Battle of the Swimsuits

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 I know I am not the only one out there, though oftentimes it seems like it...
I find that it's very difficult to find a decent swim suit. ( And might I say the cost is ridiculous!)
Do you have the same problem? Although I don't go swimming that often, I do find it frustrating seeing how the culture handles swimming apparel. Many prefer to swim around the pool wearing the latest colored underwear... :-P

I thought I'd share a few helpful links and ideas to dress modestly for the glory of God even at the pool.

Here are some options I've tried and discovered. Click the links to the websites. All photos are from their websites.

Land's end

  They have a selection of swim suits, rash guards and swim skirts.

( Sorry the photo is so small. Click the link below for a better view.)

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Swim Modest

  They have a selection of swim suits.

I have bought a swim dress from them and it has held up very well. It's well made and comfortable.

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Dressing For His Glory

They have a selection of clothes as well as swim wear, swim skirts, swim shirts, and swim skorts.

Their swim skirts are about the same price as land's end's skirt, but are a  quite a bit longer with leggings sewn in.

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Simply Modest Swimwear

They sell swim suits, leggings, swim suit patterns, and swim fabric.

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I bought a swim dress and leggings from here. They were well made, but the fabric hasn't been as durable as others.

Fresh Modesty

 Olivia sells a very pretty, stylish swim suit pattern. I haven't used her pattern before, but it looks very nice.

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These are just a few ideas and I am sure there are other solutions, depending on how much you prefer covering. I am not judging any one for what they swim in, but I hope that we'll all consider what we wear for the glory of God.


Do you have any suggestions on where to find or make a swim suit?... :-)

Fun On The Line.

Skirts.

If you know me in person you'd know most often, I'm wearing a skirt.
Some people live in jeans, I live in skirts. :-)
 And most often the only place I buy my skirts are thrift shops. Buying used saves a lot of money and often you can find some very stylish clothes for half the price.

Rarely do I find a skirt cheap enough and pretty enough anywhere, but thrift stores.

But I can dream.

I just recently discovered J.jill apparel and have window shopped online, sighing over their clothing.
With summer on the way they have added some of the cutest outfits to their store. Despite the price of a lot of their clothing I can't help but at least look at their outfits... and share a few with you!

  One of my favorites... The floral pattern is beautiful.

                                                   They have this in several colors...

 The length of their skirts is also a plus. Modest and pretty.
                                                      

 Sigh... I love the ruffles.

                                     Darling hat!

                                      
 Window shopping is so much fun...!

...In like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel...
 1 Timothy 2:9



Where do you window shop?...

Here's How I Used My Inspiration!

 After being inspired by THIS. I decided I wanted to create something, too. The Marie-Madeline bloomers look very practical, comfortable and feminine. I don't have the pattern, so I decided to test a couple things out.

First, instead of using fabric I took the West ladies advice on their sewing DVD and bought a bed sheet at Goodwill. It was some much cheaper than regular fabric! $2.60 for around 2 yards of fabric.

My grandma bought this pattern about two years ago and I decided to use the shorts pattern and gather the pant legs to create something similar to the bloomers.

 And another plus? The bed sheet is Utica J.P. Stevens and I think it might be vintage. :-)
 I found this vintage bed sheet on etsy and several other utica sheets. I think mine might be vintage, too.

So, a fun project done. My little experiment worked. Using a bed sheet, part of a pattern, a little math, some elastic, a sewing machine, and a whole lot of inspiration, you can make a cute pair of /gaucho/pants/skirt/bloomers. Perfect for a spring day. :-)





What is inspiring you?...

Modesty

                                                        
 Modesty is more than just your outward apperance or your actions on the outside. It's most importantly about God and you. It is about what's in your heart and who you truly are on the inside. You might have standards of your character or standards on what you are wear. You might wear skirts above the knee, below the knee, or below your ankle, You might wear turtle necklines, square necklines or v-necklines.

But the main reason that you should be dressing in a modest way is to glorify God. The bible tells us to dress modestly and to act accordingly. (1 timothy 2:8-10) This verse tells us that God is wanting us to dress in modest clothing which is right for godly woman. So again, we should dress in a way that will please God. Our standards should not only be ones that reflect away from ourselves but should be standards that God would be glorified with.


1 Samuel 16:7 

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."


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What are some your own thought on modesty? :-)

Biblical Modesty

⁹ I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, ¹⁰but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
1 Timothy 2:9-10

Modesty to me is very important as we are living out a Christian example, in the way that it shows every one around us what Christ stands for. As we go through our activities Speaking to others and going through our lives as a Christian. There are two points that I have on modesty. Inwardly and Outwardly.

As we think, our minds should be focusing on modest and pure thoughts. We should strive for thoughts which are pure and good in the sight of the Lord. We should refrain from boasting, pridefulness and praising ourselves even inwardly.


With outward modesty I have three helpful ways in which keep our perspective on how to glorify God in our dress.

1. How much we cover. In what ever we wear we need to be aware if it is modest.
Does it reveal a lot of my skin in which I know God would not like? Does it hinder the people around me as they try to shield there eyes from nakedness? Is it revealing or showy? Does it give the wrong message to every one around me?Another test is to think: would my father agree with my clothing? When we dress ourselves we need to be asking these questions. We need to be aware of what is not modest and what is. Especially in the world today.

2. We also need to think about how tight our clothing is. Skin tight, I would not consider modest for it shows every curve of your body which may again give the wrong message. But we don't want our clothing to be so loose that it is frumpy and baggy and not at all feminine, which gets me to my last point.

3. In society today, we see men and women becoming more and more alike in actions, roles, and in clothing. As we strive for biblical lives we need to realize that God made Men and Women different in there roles and I think that this also means in the way we dress. We should dress like women in a sense of feminine clothing. But this does not mean we have to reveal and show off our form. In lovely and pretty clothing we should think on how it pleases God in not only modesty but as we are striving to be biblical women.

What blessing it is that God does not have strict and detailed rule on modest. He left it up to our responsibility. He has given us an important job and is counting on us as christians to keep His word.



Blessings to you all! It is another sunny day in Georgia!

My thoughts on modesty are not perfect and it is hard to express a lot of my opinoins. Do you have any rules that help you stay modest and feminine? I'd love to here from you! :)

Modesty 2

Here are three main points about modesty that I think about when trying to find clothing.

1. Covering
I think about firstly covering up what needs to be covered up. I find it helpful to have a goal as to what kind of limit I am looking for. Do I want to show my thighs? How short is to short when it comes to shorts? Do I want to go to the super boundary of my chest or keep my shirts a couple inches higher closer to my neck. Those are things you need to think through and really decide what God would be pleased with.

2. Tightness

I think about how much my clothing shows my form or shape. I try to find loose clothing that is not see through or too revealing to my shape.

3 Femininity

I try to pick out feminine clothing such as pretty decor, shirts. Being feminine is a way to truly show the world that we are proud that God made us women. And that is one difference about men and women.


Deuteronomy 22:5
The woman shall not wear that of a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.

This verse is very clear about what the Lord thinks about clothing for each gender. Men and Woman are different and that's how God designed. We should be proud of our gender. And not try and be the opposite.


1 Timothy 2:9
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety;

This doesn't say what modest apparel is defined by. God leaves that up to us. That is a big responsibility. No man should have to be turn there eyes from what we are wearing. We should definitely be considerate to our brothers in Christ.


1 Peter 3:3-4 - "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."

Modesty

Modesty is one thing that is important to me. Peoples opinions of modesty are definitely different from one another.The bible gives some guidance on Modesty. I will show you three main points of Modesty, that I have found to help me dress more appropriately. But before I tell what I have found I would like your thoughts on the subject. What do you call modest? What are your standards? I will address my ideas on modesty tomorrow. So keep on the look out for more on this subject. :)