vintage black slip dress Marlene Cocktail – Jet This sultry slip is crafted black satin Vintage y2k Gothic Black Floral

Help yourself with other steampunk outfits to perfect your look

As for sheer bravado theres always Cher, perpetually clad in Bob Mackie and eager to flout the conventions of tasteful dressing, or Barbra Streisand accepting her first-ever little gold man in a see-through Arnold Scaasi set

Draping over tummy

As Armstrong put it wrily, the Impossible was "perfect for aprs-ski" in the fashionably bohemian London districts of Primrose Hill or Dalston

Keep your look light and easy with accessories like picnic chic totes and grasscloth heels

Sheer details in the bodice add a touch of sexiness while showing off the intricate details of the lace