The 2025 Grammys featured many entertaining and buzzworthy moments, including Beyonce, Doechii, and Chappell Roan, among other big names. Yet people were left speechless about one specific moment on the Grammys’ red carpet. Bianca Censori dropped a big billowing coat to the ground, showcasing to the world a fully sheer dress, leaving nothing to the imagination.Â
Censori, the wife of Kanye West (who now goes by Ye) sent shockwaves across the internet the moment she dropped her dress. Although this stunt isn’t entirely surprising from the duo. Earlier in 2023, Bianca gained a lot of attention when she was walking around Florence wearing a sheer body stocking and holding a pillow over her chest.Â
So, this begs the question: Is Bianca’s dress choice making a feminist statement, or is she being used as a tool to bring attention to Ye’s personal brand? More importantly, does Bianca have any agency in these decisions?Â
Nudity in fashion has been a symbol that carries complex notions surrounding it. Nudity continues to be up for multiple interpretations and different people’s perspectives can be dramatically different. Some may view nudity as a statement of empowerment, a way to express oneself or an act of art creation, while others may believe it leads to the objectification of bodies.Â
The debate surrounding Censori’s outfit choice has people seeing both sides and there is no way for people to be certain how she felt about the decision to wear next-to-nothing unless she speaks out about it. The debate does bring up conversations about the societal implications of women’s autonomy and the sexualization of a woman’s body.Â
Censori’s fully nude look in juxtaposition of Ye being fully clothed repeats outdated gender tropes and reinstates the power dynamics involved in relationships specifically involving a woman’s autonomy. Ye has unapologetically defended his wife’s outfit, recently declaring on X that he has “dominion over her” which has continued to heighten different conversations about control in relationships. Ye has insisted that Censori makes her own decisions, including the controversial dress. Censori has largely remained silent in any controversies the couple goes through.Â
From understanding Ye and the stunts he pulls, most assume that this dress was a decision to help generate attention toward Ye and his brand. Ye has seemingly enjoyed the controversy speaking up on X that “My wife is the most Googled person on Earth.”
Many award shows over the years have had their fair share of shock value whether that be from fashion choices, wild performances or acceptance speeches. Most of these decisions, though, were based on rebellion against previous images or societal norms, while Censori feels provocative since this catapults a large amount of attention back to Ye and his brand.
With the extra attention Ye has been receiving, he has declared himself a Nazi, stated he understood Diddy beating his ex-wife Cassie and remade the hoodie that Cassie wore when she was beaten, for Ye’s own brand. Ye seems to have chosen a path that will continue to surround him with negative controversy. It seems Censori, by association, has fallen down this path too, unless she chooses to use her voice to speak up.Â
Regardless of how people feel about Bianca Censori’s nude dress shock, the moment shows the different ways that fashion, power and identity can intersect in front of the public’s eye.