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Bare ambition: the invisible dress was the way to be seen in 2022From Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe homage to Florence Pugh and Bella Hadid, female nudity has a visceral powerFlorence Pugh, braless in a thoroughgoing fuchsia halterneck gown, sits alongside Anna Wintour at the Valentino fall/winter 2022/2023 fashion present in Rome, Italy. Photograph: Jacopo Raule/Getty ImagesFlorence Pugh, braless in a sheer fuchsia halterneck gown, assembles alongside Anna Wintour at the Valentino fall/winter 2022/2023 fashion show in Rome, Italy. Photograph: Jacopo Raule/Getty ImagesThe master way to get noticed in 2022 was to wear an invisible dress. From Kim Kardashian in a skin-tone sheath previously worn by Marilyn Monroe to Florence Pugh in one-ply-tissue-weight Valentino pink, “exposed glamour” was the look that defined 2022.After a decade of demure trends, when high necklines and drag inflated sleeves ruled the catwalk and loose midi dresses replaced pencil skirts as power dressing in the office, this year put the substance back in the spotlight.Near-naked dressing is back, but the new look is – in the vernacular of Instagram – heavily filtered. Long but ultra-sheer gowns that showcase the essentials while preserving an air of mystery have replaced short skirts and plunging necklines.The patron saint of naked appeal is Marilyn Monroe. In 1960, in an interview with Marie Claire, Monroe recalled how when a previous reporter had sought her what she wore in bed, “I said, ‘Chanel No 5’, because it’s the truth … and yet, I don’t want to say ‘nude’.” From that minute on, nudity – or the suggestion of it – was key to her brand. In May this year, Kim Kardashian made headlines at the Met Gala by Reuse this content