Nothing says woman quite like a dress

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I was startled by the title of this article, and even more startled by its content. To many women, it must sound like a heresy. I’m just curious what CAF readers think. Is this just retro thinking or do others have the same view?

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Nothing Says Woman Quite Like a Dress

I emerged from the womb thrilled to be a girl! I tell you, I came into the world wearing the sweetest little dress with black patent leather shoes and a matching handbag. Similar to the surprise…
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I can’t speak for anyone but myself. I don’t know where the author grew up, but women wore pants before the 80’s. There is a time and a place for a dress or for pants. Wear what you like and what makes you feel however it is you want to feel, but do not presume one is more “right” than the other.
 
I thought that odd as well. I was born at the end of the sixties.

I always wore pants. I had a cute pink pantsuit when I was 3 or 4, very seventies with the bell bottom little pants and a little tunic over it. I loved that outfit.

Sometimes I wear skirts or a dress.

Who cares what we wear?
 
Is this supposed to be a joke?

I assume since it’s in “Crisis Magazine” that this author is actually serious. Which is troubling.
 
I think it’s great that she feels better in dresses and skirts. I feel more self conscious and less like I’m able to be myself. I do wear them when I can find something comfortable and functional. But I normally end up in jeans and that’s ok.
 
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I assume since it’s in “Crisis Magazine” that this author is actually serious. Which is troubling.
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Well, maybe she’s just a girly girl. I have two nieces who are sisters, only a few years difference in ages, but complete opposites in a lot of respects. The older one has always been a techie type, Star Wars fan, and was on the high school drill team. The other one was exclusively into feminine things, dresses, jewelry, fashions, and she was on the cheerleader squad. And majored in history of fashion in college, which I never imagined was a possibility. But they are adults now, still different, but they get along fine.
 
Her heart “recoiled in Horror” at the sight of her aunt in pants? Dramatic much?
 
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All I know is that my wife loves wearing a dress to mass. She’d have it no other way. Interestingly, as she gets older, the more she wears dresses. I don’t know if she’d agree with the title, but she does love a nice dress.
 
As a woman, my personal preference is to wear dresses. But I will wear pants if the weather requires it.
 
It’s culturally dependent.

In Asia where I grew up, women wore tunics with loose slacks underneath. That was traditional garb. Men wore kilt like garments.

Anatomically speaking these type of garments mentioned above are more suited for the sexes since kilt like garments offered more allowance if you know what I mean. Women needed no such allowance.
 
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In Asia where I grew up, women wore tunics with loose slacks underneath. That was traditional garb. Men wore kilt like garments.
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Same here. Traditionally, it was long locks and bright colours that defined woman´s appearance where my ancestors are from.
 
Imagine if every Christian woman and every woman of good will were to “make the transition” towards embracing fully her femininity with utmost authenticity and integrity in gratitude and celebration of her womanly identity. I am aware that there is much woundedness and many women have not experienced their femininity as a gift in this way.
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Seriously? So women who don’t wear dresses are not authentic women with integrity? I’m as much a girly girl as it gets, and always have been. But I wear pants mostly. I guess I’m not an authentic woman.

It’s one thing to say you prefer dresses. It’s another to say that women who don’t have not “experienced their femininity.” I’m about to give birth, so I think I’ll be able to experience my femininity in a very real way, more real than wearing a dress. :roll_eyes:
 
There are always going to be people out there that are that insecure that they must have moral validation for the superiority of every choice they make, even for things as superficial as what they wear. It’s not good enough for them to simply say that they wear what is practical or what they think makes them look best. There has to be some sort of divine reason justifying their clothing choices. And of course, since their clothing is divinely ordained, there has to be something wrong with those who don’t wear the same clothing. I just roll my eyes and move on at this point.
 
In Southeast Asia, both men and women wore sarongs but the difference is how they are folded.

Colors will depend on the age. Muted colors for older people and vibrant colors for younger people.
 
As long as people wear modest clothes what does it matter whether it’s a dress or a boiler suit.

I don’t want to be a party pooper but the organic body is a fleshly garb itself and how we decorated it’s skin deep beauty isn’t really that important. Modesty is good though.
 
I love wearing dresses and skirts. I feel far more feminine when I do. I do wear pants mostly to work, but I do wear skirts also. Wearing dresses or skirts can be extremely comfortable.

The author of the article is stating her opinion on the matter, I don’t believe she way off base with it. Women do appear more feminine in traditional female clothing, dresses/skirts, and wearing feminine clothing doesn’t have to mean uncomfortable. Feminine clothing doesn’t always mean a tight pencil skirt with 4 inch heels. It doesn’t mean all lace and frill. Most of what I have is loose flowing long skirts in neutral colors that I can mix & match with different tops. In winter I put a pair of tights or leggings underneath and wear boots. I wear a dress/skirt to Mass every Sunday.

The author has hit upon a very tender spot regarding what feminism means. What feminism has turned into, at least in the US. The distorted message that to be feminist means to be the same as man is one that has been around since the 60s.

To me, feminism means to celebrate being a woman, equal but different from men. To enjoy the unique God given gifts of being a woman. I am very secure in my identity as a woman, I have nothing to prove to anyone about my worth, value, or importance. I matter to God as a woman, that to me is feminism.
 
Depends on the woman. I know women who are more masculine in appearance just by genetics. For them, wearing a dress or skirt is not nearly as flattering as saying a well tailored suit with accessories.
 
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