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    Are you being CONTROLLED LIKE ME?

    Jan 25, 2022 4 minutes
    ‘The me-too movement has empowered women’

    My aversion to kitten heels, twinsets and maxi skirts has nothing to do with style choices. Rather, my dislike of these clothes is rooted in memory association – they symbolise a toxic relationship I had in my early 20s with a jealous partner who policed my wardrobe.

    During this time, sexy stilettos were outlawed, low-cut necklines were deemed scandalous and miniskirts were acceptable only on holiday, effectively verboten if I wasn’t near a beach.

    By contrast, kitten heels, twinsets and maxi skirts were happily encouraged as conspicuously modest staples, and the ‘correct’ way for a woman to dress.

    I wasn’t exactly forced to button up and

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