Dresses-Only Catholics?

[3toraiseup]

Just curious... are there any Catholic women who believe in wearing only dresses. (For purposes of modesty, not just because they prefer them)

 

[epiclesis]

not me!!

i thought most of the dresses only people were sspx?

 

[faerieevaH]

I'm 95 % dresses, but it's a preference matter. *S* I do believe pants can be modest as well, though if women wear pants I still like it if they are more feminine pants. But it is a preference issue.

 

[QuagDabPeg]

Why are dresses more modest than pants? I know that some Pentacostals who hold to the Holiness doctrine only were dresses but I thought that stemmed from the idea that women shouldn't wear men's clothing and visa versa not for modesty. I don't see how pants would be less modest, I mean, in pants you never have to worry about being caught up in the wind and having an awkard moment (something that was always an issue with my Catholic school uniform skirt - fortunately we were allowed to wear shorts under it!)

 

[geocajun]

I prefer that my wife adhere it to the "It was on sale" doctrine.
Of course she is a protestor on that matter... and instead adheres to the "I'll buy whatever I want" doctrine instead.
As most of you know, this diabolical doctrine was sent into motion earlier this century.

 

[3toraiseup]

So Steph, do SSPX "Catholics" wear dresses only?

 

[Paul S]

Why are dresses more modest than pants? I know that some Pentacostals who hold to the Holiness doctrine only were dresses but I thought that stemmed from the idea that women shouldn't wear men's clothing and visa versa not for modesty. I don't see how pants would be less modest, I mean, in pants you never have to worry about being caught up in the wind and having an awkard moment (something that was always an issue with my Catholic school uniform skirt - fortunately we were allowed to wear shorts under it!)

I've heard the main issue with pants on women (other than they're men's clothes, and we shouldn't encourage a further blurring of the differences between the sexes) is that they draw attention to certain areas, whereas a dress is much more loose and covering.

 

[Aaron-Aggie]

I prefer that my wife adhere it to the "It was on sale" doctrine.
Of course she is a protestor on that matter... and instead adheres to the "I'll buy whatever I want" doctrine instead.
As most of you know, this diabolical doctrine was sent into motion earlier this century.

Just wait till she leads your daughters down the same path. Your wallet will always be empty

 

[geocajun]

Just wait till she leads your daughters down the same path. Your wallet will always be empty

you know what they say "A father is someone who puts pictures where his money used to be"

 

[HappyMomof4]

I know a Catholic family in which the girls wear only mid-calf dresses or skirts. But the boys wear shorts (in the summer)...I never thought that was fair.

 

[geocajun]

I know a Catholic family in which the girls wear only mid-calf dresses or skirts. But the boys wear shorts (in the summer)...I never thought that was fair.

someone could argue that girls are attractive to boys when they wear shorts, whereas the opposite is not as true, at least to the same degree.
So long as my kids (all 3 girls) dress modest and respectibly, I wont be limiting them to any particular style of clothing.

 

[stray bullet]

not me!!

i thought most of the dresses only people were sspx?

What is really wrong is women that shop for themselves in the men's department

 

[Carrye]

To the OP:

A Catholic friend of mine was a "dresses-onlyer", or more properly, wore only skirts. I began doing the same. What I found though, was that it quickly became a pride thing. It was a "I'm going to go so far right so that I cannot even appear to be left" thing. It was then that I had my reality check.

 

[epiclesis]

So Steph, do SSPX "Catholics" wear dresses only?

I'm sure not all of them, but the ones i've heard of so. they dont show their elbows, and don't show their knees. =)

What is really wrong is women that shop for themselves in the men's department

don't make me find a newspaper.

 

[Lady_Firehawk]

My work slacks come from the men's department... mostly because the way they do sizes is MUCH more straightforward, and I'm kind of hard to fit in the women's section. (There's the matter of having no hips to speak of, lol...) All my regular clothes, though, I stick with my own gender.

I like geocajun's 'It was on sale' doctrine... I have my own doctrines that consist of 'Avoid Wal-Mart' and 'Shop at Ross'.

As for dresses... I'm not Catholic, so what I say here obviously doesn't have quite the same perspective, but I don't wear them much if at all. I don't own very many of them, it's too cold around here to wear them, and it's hard to ride a bike while wearing one. (My primary form of transportation...)

 

[Crispie]

Hey, as long as its neither tight nor revealing(and appropriate) its all good.

 

[Crispie]

Oh and I do know, or at least I think I know of a group of women that will only where dresses, specifically 1 type of dress. Nuns!

 

[HappyMomof4]

What is really wrong is women that shop for themselves in the men's department

I have actually been eyeing the men's sweaters simply because I am so sick of women's styles lately. They're either way too tight, low cut, or belly-showing. I keep hearing that the clothes designers are going to get more modest but I haven't seen that happen yet.

 

[RobNJ]

So long as my kids (all 3 girls)

Will you even be able to afford pictures, for that empty wallet?

 

[Irenaeus]

I think girls look nice in dresses.

Pants are so generic.

(Sorry, ladies!)