This month, Catharine Pierce of Boulder, Colorado, incensed local residents by working in her yard wearing only a thong and gardening gloves. While being topless in public is not against the law in Boulder, neighbors phoned the police, claiming the 52-year-old Pierce was indecent. The previous year, Pierce and her husband contended with a possible eviction notice for their nudist activities. The police decided Pierce did not break any laws, but the incidents have spurred Boulder Housing Partners to reevaluate their sartorial stipulations.