We Predict This Sassy Idea Will Be 2016's Biggest Red Carpet Trend

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And so it begins. Awards season has shifted up a gear into slow-but-steady action and with it comes the first look at spring/summer 2016's beautiful runway clothes—and, therefore, trends—in real life. With last year dominated (and exhausted) by see-through, barely there, couture body–required gowns, celebrities are going to have to find subtler ways to show their sexy. No new vibe could be better than the underwear-as-outerwear trend as seen on the runways of Givenchy, Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga where slip dresses, lace camisole and silk satin ruled supreme when set against black tailoring. It's not about exposure, it's about quiet seduction, sensuality. Which is why this lace-detailed LBD from Lanvin is yet another impeccable choice from Rooney Mara. 

Scroll down to see her look and shop the chicest black lace dresses…

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(Image credit: Chelsea Lauren/REX Shutterstock)

On Rooney Mara: Lanvin dress; Jimmy Choo Tarida Slingbacks, available in Black Patent Leather (£237).

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Hannah Almassi
Hannah Almassi
Managing Director, Women's UK

Hannah Almassi is the MD for Women’s UK at Future PLC. Following a decade-long tenure as Who What Wear UK’s first Editor-in-Chief, she now oversees Who What Wear and Marie Claire in the UK. Hannah has been part of the the Who What Wear brand since 2015, when she was headhunted to launch the UK sister site and social channels, implement a localised content strategy and build out the editorial team. As an expert at the intersection of content, commerce, building brands and monetising digital platforms, she now combines her editorial experience alongside business acumen to help guide digital titles into the future.