How Emily Ratajkowski pulled off the most daring Oscars look ever: Model donned a floating Jacquemus dress with a built in modesty sheath – but still suffered a wardrobe malfunction in gown that left little to the imagination
When Emily Ratajkowski stepped onto the Vanity Fair red carpet in a white Jacquemus gown for the Oscars afterparty, she turned heads for her radiant beauty and the fact that she was wearing her most daring look yet.
The dress, described by Vogue as the model’s “boldest look ever,” was a gorgeous shade of white and appeared to be molded to her body, only just barely touching her silhouette without clinging to an effect that resembled ‘floating’.
From the side angle, the model left little to the imagination, showing off a small amount of ‘side boob’ while the bodice of the dress covered her modesty but showed the outline of her breasts.
The bodice of the Jacquemus dress was asymmetrical – and has been compared by some to a ‘leaning tower’ – and drew a sharp line just over Emily’s collarbone.
The model, who has also had acting roles in films such as Gone Girl opposite Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, accessorized her dress with teardrop diamond earrings.
Emily Ratajkowski, 32, from California, wore a very daring white Jacquemus dress to the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty last night
She opted for smokey eyeshadow and very lightly teased hair to complete the bold yet stunning look.
Her Jacquemus dress was from the French fashion house’s spring/summer 2024 ready-to-wear collection, according Glamour.
In addition to the very daring cut, with a deep slit down to the waist that exposed Emily’s chest from the side angle, the dress also had a cape detail in chiffon-like material.
Although the daring dress concealed most of her modesty, Emily suffered from a minor ‘nip slip’ as she leaned forward and the material came loose from her boss, exposing her breasts.
The model opted for her most daring red carpet look yet in the Spring/Summer 2024 ready-to-wear dress
The stunning white asymmetrical dress featured a bodice that appeared to ‘float’ on Emily’s body, plus a chiffon-style cape detail
Vogue’s analysis of the dress as one of her boldest red carpet looks ever suggested that the effect of the dress was that she had ’emerged’ from the carpet
Fashion‘s analysis of the unusual dress noted, “The shape depicted Ratajkowski as a woman emerging from a rock, bringing a sense of artistry (and sensuality) to the red carpet.”
It added that her choice to forego accessories, apart from the teardrop earrings, gave the effect of Ratajkowski ’emerging’ from the red carpet.
While speaking to Vogue last year in 2023, the My Body author opened up about her evolving sense of style.
‘I think fashion used to really intimidate me. I felt like there were rules I didn’t understand,” she told the outlet.
‘The rules are meant to be broken, once you understand the rules you can have fun. I think in general I take it less seriously than ever before. I am less afraid of risks.’
Emily’s daring dress had a minor wardrobe malfunction in the form of a ‘nip slip’ when her chest was exposed
Emily opted for minimal accessories and wore only teardrop earrings, which added to the effect of the dress, according to Vogue
The 32-year-old mother of one chose her signature makeup style: a smokey eye and a nude lip
The model has been busy and earlier this week on Friday she celebrated her son Sly’s third birthday.
She shares the little one with ex-husband Sebastian Bear McClard – whom she was married to from 2018 until their divorce in 2022.
Ratajkowski took to her main Instagram page to share a slideshow of several short clips of her son taken in the past.
The beauty also wrote a sweet caption wishing Sly a happy birthday and also sharing that she was “lucky” to be his mother.
‘Sly is THREE! Three years ago today, I felt the soul of my beautiful baby come into the world and held him to my chest and my god – how time has flown.’
The model, who wrote My Body in 2021, which explores her relationship with her body and the concept of other people consuming it because of her modeling work, recently revealed to Glamor UK that her views on feminism have changed.
She told the magazine that she no longer believes in choice feminism, expressions of feminism that emphasize women’s freedom of choice.
In particular, she referenced the Blurred Lines music video that launched her onto the world stage more than a decade ago, but which was met with fierce criticism for the song’s lyrics and also for the fact that models went topless in the clip.
She said: ‘I don’t agree with choice feminism (now). I talked about that in my early twenties, but I also correct that in the book…
“God, I said that because I wanted to protect myself and believe something, because the alternative was too scary and too depressing.
“And even the story that I told myself or talked about with Blurred Lines, this kind of ‘Well, it was fun and it was empowering,’ there were moments like that, yeah. But there were moments on set where it was so clear who was in power.”
Choice feminism encourages women to embrace the opportunities they have in life and see their choices as justified.
Critics argue that this can lead to political stagnation as critical judgment of the actions of others is discouraged due to the potential of being labeled a ‘bad’ feminist.
In her book My Body, Emily recalled how, after the book’s release, she was criticized by some women who, she felt, could not separate the book’s content from her public persona.
She said: “I think even in the experience of publishing the book, a lot of the first articles that came out consisted of other women picking it apart in a way that I didn’t think was actually fair.
‘Because it’s a collection of essays about my experiences. But they couldn’t separate me as a person and even referenced recent Instagram posts in their criticism of my book.”