Politicizing Modesty
After a decades of taking it off, is being modest now hip?
Ypulse, Boundless, and Carolyn McCully have mentioned the growing “Modesty Movement.”
Culturally, this makes sense. Islam is a growing force in the world, and Hollywood has proven the economic power of Evangelical Christians. To varying degrees, both of these religions advocate women dressing modestly.
Personally, I’m a fan for several different reasons. While I attended Berean, my ultra-conservative Baptist high school, we had a strict dress code. It was nearly impossible to navigate, and almost everyone got in trouble at some point since the rules were open to the intrepretation of each teacher. A fashionable clothing line marketed as modest would have been a big help.
Secondly, I’m with Stacy and Clinton of What Not to Wear. You don’t have bear a ton of skin to dress attractivly. I’ve sat through too many professional meetings with a woman dressed inappropriately. That just makes everyone else uncomfortable, and as one of the Fug girls said last week, good manners exist to make others comfortable.
What do you think? Is this just a return to good manners and class or an attempt to push a political agenda through fashion?
