The extreme delicacy of form.

The veins of a leaf photographed against a deep red background.

 

My search for variations of the diaphanous for my Bare Minimum fashion label, led me to examine at close quarters, the veins of a leaf. As mentioned in an earlier post the dictionary defines diaphanous as:

"characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through", "extreme delicacy of form", and "insubstantial, vague".  

My challenge now is to replicate that delicate diaphanous structure into something that can be worn against the subtle dark skin tones of my models. 

 

From the dark areola of her breast, brown madder and yellow ochre merge. 

While sienna reds and blues subdued, in deep purple shadows converge.