Barely hidden under the folds of a sheer top or completely exposed, the nipple is everywhere this Fall/Winter 2024 Fashion Week.
Skip the bra. next winter women will be walking around topless with clearly visible nipples. At first glance, the surprising concept is perhaps less fantastic than reality; since the beginning of February, the visible nipple is everywhere on the catwalks of New York Fashion Week and even visible in most of the collections presented. London. We also notice that the half-naked models are wearing small jewelry or bags. Has the pointed nipple become a sufficient accessory in itself?
It seems so, judging by the latest collections shown in New York. At Alejandra Alonso Rojas, it was elegantly seen under a tight mesh dress, or subtly peeked through a lingerie-style see-through top at the Frederic Anderson show. But especially in London, a city known for not being shy during its fashion weeks, nipples have established themselves on the catwalks. On Feb. 17, they paired a fishnet dress at the Di Petsa show or went romantic in Simone Rocha, looking sheer under a sheer David Koma dress.
“Free the nipple”
For the winter of 2024-2025, the fully exposed breast is no longer the “sensational” element of the collection, but part of the ordinary. To explain this strong return of the “Free The Nipple” spirit (a movement that supports the idea that it is socially acceptable for women to show their breasts, editor’s note), the influence of celebrities should be taken into account. Very influential like Kim Kardashian. On October 27, 2023, an American businesswoman sent social networks into a frenzy by offering a bra with pointed nipples. The barely-there piece, which “looks cold even if the Earth warms up,” quickly made its way onto the website of Kim Kardashian’s underwear brand, Skims.
Kim Kardashian sells the virtues of her bra with integrated nipples in video for Skims
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In general, fashion has been getting rid of modesty for several seasons and allowing itself to be more and more eccentric. We remember Margiela’s haute couture fashion show on January 25 in Paris, daring to wear exposed and transparent chest hair. Not forgetting the “no pants” trend (no pants, in French), which made fashion take a cheeky turn in 2023; walking in panties was also a trend on the catwalks, especially at Miu Miu, as it was on the red carpets. Who will dare to appear shirtless in 2024?
Source: Le Figaro
