Of the three dresses Rosalía wore to the Los40 Music Awards gala, two were transparent. The first was signed by Acne Studios, the Swedish company whose image is the artist, a dress with a silk skirt that left the upper part almost uncovered except for a bow that covered her chest. The second the Catalan wore to perform “La Fama” with a group of twelve dancers was a black halter dress with an open back, signed by young designer Ludovic de Saint Sernin. Totally transparent, the fabric darkens to cover the crotch and hips and nipples where appropriate. Part of the fall-winter collection and worn by Bella Hadid on the runway, the original piece leaves the nipples exposed. Instead, Rosalía opted to don some heart-shaped nipple covers. With the popularity of see-through products over the past year, nipple shields have become another red carpet accessory. The gold and jewel formats signed by Schiaparelli went viral a few months ago.
«Do you see Rosalía with one of my dresses for singing? “Fame” means a lot to me. It’s my favorite song on the album and my boyfriend has been his number one fan since it started! Saint Dernin wrote on his Instagram. The Belgian designer is one of the great revelations of recent fashion. After working at Balmain, he launched his eponymous label in 2017 and quickly garnered media attention for producing overtly sexualized menswear (his idol is photographer Robert Mapplethorpe). Last year he made the leap into women’s fashion, with a couple of collections in which nudity and sensuality in the most classic sense of the word are the axes on which he builds pieces that, in most cases, don’t exceed six hundred euros. . Fans of Saint Sernin’s designs (not just the dresses or festive robes, but also the more “everyday” tops or miniskirts) include Dua Lipa, Kim Kardashian or Hailey Bieber, some of the most influential scribblers of the moment.
Rosalía, wearing an Acne Studios dress. Photo: Getty Images
You could say that Ludovic de Saint Sernin has the gift of timing. In the past year, the trend of showing skin has become ubiquitous. At first it was the mini garments, especially Miu Miu, that caught on with young people. Meanwhile, according to data platform TagWalk, 77.3% of the brands that have appeared at the four major fashion weeks have brought transparent garments to the catwalk.