We’ve seen so many variations on the naked dress at this point that we’ve long wondered when the trend would finally die a death. (You’d think that Bianca Censori turning up at the Grammy Awards actually naked would have seen to that.)
And yet, there was no shortage of naked dresses at the Vanity Fair Oscar after-party, from Olivia Wilde’s sheer white Chloé dress to Julia Fox’s see-through Dilara Fındıkoğlu number, featuring human-like hair in carefully placed areas. Still, it was another more subtle take on the trend, by way of black lace, that caught our eye.
Kendall Jenner—who has made a habit of pulling major archival looks for the Oscar after-parties in recent years—caused gasps in the Vogue office when she stepped onto the red carpet in a vintage Mugler number from spring 1992, which was practically nun-like by naked-dress standards. Then there was Emily Ratajkowski—arguably the queen of the naked dress—who opted for a black lace number by Ludovic de Saint Sernin that was more risqué, but relatively tame compared to her own back catalogue of looks. Kylie Jenner also sported a corseted black lace dress by Ashi Studio while accompanying boyfriend Timothée Chalamet at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, bringing the underwear-as-outerwear trend to the fore, while Lisa offered a more demure take with her custom leather Miss Sohee gown.
Given the return of gothic romance on the spring 2025 runways (helped along by recent films like Nosferatu), it’s perhaps no surprise that black lace was such a popular choice on Oscars night. The naked dress isn’t quite dead yet, but it’s certainly undergoing an evolution.
