A crime. Not just unwise, or ill-advised, or imprudent. A crime.

What fun it will be when Sharia comes to Bergdorf's and Rodeo Drive. "Saudi Mufti Says Women Selling Female Accessories Is Crime: Hayat," by Donna Abu-Nasr for [1] Bloomberg, December 31 (thanks to Block Ness):

Employing women in shops selling female accessories is a crime and disrespectful, Al-Hayat reported, citing Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh.

Al-Sheikh’s remarks came at a sermon yesterday at a mosque in Riyadh, the newspaper reported.

Saudi Arabia’s Labor Ministry issued a directive in July demanding that lingerie and cosmetics stores replace salesmen with women.