It feels a bit like a throwback to Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame. We’ve also seen some long chiffon scarf-like pieces worn over dresses. If you’re not worried about exposing upper arm flab or bulges, this could be a very pretty alternative, worn with two other trends this year: looser, flowing pants or skirts, blinged up with a pair of long fringed or cascading drop earrings to wear as a special occasion outfit. This is a variation on the cut-out features we saw in blouses and dresses the past two years. Now, we’re also seeing the trend in blouses and tops that feature sheer textiles in the arms or along the shoulders. That’s a version that you will still find and that could definitely work for some of us older women. A few years ago, we started seeing a lot of bathing suits with sheer panels along the sides or in areas just above the breast up to the neckline. Ross, not likely.įor those of us with little-to-none of those Angelic style qualities, we would have to be strategic in how we might embrace the trend. Think of actresses like Tilda Swinton, Vanessa Redgrave, Cate Blanchett and to some extent, Diana Ross.īut it’s hard to image Redgrave, at this age, wearing see-through anything. Their overall look has a slightly unearthly quality. These are the types who have fine-textured skin, finer wispy or cloud-like hair texture, and hooded, somewhat bedroom-y eyes. Who Can Wear Sheer Textiles?įundamentally, sheer, transparent, flowing textiles, especially if they are shimmery or glowing, tend to only flatter those women who have a fair amount of what we call an “Angelic” style in their features and bone structure. Let’s look at how we will see it and what versions might – maybe, possibly – work for us. Nonetheless, the whole concept of going “sheer” has become one of the big spring trends this year. As the saying goes, “home is where the bra isn’t.” But in public? No, thank you. I’m not opposed to going bra-less at home. Some younger women are simply ditching their bras, revealing what are clearly un-tethered breasts beneath their sweaters and t-shirts. You will still see the more extreme versions on younger women attending fashion week designer shows or at the awards show after-parties (the networks still enforce SOME “decency” laws for live TV, although years ago Cher came pretty close to violating them in that black top-to-bottom sheer Bob Mackie outfit.) Well, outrage aside, by now we know that what comes down the fashion runway aisle is toned down by the time it reaches the ready-to-wear customer. So, who started this so-called “movement?” And why aren’t feminists who care about “objectification” of women screaming in outrage? And why are women, notably Hollywood actresses, grabbing these items off the racks! These sheer fabrics are even appearing in another popular trend, “utility” style (i.e., lots of pockets, although I can’t think of anything less utilitarian than organza pockets on an organza jacket.) It’s being labeled the “free-the-nipple” movement, as if to give it some authenticity. In some earlier years these models wore attractive undergarments, making the “costume” (because that’s what it was, basically) less shocking.īut this year we’re actually seeing sheer clothes on naked breasts. Every few years some designer gets the hare-brained idea to feature sheer, see-through clothes on women models.
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