Overheard In The Building Above My Work

The Scene: two young women, mid-twenties, dressed in overly-classy business casual wear, walking down the hallway from their building towards the carpark. They were not unattractive, but had probably spent two-thirds of their day working on attaining their respective looks.

As I pass them by I hear:

Girl #1: I don't know. I don't know if this is too slutty or not. (Referring to her own attire.)

Girl #2: No, it's totally not. The rule for work attire is that if you're going to show cleavage, you can't wear a short skirt, like what I'm wearing. And if you're going to wear a short skirt, then you probably shouldn't show too much boob. Then it would be too slutty. So no - you're fine.

Girl #1: Oh, ok - if that's the rule. (Emphasis added.)

Ladies - is that the rule? And if your friend makes it up and says it's the rule, are you obligated to believe them? To be honest, I don't think Girl #1 needed all that jazz about rules, though I'm sure it made her feel better - she just wanted to hear she wasn't dressed like a slut. Which she wasn't, but I wasn't going to wade into that.

Insert creepy stranger -

Creepy Stranger #1: If I may? I wouldn't worry. I think you've got a classy leg-to-cleavage ratio happening. Not too much boob for the amount of leg you're showing off. It's working for you, so I'd go with it.