It's more than how much skin is exposed to the eye. It is about dressing appropreately for the environment. Dressing so as not to attract undo attention to ones self. Color, style and fit are factors as well.
Though there are basic standards of proper dress for each situation for the most part the paramiters are so wide and varied that it is most times a matter of what is better or worse rather than what is wrong or right.
While certianly women should strive to dress properly. In there defence there are men out there who would be unduely attracted to a woman covered from head to toe in sack cloth.
Clothing is more of an expression of who we are or who we want others to thingk we are than it was in the past. Not only can it be inappropiate but deceiving either on purpose or by accident.
I would just like to add that while concidering sentuaL or sexual dress is certianly important some things worn these days are just simply in bad taste and inapropreate to be displayed in public any time.
The thing that comes to mind first is "Gothic" or Goth as it is called, followed by clothing with inapropiate words or pictures on it.
As parents what our children wear in public is and should be a reflection on us and the values we have and wish to express. There is a standard that needs to be set and lines that need to be drawn specialy as Christians. There is a lot of stuff out there that is not only sexualy inaproiate but obcene and disrespectful as well. As christians we shouldn't be wearing it ,nor should we allow our children to do so either.
sincerely
Cliff
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