Modesty in Dress and Deportment

@jeanannemarie. thanks for your reply.

Haha don't worry, Jean. I knew what you meant!

Hi Suzie,

Welcome to the forum and to modest dressing! The road to modesty can be different for everyone, I was in the same boat as you in wanting to ditch pants and wear skirts full time (and I did, for at least a year). But during that time my husband expressed that while he likes skirts, he doesn't like them ALL the time. He'd rather I wear a little of both. So that's what I do now, to please him. If I weren't married, I would still be wearing skirts probably. But how we came to a compromise is that when I wear pants, I wear tops that are tunic tops, that come down a little longer than shirts so as to cover my backside, or wear those cardigans that also come down that long. Admittedly it's been a little challenging in the summer trying to wear things that aren't too hot but are modest at the same time. I do wear capris that come just below my knees (there are cuffed styles this length that are in right now) but only have a few tops that are short-sleeved, tunic types for the summer. It's challenging in the summer coming up with modest outfits that don't require three layers of clothing on top (!!) but I'm working on sewing some more things.

Speaking of sewing, do you have a family member or friend that knows how to sew? Maybe you could enlist her help in trying to alter some things that you buy to make them more suitable. An example would be to buy a short dress and take off a few inches from the hem to make it a tunic. Or since you said you're very tall in the torso, you may be able to get away with just wearing it as is.

How do you know that no women are wearing dresses and skirts? (Please don't take offense, just asking!) This may well be the case in your area, but the parts I know of are very trendy, and many many women are wearing skirts and dresses (thank you, St. Ann!) and flowy tops, too, so doing something like I mentioned might work. You'd just have to find the right style of dress so that it doesn't look too dress-like.

Anyways, hope these suggestions come in handy. If you want, feel free to bounce some ideas back and forth, I always love helping women on a tight budget come up with outfit ideas that are modest!

Hello
yes, I would be interested, BUT:
there are many nternet stores selling modest clothing, but with this "old western/prairie style". It would be very nice If there were a shop selling modern, elegant but modest dresses, not too many layering (I´m searching for dresses with long sleeves all the time) for reasonable prices.
I wish you good luck for your business,
God bless!
Alice

QUICK!
Maxi dresses and long skirts have been "in" again this summer in the usa.
now they are designed for summer, but if you get a few neutrals and use them to layer you can wear them year round.. and its "trendy" and "fashionable" stuff.

i plan on grabbing a few as son as i have some spare cash so i can have some new long skirts/dresses.

one i saw at Old Navy (or was it GAP) was black and white chevrons.. ok it had a tiny spaghetti strap top, but i can wear it OVER a shirt, or wear it with a blouse over it.. and black and white goes with everything!

yay!

i belong to several social networks and forums, not all of which (ok, not many of which) are specific to Catholics.
Places like Facebook..livejournal...etc.

anyway its very reassuring to me that even in those places i have ALWAYS found a modest clothing group, and often a head covering group!

would you find it helpful to have the groups/forums/pages of modest clothing and etc groups on other networking sights here? is that ok on the forum?

I am very interested in starting some sort of girls' group that focuses on modesty, purity, dignity, etc.

I think soon girls aren't even going to realize there is an alternative to today's brazen lifestyles! Teaching 'girls that it's lovely to dress modestly and live with dignity' is something that could be a spark to turn back (or slow down) the downward spiral of our society.

I looked for an established, well respected group that I could affiliate with and haven't found one.

Does anyone have any ideas? Please give me names of any groups or ideas for starting my own. Charter? Sponsors? I don't know anything about it!!!

Thanks!

i have read many articles and books on clothing in different times and in different religions. i think the best guidelines for me were probably the Jewish rules on modesty because they were simple and easily spelled out, which is a relief after getting so much confusing advice.
not to say i follow them all the time

i read several Muslim books on clothing, but many of them were confusing to me, probably because as a non Muslim i dont get their references.

i am studying fashion design, with an eye toward designing nice clothes that are modest and fit women who are not models...

Hi Dolores,

Ah, that's too bad you can't upload your photos! If/when you do, let us know!

Palomas

I downloaded "The Complete Home" by Wright
http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924013729367

I especially like chapters 13 (Good Manners in the Home) and 17 (Attention to Dress) .