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As the runways suggest and the red carpets confirm, so-called naked dressing is here to stay. Consider Margot Robbie's skimpy Wuthering Heights press tour, full of sartorial hits, and Chappell Roan's mischievous Mugler dress at the Grammys, a diaphanous chiffon slip hanging from her nipples, which was a re-creation of a 1998 couture design by Thierry Mugler that appeared dated when put back on the runway in September before Roan breathed it new life.

Many moons ago, fashion in polite society was guided by primness. Consider the "rule of thirds." The gist is that one should divide the body in thirds to choose where to emphasize—a blueprint for flattering proportions and a suggestion applied to what or not to reveal. That's gone out of the window: We now wear clothes that reveal as much as they conceal. Whatever happened to the art of the tease? We've gladly moved on from politeness, but why not opt for tantalizing sensuality versus sexuality? See Teyana Taylorwinning a Golden Globe in a cheeky Schiaparelli dress—awards ceremony in the front, after-party in the back. The new principle of dressing, according to designers and celebrities alike, is the rule of none.

Daisy Shaw-Ellis

José Criales-Unzueta