Some Things are Sheer

While I'm not on an all-out ban at the moment, I'm trying to be especially aware that I have to move in a few weeks (eep!) and that I'm not teaching summer school this summer, so I won't have a paycheck in July or August (double eep!).  During my friend's visit, we did a lot of shopping.  Most of it was for her, but I did tell myself that I could get a few tops for summer to replace the ones that are tattered, worn, or otherwise disgusting in my wardrobe.

I found this BCBG top on sale at Filene's Basement, and in spite of the fact that it is sheer and thus outside of my normal style boundaries, I decided that since I'm not teaching and won't be on campus that much this summer that I could justify buying it.¹  It's not so sheer that I'm worried about wearing it in public, but I have my own set of professartorial rules and I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing this blouse (at least without another one under it) in the classroom.  I wore it the other day to take the Dissertating Yogini to the airport and to do some reading at home.

 1. Blouse - BCBG (via Filene's Basement)

Pants - NY&Co. (remixed)

Shoes - r2 (DSW and remixed)

Headband - Etsy

You can't really tell how sheer the bottom part of this shirt is in these photos, but it is pretty transparent.  What are your thoughts on sheer clothing?  Are sheer tops like these classroom and office appropriate in your book or are they best relegated to nights out and days spent working from home or in a coffee shop?