Italian resort to fine women up to €500 for wearing miniskirts

By LEAH ROACH

Tourists to Castellammare di Stabi may find themselves covering up if new legislation is passed


Tourists going to a seaside resort on the Mediterranean could be donning more clothes rather than less, following a proposal to ban revealing clothes.

Revealing garments such as low-cut tops, low-slung jeans and miniskirts could be a thing of the past for locals and visitors in the seaside town Castellammare di Stabia near Naples, under new rules being drawn up by its centre-Right mayor.

Women in the town will potentially have to cover up under the rules, which strives to promote modesty in people.

Mayor of Castellammare di Stabia, Luigi Bobbio, says the aim is to 'restore urban decorum and facilitate better civil coexistence' and would target those who are 'rowdy, unruly or simply badly behaved'.


So long miniskirts: Revealing attire could be banned if the town's mayor gets his wish


The list of 41 new rules could also see swearing in public and playing football in parks and gardens also banned.

'I think it’s the right decision,' the local parish priest, Don Paulo Cecere, told the Cronache di Napoli newspaper. 'It’s also a way of combating the rise in sexual harassment'.

Although the rules are not yet approved, if they come into force, anyone who flouts the ban can face fines between 25 and 500 euros. A meeting will take place next Monday to decide on the new rules.


source: dailymail