Tyla Wears the Top Layer as the Only Layer: Mowalola Snakeskin at the VMAs

At the VMAs, Tyla made a case for putting on lingerie and walking out without adding anything over it. Her Mowalola bra came in snakeskin, and she wore it as the finished look, not a hint of something underneath. It belongs to a wider change in how dressing up works. Rihanna has also worn a see-through bra in public, and pieces cut like undergarments are turning up where a blouse would usually be. The appeal is simple: a bra is small, it's built to fit the body closely, and when the fabric is as bold as a snake pattern, it can carry a whole outfit by itself. For anyone planning a warm evening in Miami, Los Angeles or Palm Beach, the lesson is about proportion. Once the top is this small, everything else in the look has more room to stand out. Here the lingerie was the whole outfit.

With reporting from WWD.