 Throughout the 19th century women's dresses, particularly for summer or evening wear, often featured transparent fabrics.However, these were almost always lined or worn over opaque undergarments or an underdress so that the wearer's modesty was preserved.A fashionable garment in the early 20th century was the "peekaboo waist", a blouse made from broderie anglaise or sheer fabric, which led to complaints that flesh could be seen through the eyelets in the embroidery or through the thin fabric.