Kiara Kalmey’s Reviews > Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History > Status Update

"Modesty may seem the opposite of...sexual objectification and decorativeness, but in fact BOTH dress codes require women to cater to the desires of men: while the sexualised, decorative woman must make herself pleasing to the eye, the modest woman is obliged to avoid drawing attention to herself. The demands of decorativeness and modesty are opposite sides of a single patriarchal coin."