| Dressing modestly has long been a practice for many | | | | appropriate for clothing while more brightly colored |
| people of Biblical faiths. Some religions have stricter | | | | fabrics such as neon pinks, oranges and greens are |
| rules governing how followers should dress than | | | | not. There are other considerations among different |
| others. Dressing with modesty in mind is also a | | | | religions for what constitutes modest clothing. It is a |
| personal choice many people make regardless of their | | | | belief in many religions such as in the Catholic and |
| religious affiliations or cultural backgrounds. It might be | | | | Latter-Day Saint faiths for example, that women |
| easy for many of us to concede that clothing that | | | | should not wear short shorts, their attire should cover |
| exposes teen girls or women's bosoms or that is | | | | their shoulders, and the hemlines on dresses and skirts |
| overly suggestive does not fall within the category of | | | | should not fall above the knee. Women of the |
| modest. Most of us would not consider the baggy, low | | | | Orthodox Jewish faith typically wear headscarves, |
| riding, and ripped jeans popular with many teenage | | | | shun tight fitting clothes, and may wear clothing that |
| boys and young men today modest either. What then | | | | covers the elbows and knees and even the arms |
| is modest clothing? | | | | entirely depending on the region they live in and the |
| Modest clothing typically includes clothing that not only | | | | practices common to that area. Orthodox Jewish men |
| covers the private parts of the body but that is also | | | | typically wear head coverings as well. In the Islamic |
| loose fitting and does not cling to the contours of the | | | | faith, women wear clothing that covers everything |
| body. In many religions, basic colors such as blue, black, | | | | except their hands and faces while in some religions a |
| brown, and white are considered modest and | | | | woman must wear a veil over her face as well. |