The Sheer Power of Transparent Clothing

Skip to main contentSearchSearchFashionBeautyCultureLivingWeddingsRunwayShoppingVideoVogue ClubVogue WorldFashionBeautyCultureLivingWeddingsRunwayMoreFind anything you save across the site in your account ‎ Almost sold out! Secure your Vogue World: Paris ticket todayLEARN MOREFashionBy Hannah JacksonMarch 15, 2024Albert L. Ortega/Getty ImagesLately fashion has left little to the imagination.The sheer-dress trend, while varying in levels of (im)modesty, is inescapable, as barely concealed nipples, belly buttons, and thongs have graced every red carpet from theGrammysto theOscars. While celebrities including Rihanna, Kendall Jenner, and Beyoncé have all played a role the trend’s recent resurgence, translucent garments have been making jaws drop and eyes bulge for centuries.The mysterious 18th-centuryPortrait of a Young Woman in Whiteby an unknown artist has enjoyed a renewed cultural interest as the cover ofMy Year of Rest and RelaxationbyOttessa Moshfegh.But the artwork, in which the su...