Dressing decently -- what does it mean to you?

Again, just for the sake of curiosity, I think it would be nice to collect some of the varying opinions about what modesty means, since people draw the line in so many different places on this issue.

Please feel free to share your thoughts -- without debate, if possible.

I may give my personal viewpoint at a later time.

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"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." -- Psalm 136:1

Cleavage, tight pants, tight tops, short skirts~~all fall under immodest in my book.

Post pics and we can vote whether it's modest or not

Dressing modestly means not dressing in such a way that the intent is to cause lust in others.

Due to biological realities, this applies to women moreso than to men.

Well, here I am, and my personal convictions are as follows (and I fully realize that some will see things differently):

I am one of those people who would be viewed as "dowdy" by some, but "immodest" in ultra-strict circles, yet I feel the way I dress is very reasonable. My clothing consists of tops, pants, skirts, and dresses, all chosen with as much care as possible so as to not be extremely revealing. I try to wear tops that don't reveal cleavage, I prefer jeans/slacks that normal to looser-fit (neither overly baggy nor tight), and skirts that are below the knee. In warmer weather, I prefer capris and/or shorts that hit the knees. Swimsuits are completely out the question for me.

Anyway, that's basically it.

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"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." -- Psalm 136:1

I can try. If I can't post a picture, I may find some links. If I do, it will be a completely random thing; a mixture of extremely modest, not-so-modest, and that stuff in between.

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"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." -- Psalm 136:1

To start off, here's a little something to play around with. It is a link from a church that may be considered to be a bit legalistic in many ways:

Immodesty

My own observations are as follows:

The clothing that is pictured is thought to be immodest by this particular church. I can see where the short skirt and dress they show might be considered questionable. But when it comes to the black slacks, I honestly don't see anything "immodest" about them. And looking at some of the tops: They are clearly low-cut. But pair them with something in the line of a mock "dickie" collar, and it would cover a "multitude of sin"!

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"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." -- Psalm 136:1

They'd consider that cross-dressing, most likely. But it wouldn't surprise me that these folks don't differentiate between men's pants and women's pants.

That is the first time I have ever heard a woman's chest referred to as "a multitude of sin."

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Agree with MrJim

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Originally Posted by WannaWitness

To start off, here's a little something to play around with. It is a link from a church that may be considered to be a bit legalistic in many ways:

Immodesty

My own observations are as follows:

The clothing that is pictured is thought to be immodest by this particular church. I can see where the short skirt and dress they show might be considered questionable. But when it comes to the black slacks, I honestly don't see anything "immodest" about them. And looking at some of the tops: They are clearly low-cut. But pair them with something in the line of a mock "dickie" collar, and it would cover a "multitude of sin"!

I would have no problem with any of those, except that I'd say the skirt is definitely too short to wear to church, though it'd be fine for a nightclub.

My basic standard is "socially appropriate": if Miss Manners would approve, so would I.

I personally tend to dress a lot like Joan Jett.

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What I can't figure out is why they'd be so bent on thinking that a lady who wears pants (feminine pants, mind you) is "cross-dressing", but don't think anything about tennis shoes/sneakers, boots, sweaters, sweatshirts, T-shirts, and many other "generic" clothing items. I mean, weren't these all worn by men first? Yet, as with pants/jeans, these things were made in ladies' styles, too.

I can about imagine what they'd think of me and my overalls!

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"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." -- Psalm 136:1