A brief history of the exposed nipple in fashion – from Marie Antoinette to Sydney Sweeney

By Naomi Braithwaite, Associate Professor in Fashion and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University

When Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney attended Variety’s Power of Women event on October 30 in Los Angeles, she may have delivered an empowering and inspirational speech, but it was her dazzling, see-through dress that really stole the show.

The floor-length silver design was a collaborative creation by Christian Cowan and Elias Matso. It was made from crystal mesh and structured around a steel-bone…

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