Diaphanous Collection

Heather Honey by David Wright showing a semi-naked woman covered by a diaphanous black negligee. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Night Shift by David Wright featuring a cheeky red-haired woman wearing a diaphanous night dress, seated on a luxurious satin bed

Not Every Bathing Dress Spells a Plunge in the River! by Barribal. 1925

Lorelei artistic studio photograph
Lorelei, artistic studio photograph, of model wearing diaphanous fabric, and holding a lyre. Lorelei is a legendary character originating in Germany

Flora Le Breton (1899-1951) was an English stage and silent film actress who moved to the United States in 1924. Date: circa 1924

Statue of an Egyptian idol in diaphanous robe holding an ankh and lotus. Found in the Canopus of Hadrians Villa at Tivoli. Copperplate engraving by G. Bossi after an illustration by G

The Marquesa de Pontejos, by Goya
The Marquesa de Pontejos by Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) - painting on canvas (1785-1790). Date: circa 1788

Dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell
A dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell who follows the vogue for diaphanous fabrics by using mushroom silk organza. The dress has a deep V neckline

Sapphic lovers
Two women, barely clad in diaphanous classical togas embrace each other, while a statue of pan plays pipes in the twilight

Naked woman
Woman posed against a wall wearing a diaphanous dress which barely covers her modesty

Lampshade Tunic 1914
Fashion house model in a V - neck gown with a lampshade tunic held out with wire, trimmed with fur & ornamented with floral embroidery & a tubular under-skirt

Will-o -the-Wisp
A woman in a diaphanous dress flies through the air holding a light to illuminate her way in the darkness. 1899

Bathing Beauty C1910
An elegant bather in red swimsuit and cap, and a diaphanous pink veil, steps gingerly into the sea. Date: circa 1910

Two young women performing on stage
Two young women in matching dresses performing on stage

You can call it a Day - cover by David Wright
Book jacket design for You Can Call It a Day by Peter Cheyney, designed and illustrated by artist, David Wright. Featuring a red-haired woman in a black dress with a plunging neckline

Cystopteris diaphana, diaphanous bladder fern
An SEM showing a close-up of the spiny-lacunar surface of the diaphanous bladder fern (Cystopteris diaphana) spore. Photographed using Philips XL30 SEM

Alca torda, razorbill feathers
Feathers from a razorbill (Alca torda). The razorbill is breeds in coastal regions of northern Europe including Britain and Scandinavia. During the winter months it may be seen in Spain and Morocco

Rayon Ballgown
Love-in-a-mist coloured rayon gown with a long skirt, & heart (en coeur) shaped pleated corsage with narrow shoulder straps & worn with a triple belt trimmed with roses Date: 1938

And So To Bed by David Wright
Illustration by pin up artist David Wright featuring one of his trademark Lovelies wearing a diaphanous night dress through which you can see her shapely legs and pert figure

The Nymph of the Tree Top
A nymph, naked except for diaphanous drapery, stands above the tree tops surveying the forest below

My Flame of Love
A beautiful woman in a diaphanous dress kneels and enjoys the incense emanating from the lamp in her hands

Checked Evening Gown 34
A gown by Jeanne Lanvin using a diaphanous striped fabric overlaid to produce a diagonal check effect. It has a square neckline & a gored skirt & is worn with a broad silver belt

Evening Wear 1931
Two evening dresses by Goupy: one in dark blue has a gored skirt; the other is in a diaphanous, floral print

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