{"id":118118,"date":"2026-10-20T19:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=118118"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:45:14","slug":"sheer-slip-dresses-grazia-usa-fall-winter-2026","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/sheer-slip-dresses-grazia-usa-fall-winter-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Not-So-Naked Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marc Jacobs
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At some point, naked dressing was bound to run out of clothes to remove. In recent years, the red carpet has become a game of one-upmanship, with celebrities in increasingly transparent gowns competing to reveal more and more, to the point that step and repeats seem one wardrobe malfunction away from requiring a censor bar. Then, with a surprise show on the eve of New York Fashion Week this past February, fashion\u2019s soothsayer Marc Jacobs made a compelling case for leaving a little more to the imagination. He sent out a trinity of long sheer slips \u2014 white, ice blue, and bubblegum \u2014 layered over tonal tops that were completely opaque and just long enough to cover the crucial bits, leaving legs for days visible through a veil of nylon. The effect was a delicious contradiction: naked, but also not.<\/p>\n

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Fendi and Dolce&Gabbana
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Across the Fall\/Winter 2026 season, this business-on-top, boudoir-below proposition was everywhere. At Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Tom Ford, Antonio Marras, and Carven, sheer silk and lace slips in both mini and midi lengths emerged from the hems of sharply tailored blazers. Valentino and Saint Laurent achieved a similar effect with plush faux-fur and leather wrap coats, while Victoria Beckham and Zankov heightened the contrast with sailor sweaters and grandpa cardigans. Mytheresa Chief Buying & Group Fashion Ventures Officer Tiffany Hsu says the retailer is \u201creally going to town with\u201d neglig\u00e9es paired with \u201cshapely, structured silhouettes\u201d this season. The appeal lies precisely in the mismatch: lingerie-like layers removed from their come-hither context and paired with more traditionally masculine-coded pieces that telegraph strength.<\/p>\n

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Tom Ford and Carven
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\u201cThere is something intriguing and seductive when one mixes transparency and opaqueness in the same look,\u201d says Henry Zankov of the material meet-cutes in his collection, including upcycled polyester mesh against merino wool and cashmere stripes and Japanese paper organza with brushed alpaca. \u201cIt feels subversive and doesn\u2019t give it all upfront,\u201d he adds. \u201cYou have to get to know her first.\u201d For Antonio Marras, that juxtaposition speaks to something deeper. \u201cWhen we pair the rigorous tailoring of a men\u2019s jacket with the ethereal lightness of a sheer slip, we are not simply combining two garments; we are telling the story of the complexity and layered nature of the human being,\u201d Marras says. \u201cTrue strength \u2014 the kind that endures over time \u2014 lies in the ability to embrace opposites and allow them to coexist in harmony.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Valentino and Saint Laurent
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Even as designers rewrite the naked-dressing formula, the original still exerts a powerful hold: This past summer, \u201cKate Moss 1993 sheer dress<\/a>\u201d \u2014 the infamous Liza Bruce slip rendered transparent by paparazzi flashbulbs \u2014 was a breakout Google search term, as was \u201cJessica Alba sheer lace dress\u201d \u2014 a Fendi number the actor wore sans jacket to the house\u2019s July couture show in sweltering Rome. But women aren\u2019t just scrolling the fantasy; they\u2019re asking how to wear sheer IRL. \u201cAs people begin building their fall wardrobes, the focus has shifted from if they should wear sheer to how to style it practically,\u201d says Sagal Mohammed, editorial and creative lead for commerce at Google. Her prescription? \u201cNostalgic \u201990s Kate Moss slip-dress energy, but modernized with strategic layering for everyday wear.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Zankov and Antonio Marras
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So, how to layer strategically? Start with proportion. For the top layer, stylist and former model Ana Tess recommends choosing something \u201clong enough that you\u2019d be comfortable wearing it on its own.\u201d Having spent years on the other side of the camera, she knows real life demands a greater range of motion than walking up and down a runway. \u201cMy test is, can I bend over on set without showing everything?\u201d she says, noting that adding a pair of bike shorts underneath offers extra insurance. Tess sees this approach to sheer working everywhere from lunch with girlfriends to a date or cocktail party \u2014 but maybe not the office. Her life hack for corporate girls: \u201cWear the full suit to work, stash a sheer slip in your bag, then ditch the pants after hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Prada and Miu Miu
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For the sheer-curious but exposure-shy, Prada offered an object lesson in flipping the script: Get dressed first, then add something diaphanous. Fifteen models made four exits each, adding as they went. One look topped a chunky cardigan, poplin shirt, satin pencil skirt, and floral knee socks with a sheer organza half-slip tied at the waist. The idea carried over to Miu Miu, where Miuccia Prada\u2019s aptly titled \u201cMindful Intimacy\u201d collection went three deep: a sheer tulle dress over a red silk dress over a peach nightgown. To keep all that fabric from overwhelming the body, Tess suggests either choosing a very loose slip, as at Rabanne, or cinching a half-slip tightly to \u201ccarve out a waist,\u201d \u00e0 la Prada and Alainpaul. After years of baring it all, the real power move this season may be choosing exactly what \u2014 and how much \u2014 not to show.<\/p>\n

Read GRAZIA USA\u2019<\/em>s Fall\/Winter 2026 Issue<\/a><\/p>\n