“My Husband Wants Me To Look Sexy When We’re Out Together.”

Husbands are men, and as such, they are visual creatures. In you, their wife, they see perfection– or at least they should!  You’re beautiful in their eyes, and many husbands have a set of conflicting desires: They love the way you look, and would love to show you off. They don’t want other men to [...]

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Is This Modest? Erin: I think the skirt could use a few extra inches in length, but other than that it’s nice and professional! MInTheGap: The top’s neckline goes a bit too far down for my taste, but the skirt seems to be within modest range.  Mostly modest for me. Your Turn… [ratings]

Excuses, Excuses

You’ve heard them all before.  They’re the excuses that people use for why they can’t be modest, or the things that people say to reason away why modesty really isn’t that big an issue. For our first group series project, the authors at Is This Modest will be presenting a series of “reasons” or “problems” [...]

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Is This Modest? Erin: Nice! Very casual…might want to tuck in the shirt to make it a little nicer, but that’s just a “daughter-of-a-military-man” thing   :-D MInTheGap: Pretty good coverage, nothing tight.  Looks modest to me. Your Turn… [ratings]

But Women Don’t Wear Hats Anymore!

One of the most difficult things to address in terms of modesty and what to wear is the fact that fashion and what society wears changes over time.  We’ve previously discussed the concept that men have not always worn pants, and the cultural bearing on what we wear, but I’d like to look deeper into [...]

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Is This Modest? Erin: I don’t think this is especially modest. She needs a sweater or something over her shoulders, and the jeans might be a tad tight. MInTheGap: The jeans don’t seem that bad to me, but the tank top certainly shows a lot of skin.  I’m going slightly immodest. Your Turn… [ratings]

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Is This Modest? Erin: I think the neckline is too low. Other than that, it is modest. (Now personally though, I don’t especially like those colors on her…but that’s not a modesty issue…) MInTheGap: Here’s one of my pet peeves– dressing in a color that matches skin tone.  I mean, that in and of itself [...]

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