“Revealing clothing is meant to titillate and entice, whether you mean it that way or not. Showing off the female body arouses men. Purposely teasing the guy behind you in line with your short skirt by bending over a lot? Not cool. When you aren’t doing it on purpose? It still happens. Your clothing puts you in that situation, whether it’s “fair” or not.

You might feel empowered wearing tight or revealing clothing, or say your effects on others don’t matter, but emotions don’t always correspond to reality; the effect you have on others might not correspond to how you feel. And, for Christians, our effects on others do matter. We are our neighbor’s keeper.

True modesty isn’t sexist, or just for women. It’s about the dignity of persons and the human body. It’s about finding that line between “attractive” and “flaunting,”—which no woman who’s ever found a man attractive in a certain outfit is going to say is something “just” women should be concerned about!—, between ignoring the fashion and dress that was designed with “free love” in mind and dealing with it on your own terms in a way that respects the realities your personhood, the people you interact with, and the Father whose house you’re visiting.

Honestly? In terms of fashion, probably the most Christian Feminist thing you can do is re-evaluate your concept of modesty and why you dress certain ways, and make a commitment to improve it all across the board. “Modesty” has nearly as bad of a rap as “Feminism.” Feminists aren’t all man-hating baby-killing bra-burning crazies, and “modesty” isn’t about frumpy clothing, women-hating, victim-blaming, or, God forbid, jean skirts.”

An excerpt from a piece written by a Christian Feminist

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