A current trend in dresses features sheer fabrics, cutouts, and reveal-all themes. Cleavage, side boob, underboob, stomach, side butt, and even more are on display in these daring designs. While undeniably sexy, these dresses often receive mixed reviews, with many debating whether they are bold and tasteful or simply tacky and trashy.
A bold showcase of the sheer and cutout dress trend, as seen on Jaimie Alexander, Jasmin Walia, Joanna Krupa, Lady Gaga, Lady Victoria Hervey, and Paris Hilton (Credit: WENN)
The trend is polarizing, and illustrating this are the following dresses that got mixed comments.
Here is the white evening gown we spotted on British reality TV actress Jasmin Walia at the world premiere of ‘Robocop’ yesterday evening. Its virginal hue and long-sleeved coverage are betrayed by the see-through nude mesh panels in front, which showcase Jasmin’s boobs, abs, legs, and more.
Jasmin Walia dazzles in a white evening gown with daring mesh panels at the ‘Robocop’ world premiere on February 5, 2014 (Credit: WENN)
Going completely commando seems to be the only option for these daring dresses. Can you think of a lingerie design that would work with this revealing Michael Costello creation worn by Real Housewives of Miami’s Joanna Krupa?
Joanna Krupa stuns in a revealing Michael Costello dress at OK! Magazine’s pre-Grammy event on January 24, 2014 (Credit: WENN)
Just the night before, Paris Hilton was seen wearing one such dress by Haus of Milani, which prompted fashion critics to say that Joanna Krupa was just copying Paris.
Paris Hilton turns heads in a bold Haus of Milani dress at P. Diddy’s pre-Grammy party on January 23, 2014 (Credit: WENN)
This type of dress is everywhere right now. It even made British aristocrat Lady Victoria Hervey forget her high standing in the social hierarchy for a moment, not caring if she was being scandalous in this Gaurav Gupta gown that left nothing to the imagination:
Lady Victoria Hervey shocks in a daring Gaurav Gupta gown at the Golden Globes After-Party on January 12, 2014 (Credit: WENN)
We have good reason to think that Jaimie Alexander started it all with the following Azzaro gown, which we dubbed the most daring dress of 2013:
Jaimie Alexander in the iconic Azzaro gown at the ‘Thor: The Dark World’ premiere on November 5, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
Of course, Lady Gaga was in on it, too. Bizarrely enough, her Atelier Versace strapless dress is arguably the most modest of all the sheer illusion dresses featured in this post.
Lady Gaga steps out in a modest Atelier Versace strapless dress in New York City on November 15, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
What’s your stand on this trend? Do you find it bold, sexy, daring, or simply trashy and tacky?
Here are more dresses celebrities have no choice but to go commando in. For truly sexy dresses, check out the 13 sexiest dresses of 2013.