Naomi Campbell just wore the naked dress to end all naked dresses

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16th Sep 2019

While it may not always be the first-choice channel to bring awareness to a cause, in the fashion sphere, sometimes a statement-making red carpet moment is enough to bring much needed attention to charitable efforts.

So if anyone wasn’t already aware of Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief charity—an organisation inspired by the model’s close relationship with her friend and mentor, Nelson Mandela—the eye-catching look she wore for this year’s event certainly brought some much-needed attention to the worthy cause.

In an ultra-sheer, figure-hugging dress by Thierry Mugler, Campbell’s red carpet look for the evening left little to the imagination, with narrow inserts of strategically-placed beaded embroidery and not much else leading us to dub the gown as the naked dress to end all naked dresses.

 

The semi-sheer Thierry Mugler gown Campbell slipped into for the event's red carpet. Image credit: Getty Images

 

Following Campbell’s undoubtedly iconic red carpet moment, the model slipped out of the peek-a-boo outfit and into a number of couture pieces for the evening’s runway. Held at the British Museum, the event attracted a number of notable guests, including Alexa Chung, Pierce Brosnan and son Paris, actress Naomie Harris, and models Maria Borges, Adut Akech Bior, and Stella Maxwell.

And not only were a slew of famous faces present on the evening, but leading brands—including Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Iris van Herpen and Tomo Koizumi—also showed their support for the cause by providing looks to be showcased at the evening’s runway.

Campbell herself donned a number of pieces by Valentino, who contributed looks from its latest couture collection, walking in a feather-sleeved, sequin-adorned, technicolour-toned jumpsuit, before changing into a voluminous red ensemble which featured a low-cut neckline and laser-cut cape.

 

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Campbell's first technicolour Valentino look. Image credit: Getty Images

 

Campbell's second red, billowy Valentino look. Image credit: Getty Images

 

Following the show—which, according to The Mirror, concluded with students from the Elmgreen School in South London walking the runway as a way to highlight the cause of this year’s event—the charity’s annual auction got underway, with art and designer items sold to raise money for the Mayor’s Fund for London.

“It’s a privilege to work with the Mayor’s Fund—it’s an independent charity that tackles social inequality,” Campbell told the UK publication. “The problems we seem to see are about education. We are here tonight about education. Education isn’t just a problem for London. It isn’t a problem just for the UK—it’s a problem across the globe.”

The event also saw a number of politically-charged moments, with the opening look of the show featuring in a quilted yellow skirt by Chrome Hearts who, according to WWD, sponsored the show.

 

The runway's finale, including students from Elmgreen School and Chrome Hearts's quilted spider web skirt. Image credit: Getty Images

 

“It was just recently that I had the idea for these quilted spider web designs, with the idea that the ‘web’ was a symbol of uniting the world,” Laurie Lynn Stark, co-owner of Chrome Hearts, told the publication. “When I first talked to Naomi about the theme for this year’s show, I knew immediately that these pieces would be a perfect fit.”

Campbell followed suit, stepping out in a statement-making piece for the Fashion for Relief after party, selecting a white leather dress which featured a gunshot-wound design from upcoming designer Mowalola, no doubt making a reference to the growing gun violence epidemic, an issue the model has been vocal about in the past.