Daisy Edgar-Jones makes naked dressing feel softer at Saint Laurent show

Daisy Edgar-Jones pushed naked dressing in a quieter direction at Saint Laurent’s Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show in Paris, stepping into the front row on June 23 in a lace look that felt more considered than confrontational. Charli XCX, Kate Moss and Madonna were also in the mix, and the seating chart alone told you this was one of the most watched rooms of Paris Fashion Week menswear.

The look worked because it did not try to win by sheer exposure. Edgar-Jones wore a semi-transparent lace dress that was read as a layered take on naked dressing, with enough structure and coverage to keep the effect polished rather than punishing. Bella Hadid had worn the piece on the runway before, which gave the dress a second life here, but Edgar-Jones changed the tone. On her, it looked less like a high-drama runway object and more like a wearable evening formula built around transparency, lace texture and a controlled silhouette.

That is the shift worth paying attention to. Naked dressing has spent years living in the red-carpet register as a dare, but Edgar-Jones’s Saint Laurent appearance made a stronger case for it as something you could actually translate. The useful details are obvious: a sheer outer layer that breaks up the body instead of flattening it, strategic lining that keeps the dress from tipping into full exposure, and a shape that skims rather than squeezes. Those are the moves designers can repeat and shoppers can understand without needing a stylist on speed dial.

Edgar-Jones has been building toward this lane for a while with stylist Dani Michelle. W Magazine named her a Gucci ambassador in 2022, and the brand’s affectionate relationship with her wardrobe has already produced several sheer moments, including lingerie-lace dressing at the 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala. She doubled down at the On Swift Horses premiere at SXSW on March 14, 2025, in a sheer Gucci lingerie top and low-waisted skirt, a look that landed just as Gucci named Demna as its new artistic director after Sabato de Sarno’s departure.

That is why this Saint Laurent appearance matters beyond one good front-row photo. Edgar-Jones is making naked dressing feel less like a provocation and more like a construction problem, and the answer right now is lace, layering and a body-conscious line that leaves room for the clothes to breathe.