Who’s Showing More Skin?

Men have this thing that they do when they’re out in public. They scan. What I mean is, they will be on the look out, looking all around to see who is there and they’ll generally take inventory of what people look like and what they are wearing. It’s like this default operational mode that [...]

Ania

Ania05 Originally uploaded by DKunin Photography Is This Modest? MInTheGap: The top is borderline– the color is nice, but the strap size and how far it goes down means that there is attention drawn to all of the skin. It does have a sort of a fresh look to it, though. Foy: The only thing [...]

Off The Shoulder

darrah-084 Originally uploaded by Michelle – Central Fl Photographer/Designer Is This Modest? MInTheGap: It’s true that wearing something off the shoulder does show more skin, but it’s also more feminine. I’m going mostly modest here. Foy: Move the shoulder up an inch, and its very modest. Clothes that “slope” off induce the mind to wonder [...]

Glimpsed by the Baltimore Sun-112

Is This Modest? Erin: I don’t think the lack of sleeves is particularly immodest, but I still don’t care for it. I think combined with the neckline, it just seems to be showing too much skin. MInTheGap: Pants are fine, the purse matches, and neat shades.  Oh wait, I’m doing a modest appraisal!  It’s a [...]

Lions, Tigers and Bunnies– Oh my!

Although a good portion of modesty is in a person’s demeanor, amount of skin shown, etc., association as a lot to do with redirecting others’ thoughts toward you as a person or you as an object.  If you wear pants with the word “Juicy” across the back, even if the pants themselves are modest, I’ll [...]

How Much Skin is Too Much?

This is one of those questions where I know some would want me to say “10 square feet” and they would be happy, but it would mean nothing.  To me, the question of skin is specifically tied to the area that you’re of the body that you are discussing, and can be rendered moot simply [...]