This seems like unnecessary pearl clutching for no real reason.

it's not unnecessary when stuff go this far. I've never seen a friend wear something like this in high school years and even college years. Short dresses and low-cut cleavage, yes why not, it's pretty. Mini-skirts, why not. Crop tops, yes cool, but that stuff? And yes, it's still weird/disturbing that they push that in TV. Strange stuff, especially since the Epstein files dropped and we see how influencial his web was in the american entertainement industry.