The latest celebrity obsession on the red carpet seems to be showing some skin—or scandalously too much of it.
This awards season, the trend of ultra-revealing outfits picked up steam as some of the biggest names in showbiz bared it all in front of the cameras.
Is this just another fashion moment that will come and go like many others before, or is this a bold new era of body-baring style?
Highlights
- The trend of ultra-revealing outfits was largely seen this award season.
- “The Oscars were like a lingerie catwalk,” one social media user said.
- Stars like Julia Fox, Zoë Kravitz, Olivia Rodrigo, Katy Perry, and Bianca Censori are just a few of the many that have opted for backside-revealing styles.
The trend of ultra-revealing outfits picked up steam this awards season
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Stars like Julia Fox, Zoë Kravitz, Olivia Rodrigo, Katy Perry, and Bianca Censori are just a few of the many that have opted for backside-revealing styles.
“I'll do anything for a look,” said Fox, who decided to free the nipple at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 2.
The Uncut Gems actress wore a sheer slip dress designed by Dilara Findikoglu, and she had long locks of hair strategically placed to cover her lady bits.
Julia Fox had long locks of hair strategically placed to cover her lady bits at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
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Right after her appearance at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Fox “changed on the side of the road” and went straight to the Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards viewing party the same night.
“Yeah, I was butt a** naked on the side of the road,” she told ET. “I'll do anything for a look.”
When Kravitz attended the Vanity Fair Oscars Party on Sunday, March 2, she was dressed in a black satin, floor-length dress.
Zoë Kravitz flaunted a sheer panel on the backside of her dress
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The dress, in some ways, signified the ongoing revival of the bumster trend, which is the revealing of the top of one’s crack.
Along with sheer confidence, Kravitz flaunted a sheer panel on the backside of her dress, bringing the peach emoji to life on the red carpet.
Meanwhile, Nikki Glaser wore a strapless Valdrin Sahiti sheer lace black gown to the same party.
The comedian, 40, spoke about her outfit to ET and said she gets “sliced like clay” while wearing such dresses because the undergarments give her a wedgie in the front area.
Nikki Glaser spoke about being “sliced like clay” because of the wedgie these kinds of dresses give her
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Olivia Wilde, Emma Chamberlain, Megan Thee Stallion, Bianca Balti, Emily Ratajkowski, and Kendall Jenner were a few others who showed up to the party in revealing outfits.
Hollywood kept the tushie-revealing trend alive at the 2025 Oscars, but at this point, the shock value isn’t what it used to be.
With these ultra-revealign styles, “There are a multitude of factors at play,” such as “body positivity, attention economy, shock value, and empowerment,” fashion expert Theresa M. Winge told Bored Panda via email.
Olivia Wilde posed in a Chloé gown at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2025
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Experts believe the revealing fashion style could be a form of self-expression.
On the one hand, “fashion has traditionally served as a reflection of one’s subculture, values, beliefs, and social standing,” consumer behavior expert Morgan Ward from Goizueta Business School told Bored Panda.
But people may “adopt and discard trends without necessarily having a meaningful connection to the underlying principles of those styles,” she added.
“I think that this fluidity can be empowering, because people can experiment with different clothing options, combine fashion signals and customize,” she continued. “On the other hand, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to understand a person’s cultural background, values, and beliefs by looking at their attire.”
Emma Chamberlain was another star who embraced the revealing style
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With figures like Bianca Censori often stepping out in barely-there outfits and putting their entire body on display at the Grammys, wearing a revealing outfit now seems like just another day on the red carpet.
Katy Perry flashed her derrière at the Billboard Women in Music Awards last year.
Olivia Rodrigo, 22, was completely backless on the red carpet at the 2025 Grammys this year.
Zendaya also flaunted her cheeks during the premiere of Dune: Part Two last year.
Overly revealing outfits have been seen on the runway for decades now, but Rose McGowan is believed to be one of the first women to have done it on the red carpet. She appeared in a beaded dress with no lingerie while attending the MTV VMAs in 1998 with her then-boyfriend Marilyn Manson.
“They sl*t-shamed me like crazy,” she told Yahoo! Entertainment about the moment.
Nearly three decades later, an ensemble similar to McGowan's no longer has the same shock value.
Olivia Rodrigo was about an inch of fabric away from flaunting the bumster trend, which includes revealing the top of one’s crack
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“Western society’s acceptance of more revealing fashion is continually being pushed to more liberal standards, which is most notable when you pull back and take a broader view of fashion history,” Winge said.
“Showing one’s ankle was once considered scandalous and even p*rn*gr*phic. However, in time, erogenous zones shifted and more revealing fashions come in and out of fashion,” added the Body Style author.
While Winge does not think this trend will be “normalized any time soon,” she said there could be “moments in time where people are emboldened to express themselves via their revealing fashions.”
Bianca Censori served the most jaw-dropping moment on the red carpet this awards season
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When asked about the impact this trend could have, Ward said it could be both positive and negative.
Such trends could impact one's emotional well-being by triggering feelings of “inadequacy or dissatisfaction with one's own body.”
“Increased access to unfiltered images of others’ bodies may lead to heightened social comparison, where individuals measure their worth against the often idealized representations they see online,” she said.
“This can contribute to feelings of inadequacy or dissatisfaction with one's own body,” she added.
Katy Perry flashed her derrière at the Billboard Women in Music Awards last year
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“Moreover, the focus on external appearances might overshadow the importance of personal qualities, achievements, and character, leading us to prioritize looks over substance in our interactions.”
On the positive side, this trend could help encourage people to “express themselves more freely and challenge societal taboos surrounding n*ked bodies.”
“Optimistically, I would love if more exposure to people’s body would support acceptance of diverse body types and styles and promote body positivity,” she said.
“Perhaps people will feel empowered to display their own bodies without shame,” the expert added.
“The Oscars were like a lingerie catwalk,” one social media user said
