I have made my custom texture for every type of diamond item, the armor was in my list. in 1.8.X that doesn't work at all.
in 1.9.X/Pre-X you can see the texture doesn't appear transparent when it's enchanted.
1#If i only put my helmet that work...... (first image 1# ect)
2#Helmet + Boots: Only boots
3#Helmet + Boots + Leggings | Helmet/Boots + Leggins : Only leggings
4#Helmet + Boots + Leggings + ChestPlate | Helmet/Boots/Leggings + Chestplate : Only ChestPlate
-*When that is not enchanted all piece work properly.
5# When all my armor is clean. (you can see the white line of my skin)
6#When all my armor is renamed to gain the " NBT Tag '2' " *The diamond i'm holding is to show it's correctly transparent.
Update, since snapshot version 19w41a, texture pack transparency on armor is totally gone.
Update: In my opinion related to current 20w10a missing enchant Glint, both "Armor" rendering issue.
Update: 2026; 26.1.2 & OpenGL/Vulkan Snapshot 26.2 3; Transparency missing
Linked issues
is duplicated by 5
MC-276456
Armor Texture Unable to be made Translucent (Partially Opaque/Transparent)
Resolved
MC-112242
Texture armor bug
Resolved
MC-160287
Translucent leather armor textures aren't displayed properly on armor stands
Resolved
MC-158310
enchanting armor changes render method in weird way.
Resolved
MC-119056
Transparency on Armors glitches when enchanted.
Resolved
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@unknown (and others), please refrain from commenting if you don't have anything to add to the report
I have just check in 19w40a and it seems like the transparency is working while enchanted now.
It probably got fix with the new rendering.
I have just re-check before the full release and found out in version 19w41a the bug is back and technically worst.
*The transparency is fully gone even on non-enchanted piece of armor.
Please provide your resource pack.