Ringger Clothing Interview
September 14, 2009 by MInTheGap
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We asked Dale and Amy Ringger of Ringger Clothing some questions about modesty for an interview. They make custom clothing and can even make matching clothing for mothers and daughters—as pictured on the right.
Here are some of their responses.
What are your personal beliefs about modesty?
What is on the inside is reflected on the outside
What caused/causes you to be modest?
Desiring to follow the Word of God.
What is your store’s primary clothing article?
Dresses, Jumpers, Skirts with some other related items
What made you decide that you wanted to get into making/selling modest clothing?
The lack of availability of modest clothing was frequently brought to our attention during conversation with friends.
Do you find that there is a lot of interest in modest clothing?
Yes
How would you compare the craftsmanship of your clothing to the big retailers?
Custom made gets a better fit, and handmade is usually better
What would you like to tell young ladies about their choice of clothing?
It is possible to be modest without being humble, but we question whether you can be humble without being modest.
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I am a Christian woman who trains race horses. I have a strong desire to gallop the horses that I train myself but cannot fathom any way do do it modesly due to the nature of a jockey’s outfit. Any ideas?
I’d suggest a Macabi Skirt if you want to be modest in a skirt on a horse. Pair it with thigh-high socks or tights. There is not much I haven’t done in my Macabi.
http://www.macabiskirt.com/
Meh. Modesty is in the eye of the beholder. How modest is too modest? How provocative is too provocative. Ultimately, it is a matter of perspective. Someone who lives in a nudist colony may see underwear as too modest, while an avid church-goer sees any dress that shows any part of the human body other than a face as immodest? Who is right?
.-= Jason´s last blog ..Decorating With Pumpkins For Halloween or Thanksgiving =-.
That last sentence should make you stop and think. Maybe twice. Or thrice.
That was a strange last comment. These are good questions to ask. I hope to be able to find more modest sites like these. It is very hard to find modest clothes.
Do you mean my comment or the last sentence in the article (that I was referring to)? I’m a bit confused as to what you mean? Did you think I was referring to Jason’s comment? I wasn’t.
I love the last comment in the above article. I think it is unusual that one might be humble and not modest. If you are humble, I don’t think you would choose to be immodest; it doesn’t fit the humble character. It wouldn’t feel right. BUT, I know some pretty humble regular souls who wear clothing that I would find too revealing –people who I genuinely admire for the gentleness of their souls.. I think that either they are unaware of it (modesty is relative… compared to what’s out there, they may feel pretty modest) or they just rarely find modest affordable clothing available. I doubt they look for it, and it is rarely to be found.
Here is another thought. Many people find those who dress more modestly to seem “holier than thou” and unapproachable… both forms of arrogance, which is the opposite of humble. It is not easy to balance this stuff. When you do dress modestly, you often have to try twice as hard as anyone else to show that you are not “snotty”. You have to work at being approachable. You have to reach out to people and demonstrate your “down-to-earthness”. LOL That’s my experience. I live in an area where I stick out like a sore thumb just wearing a long skirt of any kind. I definitely think the spirit speaks much more loudly than the clothing. A modest spirit can overcome less than modest clothing (though maybe you wouldn’t want to have to…) and an immodest spirit won’t be covered by long skirts and higher necklines (though they couldn’t hurt…)
Thanks for giving me something to think about. Sorry my writing is sometimes unclear.
Hi Krista– I totally understood what you were saying, and there is a lot of truth in what you say. I think you’re right about the difficulty of dressing modest and how people sometimes perceive you– many people reacted strangely to my wife starting to wear hats to church. When you’re different, you stand out, and people start to judge you, almost as harshly as they would judge you if you were immodest. There seems to be some "band" (for lack of a better word) of what’s considered acceptable, and if you’re outside of that on either side you’re considered wrong. The band is constantly being stretched in the area of immodesty– not the other way.