Etam, another British retailer, produced sheer tops and thong underwear for girls of similar age.

At the recent spring showings, models were obviously nude beneath sheer or semi-opaque tops.

In Paris, Christian Lacroix showed sheer tops under luxurious daytime suits.

The answer appeared at recent parties in New York, where even Nancy Reagan was spotted in a black gown with a sheer top.

Eiko then enters as a broken figure; with hair loose, wearing a sheer top and a wrap-around skirt, she trails an arrow behind her.

And for that bit of masculine swank, there were gangster trousers suspendered over a sheer beaded top.

There were skin-tight jeans cropped above the ankle and worn with sheer cashmere tops or glove-leather jackets.

Across the way, opening the door to the women's room was a statuesque blond in a sheer black top.

The woman is wearing a sheer top and a mawashi loincloth.