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I am considering starting to dress more modestly, but am not sure how to start. I'd love to wear dresses and skirts all the time, but money is tight, so I can't really afford to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe. I have already refrained from getting my hair cut, aside from the twice yearly trim to keep it healthy. Any suggestions?
I struggle a lot with modesty too. I wanna dress modest but cute as well. What I normally do is wear jeans, some flats and a plain, solid colored shirt over it. Then I would curl my hair a bit and top it off with my dove necklace.
That way it's simple and adorned. I personally don't like wearing long skirts or dresses >:[
But if you're really into just wearing long dresses and skirts and having straight long hair then that works tooEveryone so far gave a lot of great advice Sorry I didn't help much :O
It's okay, I think modest really depends on the person wearing it.
What works for one person doesn't work always for another.
I wear tank tops and as long as it is high enough for there to be no cleavage showing, I consider it modest. I try not to show too much leg though, skirt and short length is very important to me.
Though I also never understood the whole love of long hair thing. I love love love having short hair. Though I do wear it in a distinctly feminine style even when it is short.
It's okay, I think modest really depends on the person wearing it.
What works for one person doesn't work always for another.
I wear tank tops and as long as it is high enough for there to be no cleavage showing, I consider it modest. I try not to show too much leg though, skirt and short length is very important to me.
Though I also never understood the whole love of long hair thing. I love love love having short hair. Though I do wear it in a distinctly feminine style even when it is short.
Thanks! I really like shorts but I stopped wearing them, where do your shorts normally stop? I'm kinda tall so I have a lot of leg to show and I really want to get this modesty thing right.
Good points, C! We need to be aware of our bodies and how clothes look on us. That doesn't detract from other peoples' responsibilities to control their own eyeballs, of course. But if you're a big-chested woman, you don't go around in a thin tank top and bend over to tie your shoes in public lol.
It's really dismaying to me, how modesty is becoming less and less prevalent among Christians, especially teens and young adults. Every summer, like right now, I'm sure to see teen girls wearing tiny little sundresses in church, bra straps showing, butts barely covered. And I look at their mothers and think "why?? WHY do you not see - or not care - what your daughter looks like??" I mean, if you have to hold onto your skirt when you sit down to make sure your butt doesn't pop out... HELLO lol.
I love short hair, too! I wish I had hair that was suited to short styles *sigh*. I've yet to find a hairstyle that I love and that feels comfortable all the time. My hair is so thick, that being short means it's curling and poofing and I can't control it. The only solution is to grow it out, and then it's heavy and annoying and all I can do is put it in a ponytail. I've just sort of resigned myself to "dealing" with my hair, rather than ever truly enjoying it.
/off topic babbling
I think the teen years are tricky especially for public school kids.
That and it's hard to find something that will keep you cool in the summer that covers anything. Shopping for modest summer clothing is pretty near impossible for juniors sizes.
Not true. If you actually shop in the Juniors department, yes. I wasn't allowed to get my clothing from there. But you could always shop the small sized Misses clothing.
Thank so much to everyone for their help. So far i have purchased a long black prarrie skirt from jcpennys. Any sugestions as to where to get a good denim skirt.? Or a kaki skirt? Id like to have some skirts that are made of tougher material for days when I work(I am a nanny and chasing after kids) and for working outside.
Some stores also seem to think that once you leave the juniors department clothes can't have any fun patterns or flattering cuts. I still buy things from juniors on occasion. Most "women's" clothing is boring and frumpy.
It is possible to dress modestly without dressing like you have no fashion sense.
Yeah I wasn't allowed to have a fashion sense. I was required to dress like this:
And you went to public high school?
I'm so sorry.
That must have been horrible.
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