For the longest time, the red carpet was a platform for exhibiting modesty and stoicism.
It was less about being ritzy and eye-catching, with the focus on understated glamor.
Indeed, to quote the old proverb, sometimes less is more.
She also donned an enormous feathered hat.
“I had the idea mostly because the Academy didn’t really like me,” Cher explained toVogue.
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For the actor-turned-activist, the outfit was an act of protest.
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The songstress donned the skimpy number dubbed the “jungle dress” at the 2000 Grammy Awards.
At the time, Lopez had no idea that the plunging frock would go viral.
“Usually I have choices.
It was a last-minute thing that caused a sensation that was unexpected.”
But no one can quite match the original as Lopez’s look lives on in the fashion history books.
“It caused quite a stir,” Lopez toldVogue.
Inevitably, the same can be said when the singer wears very little.
Bey made an unforgettable entrance to the 2015 Met Gala, wearing a completely sheer Givenchy gown.
The exquisite jeweled detailing just about stopped the get-up from heading into NSFW territory.
Though the superstar appeared nearly nude on the red carpet, it was all a clever illusion.
But this night, I never really left."
Queen Bey’s fetching look is proof that an outfit can be at once risque and elegant.
The dress was so popular that then-18-year-old fan India Ross expertly recreated it for her school prom.
“I loved all of the diamonds and crystals,” Ross toldCosmopolitanin 2016.
“Everything about the outfit just caught my attention.”
But one thing remains unchanged: the star is committed to barely-there red carpet looks.
But Fox was up for the challenge, with social media abuzz over her sheer look.
In an interview withEntertainment Tonight, Fox revealed that the dress was actually her beau’s idea.
“He was like, ‘You’re gonna be naked tonight,'” she said.
“I was like, ‘Whatever you say, daddy!'”
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“The fact that I’m like, ‘Should I have not worn that?”
The superstar wore a sheer black slip dress over lacy lingerie, showcasing her prominent baby bump.
To finish off the look, she donned a pair of black patent stiletto boots.
A smock dress may be comfy and all, but that’s just not Rihanna.
Indeed, as Rihanna toldRefinery29earlier that year, she was intent on dismantling such restrictive notions.
The strappiest, the thinnest, and the more cut-outs the better for me."
There’s no denying that the actor is adept at creating a viral and meme-worthy look.
While her age-positive message was commendable, all eyes were on her revealing fit.
Fox was in her bleached brows era, which lent the outfit an overall futuristic, cyberpunk aesthetic.
Subsequently, hopes were high for the star’s 2024 Grammys look.
Upon closer inspection, however, this was a seriously NSFW drip.
As eye-catching as the look was, don’t expect Johnson to sport another arachnidian fit any time soon.
“It was definitely an experience for me to make that movie,” she said.
“I had never done anything like it before.
I probably will never do anything like it again because I don’t make sense in that world.”
In 2024, Kendall Jenner attended the event in a totally transparent couture gown by Maison Margiela.
It was something of a Garden of Eve-esque ensemble but with lace and tulle in place of fig leaves.
The gown contrasts the red carpet that style fans have grown accustomed to seeing from Jenner.
In 2023, Jenner spoke toW Magazineabout her ever-evolving approach to red carpet fashion.
She was really not afraid to take risks."
Back in 2016, Tim Gunn branded the model’s sense of style “vulgar.”
But EmRata has remained defiant in the face of critics, refusing to tone down her aesthetic.
The leaning bodice, which barely covered the star’s left breast, was giving Greek goddess.
As Ratajkowski highlights, the barely-there look can be reclaimed as one big bird-flip to the patriarchy.
