Christina Aguilera's dress shows a lot of body — but not necessarily her own. While attending Vogue's Smart Tox event on 7 Sept. during New York Fashion Week [1], the singer stood out in a colourful naked illusion dress [2] by the brand Feben. The design featured a green and yellow bodice à la the famous Venus de Milo, shaping Aguilera's own curves to look like the sculpture's. The original painting on the dress — created by artist Jaana-Kristiina Alakoski [3] — included a vivid oil-slick of colours, dripping down from the top of Aguilera's neckline, all the way down to her long sleeves.
Styled by Chris Horan [4], Aguilera accessorised the bright bodycon ensemble with olive green sunglasses, a matching clutch, and metallic gold knee-high boots from Steve Madden. She left her long platinum-blonde hair down and completed the look with minimal gold jewellery to keep the attention on the art.
The naked dress trend [5] originally meant showing skin through sheer fabrics, as seen with Florence Pugh's braless couture at the Valentino Couture show and Ciara's fishnet gown [6] at the Oscars afterparty. But more recently, some celebrities have debuted much more literal interpretations, including Kourtney Kardashian, who in January wore a similar nude illusion dress [7] with a Renaissance-era print. These nude optical illusions result in quite the sexy trend warranting a double take. Don't believe us? See Aguilera's colourful spin below.
Christina Aguilera's Naked Illusion Dress at NYFW
