional jewel color, like a deep red or bright blue.
Vaccarello said silk fabrics were challenging to work with backstage. He aimed for fragility and transparency at Saint Laurent.
Models wore lightweight materials but also donned oversized fur jackets and feathered coats.
And there was age diversity in the show, too, with some older models walking the runway. This comes after the brand debuted its spring 2024 campaign in January, starring Diana Ross, 79, and Lauren Hutton, 80.
The naked dressing trend isn’t new, but it still causes a stir on the red carpet. Remember Florence Pugh’s sheer pink Valentino gown?
Saint Laurent’s latest designs are on trend. We’re waiting to see which celebrity will wear them first.
By Prudence Wade, PA
