Thanks for the most recent responses. I don't really know what UV Mapping is, but I presume the item is however it should be since I got it from DAZ. It's just the regular bikini bottom/top that's part of the standard "Clothing Pack 1" for Victoria. Believe me I did consider all kinds of possible rookie mistakes like applying the texture to the wrong part of the item, but that's not it. I've tried it on each part seperately, and on all parts of the entire figure at once. In the correct cases it shows up on the item in pre-render mode, but vanishes upon rendering - gets wiped away by the render line like an eraser rubbing out pencil. I have tried re-installing as well, and the same problem occurs. If something is corrupt it's corrupt for good.