The fashion industry's (and culture's) obsession with breasts is nothing new. Designers have been enhancing women's natural assets with corsetry, strapless tops, and gravity-defying dresses for decades. However, in recent years, fashion designers have made breasts an avant-garde focal point. Take Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli creating t-shirts with gold nipple piercings and spiral cone bras, and Glenn Martens and Jean Paul Gaultier at Y/Project collaborating on sultry X-ray dresses that outline the female form. The breast-baring aspect is also nothing new (as this same magazine reported), but so what is smart style is new. Direct renditions of the runway look are hitting the streets, exposing not only the nipple, but also the side boob and lower chest.
Paris Couture Week draws a bold crowd to the fashion capital of the world, and the guest looks are taking boobage to the next level. Emma Chamberlain wore a barely there Rick Owens bra Vogue World show on June 23, and for Vogue World At the afterparty that night, Gigi Hadid donned a Balmain number with a (faux) crystalized neckline. There are ways to cover up and still embrace the trend—take it from Cara Delevingne, who wore a horned bra dress. Keep scrolling to see other ways street style stars are accentuating society's constant objects of fascination.
Gigi Hadid
This high-neck dress from Balmain offers plenty of coverage but plenty of cleavage, thanks to crystal trompe-l'oeil nipples and breasts.
Emma Chamberlain
The style superstar let it all loose But the nipple of this Rick Owens strappy bra.
Cara Delevingne
The devil wears… Jean Paul Gaultier by Simone Rocha Couture! This exaggerated cone bra look turns the horn hot.
Ashley Park
This deep V-neck Rahul Mishra dress is not for the faint of heart (or those without double-sided tape).
Kylie Jenner
At Schiaparelli, Queen Kylie wore a tailored version of a runway look she walked the show in (as royalty do), with a low-cut corset that showed off her cleavage .
Xenia Adons
All the fun of a piercing, without the needles. This pierced nipple vest from Schiaparelli offers a painless version of body jewelry.
Olivia Ponton
This hypnotic swirl bra dress is courtesy of Jean Paul Gaultier, frequent breast-obsessor and creator of Madonna's signature cone bra.
Brooks Nader
Leave it to the Sports Illustrated Side-kissing swim model in this Defaïence hoodie.
Choir Evangelist
Roses are in full bloom in Paris, and this Tamara Ralph top creatively uses two large rosettes as nipple covers.
Sabina Jakubowicz
Bella Hadid broke the internet when she wore this Schiaparelli tree 'top' (it's more like a necklace) to Cannes 2021. Its unique neckline below and side are ideal for the daring fashionista, especially in the heat of the summer
