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{{quote|'''Mr Justice Wool:''' Stuff and nonsense, constable! The male torso is not indecent. If it is hairy it may be unattractive: but so is the male foot. So is your face; but the Council cannot compel you to drape it. A lady's back is not indecent: it may be attractive, but so are a lady's eyes. The act says "indecency" not "allure". My father wore nothing but drawers. So did I. }}
* In [[Jack Vance]]'s short story "The Moon Moth", everybody keeps their faces covered at all times by stylized masks that show the wearer's current social standing. Not even spouses ever see each other's naked faces.
* Similarly, there's another Golden Age SF story which explicitly cites the progression of erotic interest in the female body over the centuries from the hips to the breasts and then carries it forward (upward?) to the face, so that in the era of the story women can be all but nude as long as their faces are covered.
* Played for [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]] in ''[[The Poisonwood Bible]]''. Kilanga women hide their legs under long skirts and think nothing of going topless. Missionary Nathan Price is shocked by their indecency; the Kilanga are similarly shocked by Mrs. Price wearing ''pants''.
* In [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Stand]]'', 108-year-old Abagail Freemantle remembers appearing on a talent show back in 1902. Before her, a woman performed a "racy French dance", showing her ankles.
* In [[Memoirs of a Geisha]], Sayuri explains that geisha generally do not go out without their makeup on, so to leave just a little bit of bare skin unpainted at the hairline is a very suggestive thing indeed, hinting at what lies beneath. Additionally, necks are considered very attractive and a geisha will wear a kimono with a low collar in the back in the same way a Western woman would wear a short skirt.
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