Rihanna created quite a stir when she stepped out in a sheer dress at CFDA Fashion awards on June 2. Her translucent gown embellished with Swarovski crystals left very little to imagination. Whether a style statement or not, sheer dressing which started with Jane Birkin’s bare-black dress in 1969, has slowly but steadily evolved from a seasonal accent to a trend that’s here to stay. With runways all over the world presenting the trend aesthetically, sheer dressing has not only dominated Hollywood for quite some time but has also found loyalists in India.

Rihanna’s near-naked look set the grapevine buzzing. We have to give it to her for her guts