Gabrielle Union Took the Exposed-Thong Trend to a Whole New Level on the Red Carpet

They say, “When you’ve got it, flaunt it.” That’s exactly what Gabrielle Union did on the American Black Film Festival red carpet.

On June 16 the 50-year-old actor attended the Miami screening for her upcoming Netflix movie, The Perfect Find, wearing a butt-baring bodysuit and sheer skirt by designer Burc Akyol. Union confidently posed on the carpet in the daring ensemble, her hair pulled back in an extra-long high ponytail and her makeup looking flawless, as usual.

Per Netflix, The Perfect Find stars Union as a fashion editor whose “career comeback hits a snag when she learns the charming young stranger she kissed at a party is her new coworker—and her boss’s son.” Obviously, the premiere called for a dress that’s just as sexy as the film’s enticing trailer.

The black-and-white bodysuit features a satin turtleneck with sheer white pleated sleeve attachments, which complement the pleated panels of the sheer black skirt, but when Union turned around on the carpet, the real drama of the dress was in the back.

Exposed thongs have been having a serious moment in 2023, with A-listers like Dua Lipa, Hailey Bieber, and Heidi Klum embracing the Y2K peekaboo aesthetic. However, much the way Irina Shayk let her lacy underwear show under a simple sheer slip dress at the racetrack in May, Gabrielle Union took the sexy trend even further with her latest red-carpet ensemble.