Really... we're going to spiritualize clothes too?

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Jeffrey

Modestly, yes. But herein lies the debate of the centuries, what is "modest?" Should we insert a blanket response to that?

Otherwise, I agree with what you've said here.

Very true. Some would think that wearing cardboard boxes that completely eleminate the human figure to be immodest. There will always be shape to the human body that typically identifies gender... and yes... it will be appealing to the opposite gender. That's just a fact of life. That's why I'm not at war against women's pants unless they ride WAY too low and/or fit WAY too tight. Leave something to the imagination here girls!

Having been in the military, and working with law enforcement, I think that there is something that can be said for the effect of “dress” on our attitudes and behaviors. Schools demonstrate that kids do better when required to wear a uniform. Something in us is affected by the clothes we wear. I don’t think it’s a “spirit”, but it’s a type of attitude that comes over us. Let’s be honest, when in the world did we not dress in certain ways to provoke or promote a certain mindset when “out on the town”? Doesn’t “intimate apparel” affect our “mood”? I think the way we dress is important. But I wouldn’t demand a mold out of the 1920’s, 30’s, 40’s, or 50’s.

An element of "modesty" might be in relation to what attitude it brings out in us.