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"  Dear FKIA,Transparent fashions are so seductive, but how to wear them without being charged with public indecency?  Frankly, I wish people (read: celebrities who make strippers in G-strings and pasties seem prim) could be thrown in jail for revealing their body parts. It&amp;#039;s not that I don&amp;#039;t appreciate the female form and the messages it can convey. Think of how the great masters\u2014as in painters, not golfers\u2014revered an abundance of flesh adroitly posed to symbolize wealth, health, and sensuality. But these days, as we all know, vulgarity too often passes for self-expression. Still, that doesn&amp;#039;t mean there isn&amp;#039;t a tasteful way to flaunt what God gave you. Designers have been playing with ideas of exaggerating the female silhouette by placing emphasis on the breasts and hips for centuries. What&amp;#039;s refreshing this spring is that they&amp;#039;ve embraced a more measured and intellectual approach to celebrating the body electric, meaning it&amp;#039;s easier to look sexy without stumbling into raunchiness. Sheer or translucent panels over sporty bandeaux on long columns embody a modernist approach and are reminiscent of exercise gear or a sci-fi sheath. The best say, &amp;quot;Look but don&amp;#039;t touch,&amp;quot; with admirable Grecian reserve. Narciso Rodriguez is a particular standout here. He&amp;#039;s been mining subtle sensuality since he launched his own line in 1997 and is devoted to exploring how smart women want to strut their understated stuff. Working in his signature palette of black and neutrals and pairing a long, tailored jacket with a whisper-thin shift, he strikes the perfect note of hard and soft. Reed Krakoff from his own line took a more uniform tack by finishing his sheer-top dress with a banded neck and shoulders and a drop-waist kilt. Richard Chai&amp;#039;s pants veil a pair of gym shorts with a barely there skin-tone, tulle T-shirt. Even Proenza Schouler&amp;#039;s layered lingerie dresses are a high-IQ take on a lady&amp;#039;s underpinnings. As Hitchcock clearly believed, the ice queen has it all over the red-hot mama. \u2014Submitted by Tina, Cedar Valley, OK "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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