The naked dress is the red carpet trend that keeps on giving. Phoebe Bridgers was bold enough to try her hand at the daring trend with a revealing sheer gown at the 2026 Venice Film Festival. The musician made her acting debut in Primetime, which premiered at Venice to a seven-minute standing ovation and, per […]
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September 8, 2026 at 4:02pm EDT
Phoebe Bridgers at the the "Primetime" premiere at The 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 05, 2026 in Venice, Italy. Michael Buckner/Variety
The naked dress is the red carpet trend that keeps on giving.
Phoebe Bridgers was bold enough to try her hand at the daring trend with a revealing sheer gown at the 2026 Venice Film Festival. The musician made her acting debut in Primetime, which premiered at Venice to a seven-minute standing ovation and, per Vogue, chants of, “Phoebe! Phoebe!” However, Bridgers follows a long line of stylish women who have dared to bare on the red carpet.
The naked dress, which Elle Australia defines as a look in which “a combination of elements that suggest the [female] form through fabric, sheerness or tightness,” has been appearing on red carpets for the better part of a decade and celebrities are constantly taking it to new heights.
In 2025, Kanye West’s wife Bianca Censori donned a totally sheer dress at the 2025 Grammys, but did you know that Rose McGowan had a similar moment at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards? Yes, the naked dress is a piece of fashion history so we must celebrate the women who’ve tried it out.
Here are some of the best naked dress showstoppers we’ve seen since the trend popped up.
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Phoebe Bridgers stole the show at the 2026 Venice Film Festival when she stepped out at the “Primetime” premiere in a sheer lace Alexander McQueen gown from the house’s fall 2026 collection. The musician made a major departure from her signature style with the revealing look.
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Teyana Taylor’s unique take on the naked dress still lives in our minds after she arrived at the Actor Awards!
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Sabrina Carpenter wowed in a sheer red gown by Valentino at the MTV Video Music Awards 2025.
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Megan Thee Stallion looked amazing in this form-fitting and statuesque gown at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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At the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Oscar-nominated actress Renate Reinsve rocked the naked dress trend in this sheer Louis Vuitton number.
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At the 2026 Golden Globes, Jennifer Lawrence took cottagecore to a new level in this sheer floral Sarah Burton for Givenchy gown!
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Chappell Roan turned every single head in this Mugler by Miguel Castro Freitas custom gown that showed off her (almost entirely) naked bod!
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Speaking of black lace, Nikki Glaser brought out her sexier side to the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in this sheer number.
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It doesn’t get more naked than Bianca Censori at the 2025 Grammys who dropped a fur coat to reveal her totally sheer look while walking the carpet with husband Kanye West.
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In a rare red carpet appearance at an event celebrating her husband, pro golfer Dustin Johnson, Paulina Gretzky stunned in a floor length sheer gown.
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Robin Thicke’s fiancée April Love Geary left little to the imagination at the 2024 amfAR Cannes Gala in this black lace sheer dress.
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Bella Hadid looked so stunning at the 2024 Cannes Film Fesitval red carpet in this sheer Saint Laurent dress that hugged her body and freed the nipple.
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Chrissy Teigen looked like a forest fairy at the 2024 Accessories Council Excellence (ACE) Awards in this sheer, floral Cult Gaia gown.
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Halle Bailey looked statuesque on the Vanity Fair red carpet in this black lace Off-White dress.
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Ice Spice nailed the dark naked dress look with this Dolce and Gabbana number at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Anitta turned every single head as she freed the nipple in this sheer, crochet gown from Fendi at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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For the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Charli XCX freed the nipple in this yellow Givenchy gown.
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At the 32nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, Paris Jackson wowed in this sheer black dress.
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Miley Cyrus redefined the naked dress at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards with this custom Maison Margiela chainmail dress.
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At the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Sophie Nélisse wowed in this simple custom Givenchy dress.
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Christina Ricci rocked this sheer Fendi look at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.
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Remember when Olivia Wilde freed the nipple in this silver Alexandre Vauthier dress at the 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala?
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At the 2022 Met Gala celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion, Lila Grace Moss donned a sparkling, word-covered Burberry naked dress.
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Back in July 27, 2023, Winnie Harlow turned heads in this fishnet, ocean-inspired naked dress for a date night.
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For the Met Gala red carpet in 2021, Zoe Kravitz wowed in this chainmail YSL gown.
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Lourdes Leon attended Victoria’s Secret celebrates The Tour ’23 in this sheer, webbed dress.
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Emily Ratajkowski attended W Magazine’s 50th Anniversary in this netted Tory Burch dress.
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Dua Lipa attended the World Premiere of Barbie in this netted, crystallized Bottega Veneta gown.
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Back in 2023, AnnaSophia Robb wowed in this sheer, black naked dress from Donna Karan.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones rocked the naked dress trend at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2023 with this sparkling, column dress from Gucci.
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Alessandra Ambrosio wowed in this sheer Dundas look at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Ciara wore a truly iconic naked dress from Dundas at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Li Jun Li attended the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in this hypnotic, sparkling gown from Fendi.
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This latex dress Rita Ora wore lives in our minds rent-free.
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One of the most iconic naked dresses has to be the sheen slip dress from Liza Bruce that Kate Moss wore in 1993.
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Pose star Indya Moore looked like a dream in this beige and brown Iris Van Herpen gown with the iconic swirled design.
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One of the most iconic naked dresses of all time was Rihanna’s sheer Swarovski-encrusted Adam Selman gown at the 2014 CFDA Awards.
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Bella Hadid wowed at the amfAR Gala Cannes 2017 in this sheer, sparkling gown from Ralph and Russo.
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At the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Carmen Electra stole the show in this headline-making sheer gown.
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Rose McGowan made headlines back in the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards when she wore this Maja dress that tleft little to the imagination.
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Megan Fox wowed in this Mugler gown at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.