The stars proving how the totally sheer dress can be chic, not cheap
Once seen as the epitome of bad taste, sheer fabrics and risqué dresses have become a key element of some of the world's chicest wardrobes.
But how to jump on the trend without looking tragic?
See-through looks tend to work best when they're full-length (unless you're Cara Delevingne, in which case anything goes). While a sheer mini skirt would leave almost too little to the imagination, something with a longer hemline gives enough of a glimpse to be sexy without giving everything away.
From Kendall Jenner to Ashley Graham and J.Lo, take a look at some of our fave celebs styling the trend for inspo...
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Unsurprisingly, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show served up some *seriously* sexy looks, but it's the after party that we kept our eye on. Candice Swanepoel killed it in this strappless number with sheer skirt.
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Joining Candice on the red (pink) carpet was Gizele Oliveira, who stepped out in a stunning Aadnevik dress with tiers.
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Betty Bachz stunned at the premiere of "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald" in Leicester Square, wearing a sheer red dress by Nadya Dzyak.
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Queen of the catwalk, Gigi Hadid, proved that sheer can look totally luxe as she closed the Alberta Ferretti show in this delicious creation.
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Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner opted for a tiered tulle dress by Schiaparelli for the 'Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)' premiere at Cannes Film Festival this year and we are absolutely here for every inch of it.
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Stella Maxwell
For the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show viewing party, Stella looked gorgeous in black lace and little else...
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Rita Ora
We have to give it to Rita, recently she's been slaying all of her red carpet appearances. And although this dress is hella see-through, it is Beyoncé-worthy and one of the best things we've seen from her.
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Chrissy Teigen
As with many sheer dresses, underwear would have only ruined Chrissy Teigen's look. The star wore a dress made up of black lacework. Risqué indeed.
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Ashley Graham made naked dressing look totally chic in this Marina Rinaldi number. She wore the sheer dress, which featured pretty silver and black beading, over black underwear. And she looked HOT.
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Poppy Delevingne
We could have looked at Poppy Delevingne's Reem Acra dress for hours as she attended the GQ Awards.
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Doutzen Kroes
To mark the start of New York Fashion Week, former Victoria's Secret angel Doutzen stepped out in this jaw-dropping red Tom Ford gown.
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Cara Delevingne
On the promotional tour of Valerian, Cara wore a structured disc Atelier Versace minidress, which was VERY sheer. It looks like the concealing was done with the help of a nude body suit and some carefully positioned nipple pasties. Kudos to you, Cara.
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Kim Kardashian
To attend a Balmain event, what else would Kim wear than a tiny white bra top and a sheer, crystal-embellished Balmain skirt?
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Violetta Komyshan
Actor Ansel Elgort may have premiered his new film Baby Driver in LA, but it was his girlfriend, Violetta Komyshan, and in fact, her see through red dress, that stole the thunder.
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To the amfAR Gala at Cannes 2017, Bella Hadid demanded attention in a sheer custom Ralph & Russo dress with draping sleeves and covered in crystals.
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To the Met Gala 2017, Kendall Jenner wore the skimpiest dress of the red carpet. A chainmail La Perla gown which showed her entire behind...
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J.Lo
Jennifer Lopez, the seemingly unaging queen, rocked up to the Latin Music Billboard Awards wearing this extreme cut-out dress. Lots of flesh on display, but doesn't she look effing incredible?!
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Taraji P. Henson
To the 2017 SAG Awards, Taraji P. Henson went braless under a stunning sheer Reem Acra spring summer 2017 gown.
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Bella Hadid
At Christian Dior's Haute Couture spring/summer 2017 ball, Bella Hadid wore a completely sheer, blue, diamond-encrusted Dior gown.
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Rachel McAdams
For the launch of her new film Doctor Strange, Rachel McAdams wore a stunning Elie Saab Couture dress. The dress was sheer bar some gorgeous swallow embellishments, which called for some full length spanx...
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Rachel McAdams
Here's the dress from the back.
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Bella Hadid
Bella Hadid's 20th birthday outfit was definitely one of her riskier looks. The outfit was comprised of a chainmail top and skirt with silver star-shaped nipple pasties fully on show.
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Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian is the queen of nearly naked dresses. She wore this crochet number to the Balmain Paris Fashion Week show and we've got a feeling that she's actually having to cover her crotch with that hand...
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Kim Kardashian
Kim nailed the naked dress look wearing this sheer dress and body suit.
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Kim Kardashian
What to wear to a huge Vogue party? An embroidered, sheer piece of fabric by Peter Dundas like Kim Kardashian, naturally.
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Beyonce
Queen Bey wowed her many fans in this sheer crystal dress at the 2015 Met Gala. The daring look divided opinion, but one thing's for sure, it certainly got us talking.
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Kim Kardashian
At the very same event in 2015, Kim Kardashian also opted for a barely-there dress in the form of this silver embellished number. The details on the dress saved her modesty, and the feathers at the bottom added a bit of an edge that we're very into.
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Lady Gaga
The Queen of bizarre dressing, Lady Gaga is another star who is regularly spotted in some pretty daring outfits. Here she is sporting a net dress over a pair of high-waisted knickers and some silver nipple covers. We bet she was cold...
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Jennifer Lopez
Proving nearly naked outfits can be the epitome of old-school vintage glamour, Jennifer Lopez makes sheer bejewelled dresses look, well, very classy!
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Miley Cyrus
Trust Miley to take nearly naked ensembles to the extreme. Miley made sure she would be remembered for years to come while hosting the 2015 VMAs.
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Perrie Edwards
Bravo, Perrie: you manage to make sheer dresses look cool, chic, and slightly 90s-esque.
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Rihanna
Rihanna was seen in a similar sheer outfit to Perrie's, but she chose to forgo the bra...
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Rihanna (part 2)
This wasn't the first time RiRihad bared all. The singer went all out in this see-through net top, which was accessorised with some sassy neckwear.
