Modest fashion is prominent among religious communities,it can truly be liberating to cover the body but it doesn’t have to be vanilla,fashion itself is self expression.
Source:@beautyinmodestyboutique
An investigation of modesty was conducted among a group of reformed Christians on how do they personally describe modesty and how would they upkeep modesty.
Stephanie Walshak says ‘My modesty changed over the years. I used to have no problem rocking a bikini at the beach but now I wear a surfer bathing suit that covers me up pretty well but is sporty and comfortable. I’d realized that I Was trying to draw attention to myself and wore tighter clothes on purpose. Now I am comfortable in leggings but only with tunic tops that cover my rear. I love dresses but I want them up to my neck because babies made my chest area too big so everything is a booby top whether I’m doing it on purpose or not .
My dresses have also gotten longer and I love the comfort ability this provides when I kneel down to my children’s level. Or pick up the 50 thing they’ve dropped .
My perspective towards men has changed along with my spiritual maturity. I want to be a good sister in Christ. So I dress myself more modestly.’
Here’s a quick video showing the rest of the responses in the thread.
Apostolics and some Pentecostals wear only Skirts and dresses , everything in their wardrobe must be below the knee. Sleeves must be past the elbow. From the neckline to the collarbone has to be covered. Modesty is choice but has also been felt to be a religious duty because of Deuteronomy 22:5, 1 Timothy 2:9, and 1 Peter 3:3, etc.
‘Personally, many of my clothes are given to me by church people, but, some of the steps to finding modest clothes includes: Buying online, searching for them in shops, altering clothes to make them modest (such as turning pants into skirts), and thrifting. There are also Apostolic/Holiness shops (mostly online) that make clothes specifically to the standard’ Abigail Hamilton, Trinitarian Holiness Pentecostal.
Deborah Albanaz is an Apostolic Christian YouTuber who does regular modest ‘look books’. Her reasoning is to ‘glorify God’. Albanaz avoids deep V necks, putting full shirts or dresses underneath dresses which could expose her chest. As an Apostolic Christian, Albanaz is limited to skirts, shirts and dresses.
ASOS has a modest fashion edit but there are plenty of specific modesty online clothing stores such as https://themodestonline.com/ ,https://www.inheritco.com/
Head coverings have started becoming popular not just in modest fashion but also in the secular fashion sphere. Head coverings are worn due to the idea of a woman’s hair being covered being an hour to God. Non religious people use head scarves as one would with hair ties as a hair accessory.
Headcoverings are not oppressive as long as it is a choice being made to cover. Headcoverings come in various forms such as church hats, hijabs, bandanas,burkas,niqabs, chadors,shaylas ,etc.
Modest swimmer is currently a significant topic of discussion. For some a bikini is modest enough because modesty is subjective but for those that struggle with flattering, yet sufficiently covering swimwear, there are some solutions. An option could be to wear a ‘swimdress’ or a full wetsuit.
Living modestly doesn’t have to be a limited experience as there are plenty of online stores, Pinterest inspired looks,and modest fashion communities to participate in.
‘Modesty is invisibility...Never forget it. To be seen—to be seen—is to be...penetrated. What you must be girls, is impenetrable.’
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
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