I am taking a survey to see if members of this Tribe would be interested in participating in a project involving photography, and possible royalties from sales, of people creatively half-dressed. In other words, the creative use of clothing, accessories (jewelry, beads, scarves, cropped t-shirts), or otherwise modified garments to depict a "half-dressed is better than fully dressed" philosophy (for times when *something* must be worn).

There seems to be a fine line in "high fashion" and on the streets of some cities, weather permitting, as to how revealing a garment can be. Nudists would still believe that any covering is too much, but in our civilized urban environments how daring a person cares to be is somewhat up to them. Certainly I am not referring to clothing as is needed for practical purposes, but rather to clothing as it is worn to "entertain" or titillate the wearer or catch the eye of a passing guy or gal. And, we have all read stories about children, teens and you adults wearing "conservative" clothing out of the house and changing into something more daring once outside their "home" neighborhood.

What sort of garment WOULD you wear if it were legal? To a store, the mall or even a movie? If you would not be ticketed for a public indecency or harassed in the least, but could truly just enjoy being yourself and shopping, browsing bookshelves, buying coffee or even exercising (jogging/running) if society's guidelines permitted? I would venture to guess there are some that would wear fetishwear with chains, leather and hooks/clips, but what I am thinking of is more imaginative - or more conservative - along the lines of stylish vests, blue jeans with intentionally revealing holes, micro-kini tops under sheer blouses and artistically inspired lace costumes with hot-glue accented jewel creations.

No offense to the fetish enthusiasts in the audience; this is simply a separate project.

Next, would you attend an art show requiring live models, audience participation or be willing to be photographed with your most creative "Overdressed Nudist" outfit?

This is my first posting on the idea, and would appreciate feedback or input either through this Tribe, private messaging or via my MySpace page (centauri4).