We are not merely talking about nudity, though that is certainly an option. We are talking about the performance of being seen. At a soiree governed by a Frivolous Dress Order, every guest is simultaneously a spectator and a spectacle. The woman wearing a gown with a back that plunges to the coccyx is not doing so for warmth. The man in a kilt made of patent leather and chains is not making a heritage statement.

Aim for a "provocative" nature that challenges traditional limits.

: Exhibitionism is a psychological term that describes a compulsion to expose one's genitalia or engage in other forms of indecent exposure in public, often to shock or offend others. This behavior is considered a paraphilic disorder and is illegal in many jurisdictions. Exhibitionism is distinct from both nip slips, which are accidental, and deliberate but non-criminal acts of revealing oneself in certain contexts, like in art or performance.