Except it's really not? I don't understand your argument. I think she was just trying on the costume to be silly- or else poke fun at anyone criticizing her currrent costume- and the fans critisisms of the current costume at the time had nothing to do with practicality. In fact, it's more likely the argument was saying "Hey, you don't like Catwoman's new costume? At least it isn't a horrendous ugly looking striptease?"