The Naked Truth
ELLE US|February 2023
In the spirit of feminist defiance, the Free the Nipple movement finds new life on the runway.
MARGAUX ANBOUBA
The Naked Truth

As protesters took to the streets last summer, decrying the overturn of Roe v. Wade, fashion was, understandably, the last thing on anyone’s mind. However, the attack on bodily agency rippled into the sartorial world a few months later, with spring 2023 collections—from Rick Owens to Prada—featuring sheer, nipple-baring looks that both celebrated and called attention to the female form.

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