Comments on: 7 Things You Don’t Want in a Modest Formal

By: Abigail Joy

Abigail Joy — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:54:40 +0000

The picture of the slit reminds me of a verse in the Old Testament about not “baring the thigh”. She almost looks naked. That would be the perfect dress to wear…in your bedroom.

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By: MInTheGap

MInTheGap — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:54:38 +0000

Hi Anonymous Me. Modesty is a difficult subject because the standards that people have differ from person to person. The idea of this site is to help people to see that their standard really isn’t the only one, as well as to help people– regardless of their standards– to be modest.

To that end, one of the things that we’ve tried to do is to make it so that the young ladies that read this site get a man’s perspective on what tempts him and what he considers immodest– hence a 33 year old male writing an article about formals. Having seen many women in them (my college featured “Artist Series” where young ladies dressed up in formals) I can tell you that there are a lot of good formals, just not many that are advertised in the usual places.

So this article was intended not as a post to judge people for what they wear (though that’s a reasonable interpretation), but instead to let the reader know what may be the problems for the outfit in question when it comes to modesty. Hence the review will, naturally, be “over the top” in the sense that it will point out everything instead of leaving the gray areas alone. It’s up to the reader to make a decision in the gray areas.

Thanks for reading, and hope you come back!

By: Anonymous Me

Anonymous Me — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:03:35 +0000

This was an interesting article, though I really found nothing wrong with the first, third, or sixth dress. Except that the first dress was a little low. In the matter of something showing curves – in order for any garment not to show curves, it would have to not fit, and be extremely loose, and not feminine at all. The bible also calls for you to be modest AND feminine. I also think its kind of mean to pick apart every single aspect of a young girls clothing, making her out to be seemingly “bad”. I agree that modesty is something more people should try and achieve, this article seems a bit too over the top. Soft shoulders are a bad thing? I also find it a little odd that a 33 year old male (it says at the bottom of the article) is writing this. I would be much more accepting of this article if it was a lady, who I could relate to. I do agree with most things on isthismodest . com, though.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:50:45 +0000

Ok First off I have to say that I absolutly dont think that theres anything wrong with the 1st dress,5th, 6th, or 7th, to be modest you dont have to dress like a nun, gosh.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:23:56 +0000

I think these pictures are very mild compared to what's on tv commercials, magazines, billboards, or other places. And I've definitely seen worse at church. You can't hide from immodesty; it's everywhere. I think the pictures help women to see what they're doing. I've met some women that are totally clueless about the subject and how they're dressing. Karens last blog post..Free Strawberry Lemonade at O’Charley’s

By: [name redacted]

[name redacted] — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:36:57 +0000

I don’t think the pictures are necessary…they are immodest and if guys are reading this site (or putting up the pics) that can be a stumbling block – do you think that’s a good idea here?

By: Zoran

Zoran — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:15:15 +0000

Everything dynamic and very positively! :)
Thanks
Zoran

By: Anna09

Anna09 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:34:05 +0000

Three cheers for a practical, illustrated list of things that hinder the men! It helps us ladies out. :)