Modest FASHION SHOW

 

These pics were taken a couple years ago, but they show some wonderful, LONG shirts I bought from Old Navy’s maternity line. I was so tickled to find such long shirts! I felt so comfortable in them.

Like Sarah Mae, I wore a tank top under just about everything (unless it was a turtle neck!)

 Now the first two (blurry, sorry, cheap webcam!) photos show the same shirt in two different colors.

The shirt below is also an actual maternity shirt. I believe it was from Motherhood, but I also believe it was from several years ago…it was actually handed down to me. Thankfully it was a little big because this baby I was carrying was my biggest baby, weighing in at 9lbs 2oz! I wore a tank top underneath this one as well.

I think one of the keys to dressing modestly AND fashionably is layering. If we layer pieces together, we can create some adorable outfits and keep everything hidden. Crew necks are my favorite! I like v-necks as well, as long as I have a piece underneath to hide potential cleavage.

Raising a little girl in today’s fashion is difficult.  Not because I can’t say “no”, because I totally can. What’s difficult about it is trying to find things for my 6 year old to wear that doesn’t make her look like a street walker – and folks, that is SAD. I am happy that recently bermudas have become more popular. Bermudas are the long shorts that go to the knee. Capris and bermudas are our favorite in the summer time!

Even certain “dress up” clothes are ridiculous. Fairy clothes are far from modest. We don’t even allow them because we don’t want to send mixed messages. We practice modesty behind closed doors as well as in public. We are constantly reminding our daughter how to sit like a lady while wearing a dress. If she can’t do it behind closed doors, she certainly won’t out in public. It takes practice to learn etiquette – esp. as a child because they are just so playful.

Mothers with young girls, don’t make the mistake of allowing your daughter to wear “cute” things now that are immodest with the idea that you will change wardrobes later, when she’s older. She won’t understand the sudden change. Start now, while they are little. Their body is just as sacred now as it will be when they become teenagers. <3

Here are a couple of pictures of my daughter sporting modest clothing:

Here’s a winter outfit: the shirt is from The Children’s Place from this year. (Target is a good place to find shirts like this, too). The vest was handed down, and it’s from the Gap.

 

Below is a summer outfit…the bermuda’s we found at the resale shop. The shirt was $5 at Kohl’s. Every year they put their “Patriotic” shirts, men’s women’s and children’s, on sale for $5. They are mostly crew neck, though some are spaghetti straps. We stick with the crew necks. They are cute shirts! The front of hers says “Miss Independant”.

Please visit Sarah Mae @ Like a Warm Cup of Coffee to see more fashionable, modest outfits!

 

Femininity vs. Feminism: Intro

Our culture seems to misunderstand what it means to be feminine. As a result, a confused sex goes around not knowing what attributes are meant for us, created by God, and which are meant for men. I have read what others’ takes are about being “feminine” – what they believe that to mean to them. I am not interested in giving my opinion, just the facts. I decided to look up the word feminine, along with femininity and feminism to see just how closely related they are or what makes them different. As you can see, I’ve laid out the definitions for you below, courtesy of dictionary.reference.com.

Feminine is defined by dictionary.com as:

1.	pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.

2.	having qualities traditionally ascribed to women, as sensitivity or gentleness.

femininity is defined as:

1.	the quality of being feminine; womanliness.

2.	women collectively.

feminism is defined as:

1. Belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.
2. The movement organized around this belief.

Now, this is very interesting to me. You see the first two definitions tell us that feminine and femininity are collectively defined as having womanly traits. Yet, feminism goes against the very root of what it means to be feminine and femininity altogether! Feminism is a movement to be like a man! Don’t let this mere definition fool you…it is not speaking of only voting and working rights. Look around…do some research on feminism groups and see what they believe in. They don’t only advocate “women’s rights”, they downright dislike or hate men.

Now, I am not here to bash our sex, in fact, my hope is to help it blossom with the attributes and qualities God has given us as women. What does it mean to be a woman – fully woman? What unique characteristics did God give us and set us apart for? We already know God made us different (very different) from men. Why do you think we have trouble understanding our men so often? (Guess what? They have trouble understanding us, too!) They don’t write books “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” for no reason!

Please understand, my intention is not to bash those in the feminism movement, only to enlighten us to the difference and really understand how being feminine and part of feminism are REALLY different things.