The point of this article is not to berate the decision. I believe it is wrong, but it was certainly expected in a society that supports full equality between male and female. I want to explore the Biblical facet. In our egalitarian age it is necessary to point out that men and women are different. One difference is seen when both are topless.
Scripture speaks quite differently regarding women's breasts than men's breasts.
The female's breasts are attractive to the male. There is no problem with this in the context of marriage. By contrast there is a great problem with a males' looking upon the breasts of other women. First, those breasts are not the ones to bring the male satisfaction, even though they well might, if he saw them. The same can be said regarding clothing, or lack thereof, that women can wear to emphasize their breasts.