Lingerie is usually one of spring’s biggest trends — provided you’re brave enough to wear your favorite bras, slips and corsets as outerwear. It might seem like a difficult look to pull off, and it is, but our favorite celebrities are showing us how it’s done — and how black-tie lingerie can look sexy and refined even at the most high-profile events.
First up, Serena Williams.
Serena Williams
When she attended the 2015 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson Of The Year Ceremony, Serena challenged everyone’s image of a female athlete with the power of one black dress. Bye, bye stereotype. Hello fabulous female athlete trailblazing a sexy trend.
Dakota Johnson
Dakota Johnson wore this slinky black floor-length slip to the 22nd Annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards. With its vampy little slit and serious plunging V-neckline, she had no problem reminding everyone that her sexy role in Fifty Shades of Grey helped kick open the doors to numerous film opportunities.
Jenna Dewan Tatum
Gorgeous Jenna Dewan Tatum’s sheer lace gown, which left little to the imagination, was the furthest thing possible from actual lingerie: It was actually selected straight from Marchesa’s Spring 2016 ready-to-wear collection.
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani looked like the 1950s bad girl of everyone’s dreams when she wore a transparent black negligee gown over a leotard, for freak’s sake, to the 2015 American Music Awards. Her teased hair only added to the retro feel and let everyone know she was perfectly aware of the effect she was creating.
Rita Ora
Long before she was cast as Mia Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey, British singer and actress Rita Ora knew how to take sexy chances with her wardrobe. Here, she poses backstage at Vera Wang’s New York Fashion Week show wearing a sheer dress over black undergarments. It’s subtle. It’s chic. It’s a perfect example of this trend on a toned-down level.
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence is the kind of risk-taking celeb who isn’t afraid of experimenting with trends. She hit the nail on the head with this vampy, sophisticated look at the premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 — her rum raisin lip and tossled lob complemented her goth look perfectly.
Jaime King
Actress and model Jaime King proves that you can pull off black-tie lingerie even if you’re pregnant. She manages to make this sheer dress look sophisticated but sweet, thanks to its pretty turquoise hue and matching faux fur coat.
Lady Gaga
Only Lady Gaga could get away with wearing a teeny tiny shiny silver bra and floor-length slip while traipsing around Manhattan in the dead of winter.
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