Should Christians Keep Up With The Latest Styles?

As most of our popular culture, everything is always changing. What is in while we are teenagers will be ancient in 10 years. The same goes for the wardrobes of women. I think that the clothing options have had a positive progression because of the acceptance of female sexuality. In the early 1920s women were extremely modest by showing little to know skin in their daily lives. Women were expected to be made up all of the time and that is something that I couldn’t even imagine. Being a Marian girl, there is nothing I love more than throwing my hair up every morning with no makeup. As you move into the 60s and 70s women began wearing skirts, dresses, and girdles. YUCK. There is nothing wrong with a more modest look, the problem I have with clothing is that even when mothers were cleaning the house they were expected to be in dresses or other types of uncomfortable, but nice looking clothing. It has been cool to see how slowly skirts have gotten shorter and more skin is being shown, but the central issue is the mindset of seeing women as sexual object rather than a person. Although in our time no type of clothing is surprising, there is still a sense of judgement from men and even older women when you wear something that makes your look like a “slut”. It saddens me that people really can’t look past what you are wearing. I hope the future for women is going to be

The outfit we may choose to wear causes certainly, absolutely no harm to others surrounding us. Thus, what may be the point? Why must they enforce it? Therefore, now is our time, as students of Westlake High School, to stand up for what we believe in and declare we be given the right to wear whatever we may please. Under certain circumstance of course, nothing outrageous, or whore-like. And as for males of our society, no pants must expose thou of thy nature below the waist.

“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” (Fashion Quotes 1) The words once spoken by Henry David Thoreau are politically correct. People often look at Elizabethan‘s choice of fashion and ridicule everything about it from the hair, down to the stockings. As it appears, fashion has always been a broad topic of discussion in the world. Whether it is NY Fashion Week or a Macy’s fashion show, fashion is something that has always been an eye catcher. Fashion has been around for many years, and whether we know it or not, Elizabethan fashion has influenced the way modern fashion is today.

In the article, “Appearances Are Destructive” by Mark Mathabane argues about how students in school do not focus on learning anymore, but mostly focus on their outfits. He agrees that by providing dress codes will be an effective way to maintain safety in schools. According to Mathabane, dress codes is a solution for students to get on track on their studies, but rather it will not be against freedom. In addition to that, Mathabane claims, that girls pay a lot of attention to their clothing because it gives them respect, to look more attractive, and they feel, they look cool. Mathabane disagree that outfits should be the primary goal for many students, instead of achieving academic success; therefore, dress code will be a solution to have

Back in the day women couldn't even wear a skirt if it was above their ankles. If they did wear a skirt like that then they would be shamed. But women could only wear skirts, not pants, or leggings, if they had leggings back then. If they would wear anything close to pants other people would stereotype that person and not associate with them. In today's society people don’t really judge you on what you wear, but people still do judge you. They just judge you on your attitude, but if a person has a bad attitude and dresses inappropriately, then people will judge you, and not in a good

Many women consider modesty to be an outdated principle founded on legalistic ideas and a promotion of chauvinism. Although this is the prevailing thought within society, it could not be farther from the truth. In “The Look,” a book written by Nancy leigh Demoss, she explains the misconceptions people have about modesty and explains what it truly is: an intentional representation of Christ through every aspect of our lives. I have had a fairly decent view of modesty growing up, and I have always held it in high regards when it comes to clothing, yet I failed to realize that it is a matter of the heart and not just about the clothes that I wear. Demoss’ book has provided me with a new understanding of modesty, as well as how to apply it. Through my reading, the most influential piece of information that I have learned is that God does care about a woman’s modesty in the areas of dress, intent, and appearance.

The people in my culture are expected to dress neat and clean. It doesn't have to be the latest style, but clean and neat is appropriate. Those who do dress in the latest style seem to command more respect from the others. Those who don't dress in accordance with these rules are not ostracized but pitied.

My church is a very conservative Christian church, women are allowed only to wear skirts and dresses, jeans and pant are for men only; my friends on the other hand don’t attend church at all, there influences derive from popular music videos and movies who showcase women in provocative clothing. Because of the drastic difference on both parties, often times I feel pressured over what I wear and stress my appearance for the sake of acceptance. Men’s appearance is never stressed like that of a woman, for example, in “Harrison Bergeron” the ballerinas in the story were forced to wear a mask in order to hide their beautiful faces however, the men did not have to wear a mask to hide their “handsome” faces, it was only referred to women. Many times I wish to rebel authority like that of the handicap general, she obviously does not apply to the rules she forces upon others, but the realization is there are no rules, society just brainwashes the public into believing there are in order for the public to follow what is expected. Just like how the general leads its

People in America nust relize that the this country is filled with people of different cultural backgrounds. Along with the different clturals comes the fashion. Many Muslim women wear hijab and burkas from the age of puberty. The Tznuit laws of Orthodox Jews present modesty laws prohibiting the baring of elbows, knees and even the wearing of open-toed shoes. Both men and women are supposed to stick with “demure colors” and married women cover their hair with a wig or head covering. Pentacostal and Evangelical Christians, as well as Mormons, Quakers and Amish, all have dress codes. Biblical verse admonishes women for wearing “pearls or gold, adorning their hair, or wearing expensive clothing.” ( Cone, 2015). Unfortunately, women are taught shame from a young age. For example, in middle school and so forth, within schools, girls are constantly told to "cover up." Dress code policies are forced down girls' throats. Despite whether certain dress codes should be in effect or not, when it comes to girls being punished and sent home from school for wearing shorts on a hot day because their clothing is deemed "distracting," says a great deal about the mindset in our society. Instead of policing girls and scorning them for wanting to be comfortable, why are we not questioning and putting the spotlight on certain boys who lack self-control when they see a spaghetti strap? Issues such as body image and sexuality also provoke intense discussions about policing women's bodies. In terms

Mangiacotti’s article has five main points that she stresses, which also helps to support her thesis of, “And, make no mistake: dress codes are increasingly becoming an excuse for sexualizing women and disgracing young girls for the apparent pleasure of those in power.” Her main arguments are: to stop

Change is a theme that is ever-present in our culture and society. Often this change is reflected in the dress of its people. From the fashionable silhouettes of the 1920’s to the colorful 60’s, hip-hop look of 90’s up to the modern twist of today, social change and change in fashion has, in theory and practice, been linked. According to ask.com, Fashion can be defined as a prevalent style by a particular group at a particular time, and, therefore, may be linked to a specific cultural and historical context in which there is general acceptance of a given style or look

At the end of the 18th century there was one of the most significant events in the history of dress. Men gave up their right to all the bright, more elaborate, and more varied forms of clothing. They left all that to the women. Men abandoned their claim to be considered beautiful. They, instead, aimed at being useful in society.

Christianity has been facing many obstacles from all the non religious world views. There has been a lot of contemporary influence in this modern churches and Christian gatherings as they try to fit in and accommodate the changing world views. Due to all this influences, everything about Christianity is being questioned especially on issues of sex, divorce, marriage and birth control. There has also been a rise in non denominational churches started by individuals or a group of people with no ties or relationships to already established churches

Yes. From the excerpt “Caligula,” we can say morality is a fashion since its dimensions change every now and again with regard to cultural orientations and history. This is why modern generations tend to believe they are morally superior to the generations of decades ago because of greater religious diversity, which is a major embodiment of culture.

What if they want to wear certain clothes and do a certain style because it builds their confidence or that they just like it. When and where we can wear fancy clothes also seems to be a problem. Some individual wears fancy clothes on casual nights, and others wear casual clothes on select nights. When we don’t wear “appropriate” clothes for an event, it comes off as disrespectful. Based on appearance only, we also determine how attractive someone is, and this is taken into consideration when we approach a potential spouse. We tend to focus on how they look and not who they are, which could lead to problems later on in a marriage.