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[TheMidnightRook]

I guess I'll never learn why see-through skin-darkening clothes exist.

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Contrasts with skin tone in an aesthetically pleasing way, balances between the aesthetic of showing skin and the maintaining warmth of covering up, hides blemishes...

 

[Hyp3rB14d3]

I guess I'll never learn why see-through skin-darkening clothes exist.

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I mean, it's an actual thing people sometimes wear, though?

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You don't really see it much outside of porn or fashion.

 

[KaliYugaFan]

Level 999 Goblin and I guess that one slave harem cover that blew up on twitter because an art "fixer" didn't translate the title before blackwashing a slave-girl.
Anyway this is the only example I have at the moment. Notice the shoulders.

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So, there's a couple reasons we can point out for this, at least from a real-life clothing design perspective. Most people don't have perfectly clear skin. There's acne, or freckles, or scars, or uneven tans, or really any number of reasons for splotches or discoloration, and using a sheer underlayer like this allows for a smooth consistent background to drape other clothes over. There's also a pattern/textural aspect to consider, as often times this underlayer is some kind of mesh, which adds another layer of complexity and design to what might otherwise be a boring outfit based on the design or tightness of the mesh pattern. Thirdly, I would say there's an illusionary aspect, as having something like this can help to give off the illusion of slimming down the wearer.

Overall, you can point to this being popular (or at least being used) for the same reasons as you might see fishnets or stockings on women. This is just like stockings but for the upper half.

 

[Rakdos92]

I have a fashion question. What's the point of this see-through body-sock/suit-thing which makes everything but the face itself darker? I don't really understand it but than again I'm American and we tend to freak-out when someone makes themselves darker outside of a tan.

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They are like nylon socks, but for the whole body.