Modesty

[brdgt]

Something I still find jarring about Utah, but must seem completely normal to folks here, is the modesty dress.

I'm not talking the cute stylish outfits of Mormon mommy bloggers - I'd wear those (actually, some of my style is pretty close to that...) or the FLDS prairie dress - but the women I see who take something that is immodest (a spaghetti strap tank top, a skirt above the knees) and just put something on under it (a plain white t-shirt, jeans). I just wonder - why buy that immodest thing to begin with? I was at the store you bought that top from the other day and it had some super cute cap sleeve shirts that would look better on you!

On the other hand, I suppose I feel like they do when they see someone dressing "immodestly."

In related news, I have loreofcure to thank for the tip on Joe Fresh jeans for a cheap option for the brightly colored jeans fad. See, this outfit is modest! And cute! And apparently I'm a size 4 :)

Comments

[moon-lemming.livejournal.com]

girls used to do that at my Baptist high school to get around dress code -- it felt like we were getting away with something and i guess some people were allowed to wear the "racy" stuff at home. the first time i wore a tank top under a spaghetti strap top in front of Mike he laughed at me; i hadn't even thought about it, i was so used to spaghetti straps being verboten.

[moon-lemming.livejournal.com]

also i wonder how many pairs of culottes you'll see in the summer -- or are those not allowed? i'm not too sure of Mormon standards, maybe they're too close to pants.

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

Oh, long shorts are very popular here. It's an unspoken rule for LDS women to wear a dress to church (which some LDS feminists have been challenging lately), but otherwise there really isn't a problem with pants (although you see dresses more often on unmarried girls - probably just more practical to wear pants running around after kids).

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

Interesting - I'm not sure if it's to get around dress code or just adjusting to what is available? Mormons do seem to be pretty keen on demonstrating that they are "cool" and "hip" and just like the rest of us, so I can see wearing "fashionable" clothes being part of that.