The parish priest in a small
town in Sardegna, fed up with visitors showing too much leg,
attached a detailed sketch of skirts to his church door clearly
indicating the dress code.
Highlighting the knees of a woman in a simple sketch,
Father Gianluca Pretta of Santa Giusta a Gesico indicated
acceptable skirt lengths - anything at or below the knee cap.
Dotted horizontal lines almost as high as the crotch
indicated what was not acceptable, reinforced with a large X
across the offending garment.
"Is it clear enough?" said the handwritten message above
the sketches.
"The skirt should touch the knees, do not force the priest
to drive you out," it adds.
The reaction of local residents was mixed with Mayor
Rodolfo Cancedda suggesting the priest's attitude "against short
skirts is out of fashion".
Local media said the priest removed the sign on Monday, at
the end of the feast of Sant'Amatore.
The handmade sketches and warnings went beyond the typical
type of notices posted in many churches in Italy reminding
visitors that bare knees and shoulders are not permitted as a
sign of respect.
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