Women and men from across the city dressed in their underwear and took to the streets of lower Manhattan in another in the series of 'slutwalks', which have now become synonymous with a growing female rights movement.

After similar events across the country in places like Omaha,
Nebraska, Portland, Oregon, Chicago, Illinois and Dallas, Texas, the
movement finally came to New York.

The march was given more local significance after a young police officer gave a safety talk to a group of women in Park Slope, warning them that short skirts and shorts are "inappropriate" for public attire in the wake of a number of attacks in the area, which led a number of groups to encourage the action.

Some of the costumes were worn specifically to make the point that
sexualized violence is not the responsibility of the victim to avoid by
wearing less revealing clothing.

This is a video that was taken on the day and captures the overall mood of the protestors and captures some of the speech by Lords Ashleigh Hunter.

"To do I am also celebrating my right to say 'yes'," she said. "Yes I am sexy - my curves, my chocolate skin - but that doesn't give you the right to touch me.

"It is time to bring an end to victim blaming."