Katie Holmes Revisits Her Iconic Styling Hack from 7 Years Ago

I don’t mean to sound the alarm, but Katie Holmes has brought back exactly the same styling trick that once established her as a modern style icon. Cast your mind back to 2019, when a single image: Holmes driving a taxi in New York, sent an entire industry into a tizzy in an instant. Like many others, I remember stumbling across it mid-scroll, impressed by the perfect styling.

In one perfectly captured moment, she wore Khaite’s now-legendary dress Scarlet Cashmere Cardigan (£1720) over brand Ada Cashmere Bralette (£315). Appearing to be effortless – her cardigan hanging off her shoulders, revealing matching bra right now– It quickly made its way onto the moodboards of fashionistas everywhere.

Even after seven years its relevance has not diminished. In fact, just last night in New York, Holmes once again agreed to that formula.

Moving from her own playbook, Katie recreated the look for the evening, anchoring it with a black embellished bralette worn beneath a crisp white button-down. Left slightly open, the shirt showed a hint of what lay beneath – introducing a spontaneity and sensuality that a fully buttoned-up silhouette could not easily achieve.

And that’s why this styling trick sticks around. Translated into cashmere or reimagined into embellished finishes, the see-through bralette is one of the best tools in a fashion person’s arsenal. Scroll through to discover my edit of the best things to shop right now.