The conflict lies in the question of what is considered an appropriate way for women to present their bodies in public. Feminists are split on this issue, with first wave feminism tending to condemn certain forms of dress, while second wave feminism began to take a more sex-positive stance, and third wave feminism largely views criticism of fashion choices as 'slut-shaming', an act seen as misogynistic, even if it comes from other women. The development of the slut walk protest demonstrations against dress codes is influenced by this position. However, one thing is clear, sneakers always work.
When punk fashion emerged in the late 1970s, young women deliberately played with the symbolism of their accessories and combined them in such a way that they visually clashed with each other: leather was combined with lace, steel spikes with velvet, stiletto heels with heavy chains. The result was a playfully exaggerated look of sexual aggression, and is now part of the general trend of fetish fashion.