Wearing Underwear as Outerwear Is At an All-Time High

This styling choice is nothing new, but it's rising in popularity — especially among celebrities.

Whether or not you’ve seen London or you’ve seen France, you’re about to see everyone’s underpants. And we should have seen this coming.

Underwear as outerwear, underwear as everyday clothing — however you want to phrase it, lingerie is the look for fall 2024. It’s unclear how or why the trend managed to become even more popular this season than in recent years, but rest assured, celebrities have taken the reins and are all in.

Bella Hadid perfectly displayed Hollywood’s current affinity for dressing down rather than dressing up when she stepped out in a pair of white micro shorts styled with platform UGG boots. Then, at the Loewe show during Paris Fashion Week, Kylie Jenner hopped on board too, wearing a white tank top and matching underwear (both of which were adorned with the luxury houses’ logo) under a grey trench coat.

A few weeks later, her older sister, Kourtney Kardashian Barker, posted a series of mirror selfies celebrating her husband’s Blink 182 reunion tour. In the photos, the newlywed wore one of the band’s hoodies over a net dress, baring her booty and black underwear. Model Emily Ratajakowski put her own sexy spin on things at W Magazine’s 50th Anniversary party, walking the red carpet in a see-through metallic fishnet gown, nude silk underwear, and a matching triangle bra.

Of course, celebrities have been utilizing lingerie to make a bold fashion statement for decades. The look was especially popular from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, sometimes being used as a tactic to garner media attention.

Cut to 2022, during which a slew of '90s trends have made their way back into our closets (some we’ve welcomed with open arms, others we’ve met with a slight cringe). Lingerie — be it bras, bralettes, underwear, lacey or transparent slips — are being worn as tops, bottoms, and dresses once again. The twist? It’s less of the peek-a-boo tactic and more of a substitution for your typical wardrobe staples.

Whale tails have made an appearance over the past few years thanks to re-emerging low-rise bottoms, but the underwear as outerwear trend of 2024 isn’t about playing coy; this way of dressing leaves little to the imagination. It is the act of wearing underwear as regular, everyday clothing, but it doesn’t have to be as scandalous as it sounds.

Whether you’re going for a daring look with a bra as a top and chaps over pants or opting for a more refined style with a mesh turtleneck and a bra underneath, the key is to embrace what makes you feel most comfortable. So, get creative and confidently showcase those undergarments.