The sexual implications of this outfit were considered obvious, but it was not made public until the 2003 book, Wicked Beyond Belief: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, by Michael Bilton was published.
De seksuelle undertoner i denne beklædning var iøjnefaldende, dog blev denne oplysning ikke videre givet til offentligheden, før dette blev afsløret i en bog (Wicked Beyond Belief: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper.) skrevet af Michael Bilton, og udgivet i 2003.