Kendall Jenner’s long dress is vintage

Provocative, controversial and illusory, it represents the 2.0 evolution of the classic naked dress. It’s the nude effect dress, where the play of transparencies of the fabric is replaced by prints that probably reproduce the shapes of the female body. The technique used is called trompe l’oeil (in Italian: «deceives the eye») and derives from the world of pictorial art, in which through a skilful use of chiaroscuro and perspective an optical effect is created which makes the reproduced subjects. This game between reality and illusion has found ample space in fashion, from Elsa Schiaparelli’s fake bow ties to Moschino’s colorful printed details. An innovative use of trompe l’oeil was made in 1996 by Jean Paul Gaultier, when he introduced the technique in the collection Cyberbaba

, then revisited by Glenn Martens for Y/Project Fall Winter 2022. Recently many celebrities have also been conquered by the concept of sexyness contained in these dresses, also thanks to the nostalgia for 90s fashion. And Kendall Jenner also shared a series of shots on Instagram that immortalize her lying on an outdoor sofa, wearing a dream dress inspired by the unsurpassed trend 90s.

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Hair in the wind and relaxed pose, the US top model shows off a long dress in shades of gray and orange in the photo, in a mix and match of colors in harmony with the sunset in the background. What catalyzes the attention is the trompe l’oeil print imprinted on the fabric which depicts the naked bust of the Venus de Milo. It is a vintage item from the collection Soleil spring summer 1999 by Jean Paul Gaultier. The dress is fitted, ankle length and features a halter neckline with cut-out detailing around the bust. The printed female torso shapes look almost real as they precisely follow Kendall’s silhouette. Such a striking look that she doesn’t need many other accessories: the model has combined only two silver hoop earrings, while even her feet are left bare.

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Kendall isn’t the only one who has celebrated the female body with illusory nude looks. In June 2022 her sister Kylie Jenner, a lover of the peek-a-boo effect in outfits, showed on Instagram a bikini by Jean Paul Gaultier on the theme of the well-known movement Free the nipple.

Chiara Ferragni has often used the nude dress to launch messages of freedom and self-determination: while the United States removed women’s right to have an abortion, she showed off a provocative shirt with a nude effect on social networks to reiterate, once again, that every woman has the right to choose what to do with his body without any imposition. A message that the digital entrepreneur also brought to the stage of Sanremo 73, where she amazed everyone with a crystal-encrusted Dior dress decorated with a drawing of her body.