Over the past couple of years, it's been all about the naked dress—and Rihanna, its queen. Yet her shocking and polarizing appearance in a completely sheer, Swarovski crystal–studded Adam Selman gown at the 2014 CFDA Awards is only one of many nearly naked looks on the red carpet. While Rihanna might be the reigning queen of the revealing red carpet look, she’s far from their originator. The naked red carpet walk dates way back into the 1990s when Rose McGowan showed up to the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards on the arm of Marilyn Manson—wearing a sheer backless dress with nothing but a black thong underneath. Rapper Lil' Kim was next to dominate the naked red carpet look, arriving at the 1999 VMAs in a glittering purple jumpsuit—with one breast completely exposed. Jennifer Lopez then stunned the world in a plunging, bright green Versace dress at the 2001 Grammy Awards—and with a swish of her silk chiffon tail, the naked red carpet look was officially here to stay.
She Wore Very Little And You Won´t Believe What She Showed
Naya Rivera
For the 2013 American Music Awards, Glee star Naya Rivera wore a plunging Michael Kors gown that left very little to the imagination. The dress also had a completely open back.
Jaimie Alexander
For the L.A. premiere of Thor: The Dark World, Jaimie Alexander chose a very bold black dress from Azzaro with a completely sheer panel right up the middle. She looked amazing in the dress, and it certainly had people talking.
Gwyneth Paltrow
At the L.A. premiere of Iron Man 3, Paltrow raised more than a few eyebrows in a dress from Antonio Berardi's F/W 13 collection complete with completely sheer paneling up both sides. She later told Ellen Degeneres of getting into the dress "Everyone went scrambling for a razor." Yikes.
Iggy Azalea
For her appearance at the 2013 MTV European Music Awards, Australian Iggy Azalea had what might be called an Angelina Jolie moment in this Dilek Hanif Spring 2011 Couture gown: Her right leg was on full display, as were some other parts she probably didn't intend to expose.
Anne V.
When you're a supermodel showing up to a red carpet with notorious modelizer Adam Levine, you go big or go home. For the 2012 Grammy Awards, the model known simply as Anne V did just that, opting for a high-cut black Anthony Vaccarello mini-dress with a cutout right at her left hip bone.
Kim Kardashian West
No list of public nudity would be complete without Mrs. Kardashian West. For a special fashion week dinner hosted by her pal, Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci, she wore a custom dress Tisci designed just for her complete with plunging neckline and strategically placed cutouts.
Miley Cyrus
The pop star has grown increasingly fond of wearing as little clothing as possible on the red carpet, a predilection that reached fever pitch when she arrived at the 2013 MTV European Music Awards wearing what appears to be a slashed T-shirt with rappers 2Pac and Biggie emblazoned on the back.
Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone wins major courage kudos for wearing this exposed look to the red carpet for the ultra-swanky amfAR Inspiration Gala in 2012. We have to admit, she looks amazing and was far ahead of the curve when it comes to showing nipples on the carpet.
Toni Braxton
At the 2001 Grammy Awards, Toni Braxton dropped plenty of jaws in a white satin gown with high slits on both sides of her body, revealing not only her thighs and hips but a little bit of her behind as well. Oh, my!
Jennifer Lopez
The curvaceous singer hit the red carpet at the 2001 Grammy Awards on the arm of Puff Daddy (now just Diddy) wearing a revealing (and now iconic) silk-chiffon gown by Versace. Lopez also wore a new iteration of the dress while performing, further cementing its iconic status.
Lil' Kim
The rapper made an unforgettable showing at the 1999 VMAs when she showed up in a glittering purple jumpsuit, matching wig, and her left breast completely exposed. The look has become so iconic that even Miley Cyrus replicated it for a Halloween costume.
Rose McGowan
The actress arrived at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards with absolutely nothing to hide. The back of her midi-length gown was constructed of little more than barely tied black threads, revealing her entire backside to the world.
Rihanna
To accept the CFDA’s covet-worthy Fashion Icon of the Year award, Rihanna arrived in a custom Adam Selman dress hand-inlaid with more than 230,000 Swarovski crystals. Some loved it, some hated it, but everyone noticed it.
Irina Shayk
What was Irina Shayk thinking when she slipped on this sparkly body stocking with bits of fabric hanging off it for the Vanity Fair after in February? Atelier Versace or no, this was a show-stopping sheer shocker.
Amber Rose
Amber Rose accessorized her curves with lengths of silver chain for the 2014 MTV music awards but stopped there.
Micaela Schaefer
The chick featured in this photo is NOT in "Men In Black 3" ... but she showed up to the premiere in Germany anyway ... and ABSOLUTELY NOBODY complained. Sporting a necklace ... and some garbage bag strips attached to other garbage bag strips ... German bikini model Micaela Schaefer walked the same red carpet as Will Smith and Josh Brolin. Agent J ... meet Agent DD.
