Shoppers Appalled By 'Sexist' Email Surrounding This Dress

This dress wasn’t meant to be controversial. In fact, it was advertised as quite the opposite.

In an email sent by the British clothing store Joy, the bird-patterned frock was described as the perfect garment to wear to your boyfriend’s house to “meet the parents”—all thanks to its “respectable neckline” and knee-length trim, among other things.