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16 Dresses That Have No Business Being Called Dresses

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Sheer dresses, short dresses, barely-there dresses -- when it comes to red carpet attired, we've seen it all. Literally. 

That's because sometimes celebrities leave too little to the imagination. Below, we've rounded up 16 dresses that have absolutely no business being called dresses.

Kate Moss at the Elite Model Agency party in 1993.
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Carmen Electra at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1997.
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Rose McGowan at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1998.
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Kelly Brook at the "Snatch" premiere in 2000.
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Lil' Kim at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in 2001.
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Toni Braxton at the Grammys in 2001.
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Lil' Kim attends at the Mastercard MOBO Awards in 2003.
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Coco Austin at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2005.
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Erin Wasson arrives at Golden Globes after party in 2012.
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Micaela Schäfer at the "Men In Black 3" premiere in 2012.
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Amber Rose at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2014.
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Rihanna at the CFDA awards in 2014.
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Lady Victoria Hervey at the Golden Globes after party in 2014.
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Keke Palmer poses at the BET Awards in 2014.
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Irina Shayk at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2015.
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Jessica Stam at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Saint-Tropez Gala in 2015.
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The model ups her sheer game at a cocktail reception during the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala in Saint-Tropez.

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J.Lo takes cut-outs to a new level at her birthday celebration in Southampton.

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The rapper shines bright on the red carpet at the "Southpaw" premiere in NYC.

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The model wears art at the Serpentine Gallery summer party in London.

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  • The actress's outfit steals our focus at the "Pixels" premiere.

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Kim Kardashian(07 of11)
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The glowing celeb's look is sheer perfection at the LACMA Director's Conversation in Los Angeles.

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Erin O'Connor(08 of11)
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The model looks like summer (literally) at the Serpentine Gallery summer party in London.

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Poppy Delevingne(09 of11)
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The model and socialite tiers it up at the Tiffany & Co. immersive exhibition in London.

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Kris Jenner(10 of11)
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Looking regal out and about in Los Angeles.

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Kris Jenner(11 of11)
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Definitely NOT blending in at LAX.

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