How far is too far for dressing?

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I know that cleavage is too much, I hate it a lot myself.

Is showing your belly too much?
How short can your shorts be?

Edit: okay I realised I didn’t word my question how I thought it out to be sorryyy,

What are your opinions on dressing for females?
 
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Use common sense. I really think most people know what is and what is not suitable dress for most occasions.
 
Depends on culture, and what’s considered ‘too little’ at a given time. There is no timeless answer for this.

Use common sense, and your own conscience.
 
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Seems to be pretty clear. The fashionista police won’t let you in if you are not dressed properly. 🤣
 
Hmm…in that case I think I’ll read another book lol!
 
We’ve had so many of these threads over the years. I think the basic guidelines are to dress for your body type, age, and occassion. Clothes should fit well (not too tight, nor too loose). If women want to be sola skirtura, fine; that’s their choice. But there’s no rule within the Church that says that women must only wear skirts or dresses. And men shouldn’t try to impose it on women or question our modesty or piety either if we choose to wear pants That’s gross and inappropriate. I know some will bring up the cases of when they see women at Church and they’re wearing shorts or tight pants, and they can’t maintain custody of their eyes. But I’m not going to change the way I dress, or dress like a sister wife, because there are some who cannot seem to follow basic guidelines for dressing appopriately (case in point: leggings are not pants).
 
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The dressing code of the Vatican is a good compass! (see in the post below).

Not all the culture, even in the Catholic world have the same codes. And generally speaking (not always true), hots countries = less clothes.

For my opinion, showing your belly can be acceptabel on the beach, but not in streets.
Short? No short is acceptable for a woman past puberty. (when you are not on the beach). At the very minimum bermudas.

Please, don’t wear shorts in churches. Don’t be sleevless. I find it annoying when I see them, and disrespectfull.
 
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I dont know. As a girl, I have been wondering about this a lot. I think just dont wear anything you wouldn’t wear in front of your grandma.
 
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Short? No short is acceptable for a woman past puberty. (when you are not on the beach). At the very minimum bermudas.
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What’s wrong with shorts? I’ve often seen women past puberty wearing shorts (like, probably every single day during the summer) and I don’t see what could possibly be wrong with it. Shorts display no more of the figure than trousers and no more of the legs than a skirt. I honestly don’t see the problem.
 
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I dont know. As a girl, I have been wondering about this a lot. I think just dont wear anything you wouldn’t wear in front of your grandma.
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I think you found it, the perfect answer. It’s a test that morphs to fit culture and occasion. The grandma test!

Intervening variable: some people have crazy grandmas. Mine was always fussing that all those dark dreery colors, I “dress like I come from a communist country.” Miss her.
 
True-one of my grandmas had a very out-there sense of style for a grandma (I’m talking red dyed hair with black ends)
 
Everyone will have their own opinions on this. For me, I do wear shorts as long as they go to my knee (not mid-thigh). Skirts usually mid-knee at least. I don’t make it a habit to walk around sleeveless, but sometimes if running errands on a hot day, I think it’s ok, as well as when working out or hiking. I even think leggings are ok as long as the sweater reaches mid-thigh. At the beach I wear a tankini top and board shorts that go to my knee. I can never find them long enough in a women’s section so I get the guy ones.

In church we follow the St Peters basilica guidelines.
 
24 year old American woman here. Here’s what I think is good:
  • Wouldn’t show my belly.
  • I like my shorts to be mid-thigh-ish or longer.
  • I don’t wear leggings unless I have a long shirt over them that covers my butt. Even then, I don’t prefer leggings in public.
  • I also don’t feel super comfortable wearing any sort of super tight pants unless I have a long shirt over it.
  • Def no cleavage showing. I don’t buy anything with a V-neck.
  • I don’t like showing bra straps (so I don’t buy wide-necked shirts)
  • I don’t really have a problem with tank tops, as long as they cover my bra straps, are not low cut, and come up high enough on the side so as not to show my bra.
Rule of thumb for me, I guess, would be not drawing attention to any part of myself that would be looked at for the sake of that part and not for the sake of me as a whole person.
 
Generally, I agree with you that individuals should NOT wear shorts in churches. I do however ask that you please NOT judge individuals who do. I used to often wear shorts and t-shirts to Sunday Mass and a priest even questioned me about it, but once he understood the situation never commented again. In my situation I had to work on Saturday’s and Sunday’s and shorts and t-shirts in the spring and summer was the appropriate attire for the job whereas in the Fall and Winter it was either sweatpants/leggings and casual top were appropriate. My options were to either go to church dressed like that and rush off to work right afterwards or else not go to church at all. Maybe instead when you start to get annoyed and become judgmental you could ask the Lord to bless them that at least they are getting to Mass and maybe ask the Lord in prayer that if it is an issue of not being able to afford decent clothes to ask him to bless them with better attire and that if it is an issue of having to rush off to work were it is appropriate attire to ask Him (God) to bless the person with a better job where they can make Mass and be able to attend in more appropriate Mass attire.
 
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