Question
Most "Fundie" women dont wear pants. Do you?
Answer
Whether or not I am a tried and true Fundamentalist is a topic for another day, but I would say that Im not sure that I am. Oh, I would like to be, but Fundies dont gen
erally see me as one of their own.That said, this isnt something I talk about often because it isnt something I think about often.
I dont wear pants. Well, actually, I have two pairs, one black pair, and one pair of jeans. My post-pregnancy body doesnt quite fit into the jeans yet, but the black pair is versatile enough for me to wear well into pregnancy. I wear them once or twice a month. The rest of the time, I wear skirts and dresses. I went to a college that required it and I liked it. I built a nice wardrobe around that dress code and just kept living by it.
Modesty
I think modesty is important, but it has little to do with why I wear dresses. Pants can be just as modest as skirts if done correctly and many dresses are not modest at all. This is where I depart from most dress-wearing fundamentalists.
Beautiful
I like dresses because they make me feel beautiful. I like looking nice and a dress is an effortless way to do that. This is really my primary reason for wearing dresses.
Sexy (For Married Folks)
It is important to feel sexy. A husband will think youre sexy even if you dont feel it, but if you dont feel sexy, you likely wont feel sexual, which is kind of importan
t in marriage. I have a few completely immodest dresses I call "housedresses" because I wont wear them out of the house.Easy
Dresses are the easiest clothes to wear. It is a one piece outfit. You dont need to put in the effort of making a pants and top ensemble and I think the results are better. I dont wear pantyhose, even though it was part of my colleges dress code, but if you think they are required with a dress, than dresses become a hassle.
Standards
I have t
wo modesty rules. One is that clothes must go to my knees, standing and sitting. I sometimes will put a skirt under a short dress that adds a few inches and extends my wardrobe. The second rule is no cleavage. Because I buy new clothes, this has
become a problem. I have to pair a lot of my clothes with a tank top under or a sweater over. Anything beyond those rules is a judgment call.Shopping
Most of my new clothes come from mystery shopping. When not mystery shopping, I can find good deals at thrift stores if I want something. I dont buy many clothes for myself at yard sales because they dont have a dressing room at yard sales. I will buy clothes at yard sales if the fabric is pretty enough for me to use for something else if the garment doesnt fit right.
Style
I love
black and white. I have some colored tops and a few skirts with color, but they are always paired with black or black and white. Other than my one red housedress, all of my dresses ar
e either black or black and white, and dresses are my favorite.Some Thoughts...
I think modesty is important, but beauty is too. Christian women have been pushing beauty aside in order to pursue modesty, but they are not mutually exclusive. Modesty is not something we should seek in our marriage. We should be immodest with our husbands. Likewise, beauty is not something to hide, but something God created and showing it glorifies him.
