Girls Gone Mild

A new trend might be emerging, or at least Newsweek seems to think so:

Consider the following style tips for girls: skirts and dresses should fall no more than four fingers above the knee. No tank tops without a sweater or jacket over them. Choose a bra that has a little padding to help disguise when you are cold. These fashion hints may sound like the prim mandates of a 1950s "health" film. But they are from the Web site of Pure Fashion, a modeling and etiquette program for teen girls whose goal is "to show the public it is possible to be cute, stylish and modest." Pure Fashion has put on 13 shows in 2007 featuring 600 models. National director Brenda Sharman estimates there will be 25 shows in 2008. It is not the only newfangled outlet for old-school ideas about how girls should dress: ModestApparelUSA.com, ModestByDesign.com and DressModestly.com all advocate a return to styles that leave almost everything to the imagination.

It sounds good, but apart from the inner working of the Holy Spirit, Christians should know that this could just be another (maybe far worse) form of pride in being modest. I think we should applaud their efforts while remembering that "obedience" apart from faith in God's promises has limited worth.

(HT: Relevant Mag)