Sometimes a birthday suit is the most fashionable look of all.

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/topless-model-runway-moments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barely covered chests</a> and carefully placed bunches of fabric around the waist, naked dresses have long been blending provocation with elegance. Celebrities love to wear them on the red carpet, and you may even spot one or two at a particularly permissible gala.&nbsp;
In the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/young-claudia-schiffer-90s-supermodel-karl-lagerfeld" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'90s</a>, the naked dress signaled the out-there aesthetic of a troublemaking designer. These days, when nudity is slightly more acceptable, a sheer gown can show appreciation for the graceful, female form. This fashion month, L'OFFICIEL looks back at all the best naked dresses to walk the runway.
<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/naomi-campbell-traded-love-life-for-model-career" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Naomi Campbell</a>, supermodel that she is, has worn more than one. There was her strut in 2005 wearing a star-coated dress for Heatherette. Then, again, she wore a sheer black gown for <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/valentino-launches-vaccinated-hoodies-unicef-collab-lady-gaga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Valentino</a> in 2019. Fashion designer <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/thierry-mugler-most-iconic-archival-styles-fashion-paris-museum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thierry Mugler</a> was never afraid of putting models in all states of undress on the runway. His namesake brand is still carrying on the tradition, as can be seen from their body-hugging dresses worn by <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/controversial-thierry-mugler-cutout-dress-spring-2021-megan-fox" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dominique Jackson</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/megan-fox-style-evolution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megan Fox</a>.&nbsp;
No matter the year or designer, a true naked dress shows that it's just as much about what you don't wear, as what you do.&nbsp;

Thierry Mugler Spring/Summer 1989

Yves Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 1990

John Galliano Spring/Summer 1992

Vivienne Westwood Fall/Winter 1994

Kate Moss for Atelier Versace Spring/Summer 1996

Shalom Harlow for Christian Dior Fall/Winter 1997

Thierry Mugler Spring/Summer 1998

Naomi Campbell for Heatherette Spring/Summer 2005

Gattioni Spring/Summer 2012

Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2015

Lanvin Spring/Summer 2017

Iris Van Herpen Fall/Winter 2018 Haute Couture

Jacquemus Spring/Summer 2019

Naomi Campbell in Valentino Spring/Summer 2019 Haute Couture 

Bella Hadid for Tom Ford Fall/Winter 2020

Dominque Jackson for Mugler Spring/Summer 2021

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