New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- At our recent pop-up in Bengaluru, dozens of women tried on our sheer silk organza collection and said the same thing: "I love it, but I don't know if I can wear it".

What puzzled me was how this hesitation to wear translucent clothing is a world away from the body positivity messaging on social media, where stylists are showing women how to wear sleeveless tops with confidence regardless of their size, creators are reminding followers to treat their bodies as their best friends, and celebrities are embracing the "naked dress" trend with ease. Yet this is also the era of Ozempic, where a newly slender body has become one of social media's most coveted status symbols.

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