Minimalism may currently dominate the fashion conversation—think pared-back ’90s staples and effortless off-duty uniforms—but Laura Harrier is making a compelling case for the opposite. At the premiere of Michael this week, the actor leaned fully into the enduring allure of naked dressing, delivering a look that felt both nostalgic and sharply modern.
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Arriving alongside co-stars Miles Teller and Colman Domingo, Harrier opted for a statement jumpsuit from Jean Paul Gaultier, designed under Duran Lantink’s creative direction. The piece—complete with an optical-illusion corset—played with transparency and structure, evoking the bold, body-conscious energy of early 2000s red-carpet dressing.
It’s hardly a departure for Harrier. From sheer Alaïa gowns to barely-there Miu Miu ensembles and cut-out designs by Ludovic de Saint Sernin, she has long embraced fashion that blurs the line between exposure and elegance. Yet this latest outing feels particularly pointed—a reminder that even as fashion cycles swing back to restraint, there remains a place for clothes designed to provoke a second glance.
The look itself balanced sensuality with tailoring: a hybrid of bra, corset, and sharply cut trousers that nodded to a distinctly 2010s aesthetic—equal parts boardroom polish and after-dark attitude. It’s a styling proposition that feels intentionally disruptive in a moment otherwise defined by quiet luxury.
Off-duty, Harrier is often aligned with the clean, minimalist wardrobes of Zoë Kravitz and Dakota Johnson—women who have turned simplicity into an art form. But on the red carpet, she continues to resist predictability, embracing instead a more daring, expressive mode of dressing.
If the industry has been flirting with subtlety, Harrier’s latest appearance suggests the affair isn’t exclusive. Naked dressing, it seems, isn’t just surviving—it’s thriving.
