At the 2025 Emmy Awards, our favorite stars offered an alternative to the trendy naked dress.

If there's one trend that's been rocking red carpets over the past few years, it's naked dresses. Think sheer gowns, plunging necklines, mesh styles, and&nbsp;very&nbsp;strategically placed embroidered, lace, or crystalline details.
Beloved stars ranging from <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/margot-robbie-naked-dress-sheer-clothing-trend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Margot Robbie</a> to <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/charli-xcx-naked-dress-2025-brit-awards-red-carpet-sheer-dress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charli XCX</a> to <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/megan-thee-stallion-beaded-naked-dress-gaurav-gupta-couture" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megan Thee Stallion</a> have donned the look in recent years, and though the styles are sensational, shocking looks each and every time, for many, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/celebrities-wearing-naked-dress-risque-outfits-grammys-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">naked dress fatigue</a> is setting in. The cultural weariness became especially clear earlier in 2025 when the Cannes Film Festival <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/cannes-film-festival-bans-risque-naked-dresses-red-carpet-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banned naked dresses</a> on the red carpet&mdash;though it remains among the only major industry events to do so, the act still sent quite a message.&nbsp;
Never fear, though&mdash;at the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/2025-emmy-winners-nominations-awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2025 Emmy Awards</a>, style icons from across the generations and genres took to the red carpet in styles that preserved the sensual, stunning aura of the classic naked dress, and offered up their own similarly risqu&eacute;, yet unique takes on the trend.&nbsp;

Justine Lupe wearing Carolina Herrera and Anita Ko jewelry at the 2025 Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, 2025. Getty Images.

Of the hundreds of dresses debuted on the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/all-the-best-looks-from-the-2025-emmys-red-carpet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2025 Emmy Awards red carpet</a>, Justine Lupe's fabulously sheer, shimmery naked dress may be the only true one of its kind seen during arrivals. The actor, known for her work in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/netflix-s-new-rom-com-series-nobody-wants-this-kristen-bell-adam-brody" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nobody Wants This</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;Succession, wore the gown in question&mdash;a piece from the Carolina Herrera Fall/Winter 2025 collection&mdash;with several Anita Ko jewelry pieces, neutral-toned heels, and natural, glowy glam. The mesh netting and radiant, mirrored sequins offer an ethereal, elegant, yet sensual take on the naked dress, resulting in a gown that feels like a natural fit among Lupe's past looks.&nbsp;

Jenna Ortega wearing Givenchy at the 2025 Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, 2025. Getty Images.

Jenna Ortega may be just 22 years old, but the&nbsp;Wednesday&nbsp;star has already cemented herself firmly in fashion history as a style icon for the ages. Her most recent daring look? A risqu&eacute; Givenchy number from the label's Fall/Winter 2025 line. Wearing a top constructed solely from embedded, oversized vintage jewels, the actor positively glittered. Though Ortega is <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/jenna-ortega-naked-dress-wednesday-premiere-red-carpet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no stranger to the naked dress</a>, her 2025 Emmy Awards look proves there are plenty of options&mdash;if one is bold enough&mdash;when it comes to naked looks.&nbsp;

Charlotte Le Bon at the 2025 Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, 2025. Getty Images.

Fully clothed she may have been, but Charlotte Le Bon's frock may have been among the most risqu&eacute; dresses of the night. <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/parker-posey-white-lotus-season-3-quotes-best-lines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/parker-posey-white-lotus-season-3-quotes-best-lines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White Lotus</a>&nbsp;actor sported a silvery Courr&eacute;ges gown from the label's Fall/Winter 2025 line. The stunning, close-fitting gown made Le Bon resemble a silver-gilt statue and offered a unique, sensual take on both the silver trend and the naked dress trend.&nbsp;

Jenna Ortega, Charlotte Le Bon, And More Prove Why Risqué Styles Are Red Carpet Staples

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