covered part of her otherwise naked breasts

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To my left, on the track, stood Red Molly in a short leather skirt like a kilt. Her thighs were muscular and enormous. Her long knife hung in a scabbard on her right hip. Her orange hair stood up in short spikes, a kind of punk-rock do. Wide suspenders held up her skirt and covered part of her otherwise naked breasts. She saw me looking at her and puckered her lips in a kiss.

Source: Fairy tale by Stephen King

What’s the difference between “covered part of her otherwise naked breasts” and “covered part of her naked breasts”?
 
Wide suspenders (BrE braces) covered parts of her breasts so they were not completely naked.

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Like those only wider and she wore nothing underneath.
 
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Does “otherwise” emphasise that except for the covered part, other part of her breast is naked?
 
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