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by lo_zamoyski 1149 days ago
That sounds like an expression of envy masquerading as moral uprightness.

It's one thing to dress modestly[0] and to exhibit moderation (circumstance will determine what is appropriate dress for the occasion, whether it is appropriate for one's station in life and within one's means, and so on). It is another to deny others goods simply because others do not have access to them. The latter is envy and a vice.

[0] https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3169.htm