Every woman desires to be perceived as beautiful. It’s the truth. But while we’re busy spending hundreds or thousands (or more!) of dollars trying to attain that ideal beauty defined by the world, we compromise our dignity. These days, “sexy” and “beautiful” are synonymous. More skin! More cleavage! If you got it, flaunt it. Why leave anything to the imagination?
Well, I’m not okay with that. Based on my personal experiences and on those of the women close to me, I can tell you that those of us who base our values on our body parts don’t really know what we are worth.
Baring every inch of skin conveys to the world that a woman does not respect her body (and therefore herself), so why should anyone else? On the other hand, a woman who suppresses and hides her femininity in the way she dresses communicates to the world that she doesn’t think she is worth getting to know better, or even being acknowledged. Taking care to present ourselves in the best possible way tells the world that we are women of worth, and we ought to be treated as such. The good news is that there are a lot of good examples out there of current, fashionable and modest ladies. I’m hoping to be able to feature them on this blog.
One of my [many] current fashion obsessions is Ginnifer Goodwin’s character on the show “Once Upon A Time” on ABC. She always dresses in such classy, feminine way.
Isn’t she so pretty??! I watch the show just as much for her outfits as for the story line.
Personally, I adore all things floral print, sequins, colorful, and sparkly. How I dress myself is one of the ways I express my femininity to the world. But I prefer to do this in cuts that do not make certain parts of my body freeze or make me constantly have to do that awkward re-adjustment dance (you know what I’m talking about).
In the eye of a storm where society tells us to flaunt ourselves as sex objects, young women today are desperately trying to cling on to their last inklings of self worth. How much longer will it be until those last bits of dignity are blown away? I am one woman who is not sold on that message. I am the supporter of a cause–for a revolution to take fashion back from our overly sexualized media. I am inviting other young women out there to join me on the quest to empower ourselves by covering up instead of baring all. I am challenging young women to look in their mirrors and ask themselves what their clothes are telling the world about who they are.
And I’m going to look darn good doing it.
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