Monday, March 4, 2013

Modesty

Last week was the dance at the high school. As usual, people were posting about it all over Facebook the day before. When I saw that there was going to be a ball, quite honestly, the first thought that came into my head was "Oh great. Here come the skimpy dress pictures!"

It's sad how immodest most girls dress now days. In one picture I saw last summer on Facebook there was a group of ten girls in their prom dresses. Guess how many of their dresses were floor length? None. How many were knee length or below? None again. How many were even at the knee? Still none! Every single dress was above their knees. Four of the dresses were strapless, and every one of them were sleeveless. 

I don't see how you can feel comfortable in a dress like that. You would have to be so careful when you sit so you don't expose something. A lot of the time when I see girls wearing dresses like that, when they stand up (or sit down) they pull on their dresses to re-adjust them. If your dress is so short you have to pull it down when you stand up, it's too short. Same goes for how low they are in front. You wouldn't be able to lean over without once again showing something that the world shouldn't see. Not to mention you would be cold any time the slightest breeze came along.

Doesn't this look more elegant...
...than this?

If you expose that much of your body, men will want you for your body. If you cover that up, they will be able to look past your flesh and like you for who you are inside. Eventually, everyone's looks change. Also, if your dress comes to your knees or below, your legs are nicely accented, as well as whichever cute shoes you chose to wear. If your dress is above your knee, the only thing people will ever focus on are your ugly knees. (Because, seriously, does anyone have nice-looking knees?)

It is possible to find modest dresses. You just have to look harder. One of my favorite places to go dress shopping is Goodwill. All the ones near us have a nice selection of dresses. Yes, there are some dresses that are still too high for me to be comfortable wearing, but there are quite a few other ones as well. Plus, the prices can't be beat! :) There are quite a few online dress stores that have nice selections as well, such as Mikarose.comShabbyApple.com, and DownEastBasics.com. (Not to mention sewing your own dresses, but that's a whole other post.)

The first thing I noticed about this picture was her dress, then her necklace, then her hair, not her exposed skin!
A well fitted dress will do wonders for you, making you look and feel like a princess. Not to mention it is just plain fun to wear a swirling skirt that billows when you twirl. Ever notice that Cinderella didn't wear a skin-tight, sleeveless, knee-length dress? Take a look at a picture of the Disney princesses. They all look so elegant and lady-like in their floor and ankle length dresses. I don't mean to say you have to wrap yourself up in cloth until you look like a mummy, just wear enough to cover yourself. You can be modest and still look pretty. Modestly is very becoming, no matter what your age.

So, girls. I have a challenge for you. Next time you are going to dress up, whether it be for a prom, a wedding, or just going to church on Sunday, actually try to find a modest dress to wear. Go out of your way a little bit. I think you'll find that you just like wearing them.

10 comments:

  1. Good thoughts, V'ron. I am proud of you!
    Dad

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  2. You are right on! You will feel so much more at ease when you are covered and not worrying about what may be exposed.--AB

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  3. You are absolutely right with all your points, Veronica, well said. Thanks for doing your part to promote more modesty among the many who need to hear it today.

    Uncle Mike

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  4. How great that you have such wisdom about modesty at your age! You girls are so pretty in your modest clothes.
    Erica Norris

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  5. I must say that I have been guilty of wearing a shorter skirt! However, as I've gotten older, they have gotten much longer. It really is uncomfortable to pull it down! As much as they come in to fashion, every girl deep down wishes for that swirly dress! Both of my prom dresses were floor length and I felt like a princess!

    The moral is not to be afraid to be different. Those girls in short skirts will just take a little longer to figure it out (thank goodness I did-MIchigan is COLD).

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    1. Thank you for your lovely reply! I have to admit I have some shorter dresses as well, but I don't really wear them that much anymore, cute as they are, just because they're too uncomfortable to wear.

      And yes, that's another good point. When you wear a longer skirt you can wear things like long underwear underneath them on those really cold days without anyone knowing the difference! ;) Just curious, where are you in MI? I'm in the south-western side of the state.

      -Veronica

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    2. I feel so old when I wear long Johns under my pants! It is my age...And I'm over in the Royal Oak area, southeast MI. No matter where it is in Michigan it is either freezing cold or blistering hot!

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  6. I agree. I feel much better when I don't have to worry about how to adjust my clothing. I'd rather like to know that it is in place and nothing is showing. I don't mind knee length dresses in the summer, but anything above the knee is just too worrisome. How do they plan to dance in those dresses?

    There is a time and place for showing "tasteful" skin. Regency dresses show more of the neck but make up for it by covering everything else. I think it just looks foul when everything is showing at once.

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    1. I don't know if you even *can* dance comfortably in short dresses...

      And I do agree. A little bit of skin can look nice. Thank you for your lovely comment!

      -Veronica

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