PSA! Katie Holmes Just Revived Her Iconic Styling Hack From 2019
Katie Holmes just revived the bralette styling hack that put her on every fashion person's radar seven years ago. Here's how she made it look fresh for 2026.
I don’t mean to sound the alarm, but Katie Holmes has just brought back the exact styling trick that once cemented her as a modern style icon. Cast your mind back to 2019, when a single image: Holmes hailing a taxi in New York, rippled through the entire industry in a moment. Like so many others, I remember stumbling across it mid-scroll, fixated by the perfect styling.
In one perfectly captured moment, she wore Khaite’s now-legendary Scarlet Cashmere Cardigan (£1720) atop the brand's Eda Cashmere Bralette (£315). Seemingly effortless—her cardigan draping off her shoulder, revealing the matching bra, positioned just so—it very quickly made its way onto the moodboards of fashion people everywhere.
Seven years on, its relevance hasn’t waned. In fact, just last night in New York, Holmes nodded to that formula once again.
Pulling from her own playbook, Katie reworked the look for evening, anchoring it with a black embellished bralette worn beneath a crisp white button-down. Left slightly undone, the shirt revealed just a hint of what lay beneath—introducing an ease and sensuality that a fully fastened silhouette simply couldn’t achieve.
And that’s exactly why this styling trick endures. Translated into cashmere or reimagined in embellished finishes, the visible bralette remains one of the chicest tools in a fashion person's arsenal. Scroll on to discover my edit of the best ones to shop now.
Shop Bralettes:
Layer this under a shirt or cardigan to get Katie's look.
This comes in sizes XS—XXL.
Shop the specific bra that started the trend.
With no underwire, this is comfortable enough to style daily.
Add a pop of colour to your lingerie rotation.
Whilst I love this in the black, it also comes in three other shades.
Dora Larsen's bras are a fashion person's favourites.
The tulle composition gives this such an elevated edge.
