Your friend seems pretty gutsy. You should ask her to do this portrait as a nude. She just might like the idea. Of course, you couldn't post the results here for critique (forum policy), but it could make a satisfying painting.
Go to the library and get a copy of Richard Schmid Paints the Figure. Many of the nudes in this book were so tastefully modest that my wife volunteered to pose for a nude after seeing the book.
Could make an excellent non-traditional portrait.
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