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I have grown up wearing skirts and dresses all my life. However, I also argued and fought with my parents about it every step of the way. Because my parents standard wasn’t MY standard, I felt that it was being forced on me. Which, I suppose, in a way it was. But it was their house, their rules – my job was to simply obey. Eventually I became gutsy enough to hide pants in my parent’s house and wear them whenever I hung out with my “group of friends.” I’d change into pants in my car on the way to wherever I was going, and then I would change back into my skirt on the way home. After pants became a norm for me, I started progressing into other areas of dress. Skimpy shirts, mini skirts, shorts, dresses missing half the material on the top, and bikinis. I wore it all; I had no boundaries – well, very few.
After I was back in right relationship with the Lord, He began dealing with me about several issues. My modesty (i.e. clothing) being one of them. About a week and a half ago I bagged up 75% of the pants I owned and dropped them off at the Salvation Army. I was holding back about 3 or 4 pairs… “just in case.” The Tuesday following my Salvation Army drop-off run, I went to my church to practice with the trio I play the piano for. When I walked into the auditorium they were having a discussion about clothing… mainly the “pants vs. skirts” issue. Ironic, is it not? God was dealing with all three of those girls with the same exact issue (at the same exact time) that He was dealing with me about!
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Disney moms, listen up: it's time to turn off Miley and give your daughter the September edition. It seems counterintuitive, but high fashion--an art form that thrives upon pushing the boundaries of sex and skin--may actually be turning toward (gasp!) modesty. Blame it on the recession, weather patterns, or "Mad Men" euphoria, but fall fashion is trending conservative. There are different theories why Lagerfeld, Galliano and others tamed the sex kitten this fall. But the revival of minimalism, calf-skimming skirts, thick and frumpy sweaters and full-figured-50s frocks seems to suggest that a prudish, cleavage-free season has arrived. For mom.
Despite these high fashion trends, we may be leaving our daughters behind. Contrast expensive grown-up lines like Louis Vuitton and Valentino with the likes of younger, moderately priced ones that dominate department stores. Lines that target teens--Bebe, GUESS, Juicy Couture--have ignored the prude-chic vibe of fall, keeping barely-covers-the-bum shorts on the racks. So why is modesty coming back to (of all places) high fashion? The term "modesty" has long been associated with religion. The origin of the term relates to other religious concepts and virtues--moderation, prudence, humility. Whether it's the covering of hair in Islam and Orthodox Judaism or simply not showing one's shoulders during Mass, organized religions have standards for dress that imply modesty as virtue. But the modesty trend isn't exactly new or exclusive to religion. Last year, Vanity Fair voted style icon Sheikha Mozah of Qatar to its International Best-Dressed List, highlighting a woman whose haute couturier is Jean Paul Gaultier while embracing modest standards of dress in Islam (always wearing the hijab, long sleeves, pants, or ankle-length skirts). Other international style icons are garnering attention for modest style. Ivanka Trump wore a conservative wedding gown with to-the-elbow lace sleeves for her Jewish service. But even style setter Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the one-time model, dresses considerably more conservative since her marriage to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. But we're
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Book Review: The Human Person in the Thought of John Paul II
Book Explores What It Means to be Human in Light of Theology of the Body
WASHINGTON—“What does it mean to be human?” A new book by the priest who spearheads the evangelization and catechetical efforts of the U.S. bishops explores this question by drawing on the teachings of Pope John Paul II in his theology of the body. In The Human Person: According to John Paul II, published by Pauline Books and Media, Father J. Brian Bransfield examines the vision of humanity expressed by Pope John Paul II and uses it as the basis for a moral theology that offers practical guidance and support in living the Christian life.
Father Bransfield writes about the challenges raised by three social revolutions of the 20th Century – the industrial, sexual and technological revolutions – and how Pope John Paul’s theology of the body responded to the resulting societal shifts. These shifts, Father Bransfield observes, have led to a disregard for women, the spread of cohabitation, the rise in divorce and the growing trend of fatherlessness. John Paul II challenged all of these trends. Father Bransfield shows how Christians today can overcome the negative consequences of these shifts through living the teaching of the theology of the body as an essential element of the new evangelization proclaimed by Pope John Paul II.
Father J. Brian Bransfield is a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He currently serves as the Assistant General Secretary and Executive Director of the Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Father Bransfield holds a doctorate in moral theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington. --- This review dated June 10, 2010; http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-114.shtml
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I have grown up wearing skirts and dresses all my life. However, I also argued and fought with my parents about it every step of the way. Because my parents standard wasn’t MY standard, I felt that it was being forced on me. Which, I suppose, in a way it was. But it was their house, their rules – my job was to simply obey.
Eventually I became gutsy enough to hide pants in my parent’s house and wear them whenever I hung out with my “group of friends.” I’d change into pants in my car on the way to wherever I was going, and then I would change back into my skirt on the way home. After pants became a norm for me, I started progressing into other areas of dress. Skimpy shirts, mini skirts, shorts, dresses missing half the material on the top, and bikinis. I wore it all; I had no boundaries – well, very few.
After I was back in right relationship with the Lord, He began dealing with me about several issues. My modesty (i.e. clothing) being one of them. About a week and a half ago I bagged up 75% of the pants I owned and dropped them off at the Salvation Army. I was holding back about 3 or 4 pairs… “just in case.” The Tuesday following my Salvation Army drop-off run, I went to my church to practice with the trio I play the piano for. When I walked into the auditorium they were having a discussion about clothing… mainly the “pants vs. skirts” issue. Ironic, is it not? God was dealing with all three of those girls with the same exact issue (at the same exact time) that He was dealing with me about!
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Disney moms, listen up: it's time to turn off Miley and give your daughter the September edition. It seems counterintuitive, but high fashion--an art form that thrives upon pushing the boundaries of sex and skin--may actually be turning toward (gasp!) modesty.
Blame it on the recession, weather patterns, or "Mad Men" euphoria, but fall fashion is trending conservative. There are different theories why Lagerfeld, Galliano and others tamed the sex kitten this fall. But the revival of minimalism, calf-skimming skirts, thick and frumpy sweaters and full-figured-50s frocks seems to suggest that a prudish, cleavage-free season has arrived.
For mom.
Despite these high fashion trends, we may be leaving our daughters behind.
Contrast expensive grown-up lines like Louis Vuitton and Valentino with the likes of younger, moderately priced ones that dominate department stores. Lines that target teens--Bebe, GUESS, Juicy Couture--have ignored the prude-chic vibe of fall, keeping barely-covers-the-bum shorts on the racks.
So why is modesty coming back to (of all places) high fashion?
The term "modesty" has long been associated with religion. The origin of the term relates to other religious concepts and virtues--moderation, prudence, humility. Whether it's the covering of hair in Islam and Orthodox Judaism or simply not showing one's shoulders during Mass, organized religions have standards for dress that imply modesty as virtue.
But the modesty trend isn't exactly new or exclusive to religion. Last year, Vanity Fair voted style icon Sheikha Mozah of Qatar to its International Best-Dressed List, highlighting a woman whose haute couturier is Jean Paul Gaultier while embracing modest standards of dress in Islam (always wearing the hijab, long sleeves, pants, or ankle-length skirts).
Other international style icons are garnering attention for modest style. Ivanka Trump wore a conservative wedding gown with to-the-elbow lace sleeves for her Jewish service. But even style setter Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the one-time model, dresses considerably more conservative since her marriage to French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
But we're
Says noone wants to dress like the Virgin Mary, I am glad they mention her. Wonder why? She still here w/us. God bless.
ReplyDeleteOf course, Lolita syndrome is nothing new. No teen wants to dress like the Virgin Mary
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ReplyDeleteFashions change, but men's minds do not...good point!! Dare to be demure...God bless.
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Book Explores What It Means to be Human in Light of
Theology of the Body
WASHINGTON—“What does it mean to be human?” A new book by the priest who spearheads the evangelization and catechetical efforts of the U.S. bishops explores this question by drawing on the teachings of Pope John Paul II in his theology of the body. In The Human Person: According to John Paul II, published by Pauline Books and Media, Father J. Brian Bransfield examines the vision of humanity expressed by Pope John Paul II and uses it as the basis for a moral theology that offers practical guidance and support in living the Christian life.
Father Bransfield writes about the challenges raised by three social revolutions of the 20th Century – the industrial, sexual and technological revolutions – and how Pope John Paul’s theology of the body responded to the resulting societal shifts. These shifts, Father Bransfield observes, have led to a disregard for women, the spread of cohabitation, the rise in divorce and the growing trend of fatherlessness. John Paul II challenged all of these trends. Father Bransfield shows how Christians today can overcome the negative consequences of these shifts through living the teaching of the theology of the body as an essential element of the new evangelization proclaimed by Pope John Paul II.
Father J. Brian Bransfield is a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He currently serves as the Assistant General Secretary and Executive Director of the Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Father Bransfield holds a doctorate in moral theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington.
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This review dated June 10, 2010; http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-114.shtml