With much aplomb, Estrada takes off his fine barong (diaphanous shirt) and seats himself with the protesters at a long table.

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At Cannes, she goes for full-on glamour in flowing diaphanous gowns from Elie Saab or in intricately beaded and embroidered chinoiserie dresses.

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Throughout the collection he either covered up the shoulders with the shift dresses and separates or bared them with his diaphanous transparent tulle dresses.

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Eileen Guggenheim, one of the founding members of New York Academy of Art in 1982, opted for slacks and a diaphanous, sequined embroidered top by Dries van Noten.

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Today visitors can see sections of Gaddi's preparatory underdrawing, and some of the artist's pentimenti, or self-corrections, including a now-diaphanous tree used to cover up a misplaced sign.

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Roses also figured prominently at Luca Luca but the stand out looks were those in solid colors like the white tailored jacket that morphed into a diaphanous skirt.

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He did not confine himself to androgynous clothing, though: he also favoured diaphanous blouses worn without underwear, a fashion that has supposedly returned this year, though most busts still seem to be encased in polystyrene.

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Flaming torches on either side, the slender staff of a crucifix at right, and the awe-struck gesture and skyward gaze of the priest in a diaphanous white surplice (an image of rapturous faith and a superlative display of painterly skill) draw our eyes upward.

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