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Women leaving more to the imagination has become a dying art.

modesty is a feminist virtue. it says “i will frustrate your ability to objectify me. you don’t get to imagine me naked or what it’s like to have sex with me. i will not indulge your fantasies by taking half of my clothes off for you. if you are going to remember me by something, you will remember my face, the things i said, my personality, but not my body or how “sexy” i am — my sexuality is off-limits to you, and you have no right to it.”

Don't use any kind veil in your head because, there is no purity without beauty. Be selective, and choose wisely.

Finally a good observation about some of the bad sides of the "modesty". Which is clearly peoples laziness to understand what modesty actually is. Soon I may bring a bigger discussion about what modesty is actually about.

Veiling/dressing modestly in the heat (because “aren’t you hot” questions are annoying enough without actually being unnecessarily hot)!

I made a silly little acronym for you, and that’s WELLNESS! :D

W: Watch how other people do it. There are plenty of people both religious and not religious who dress modestly for whatever reasons, and looking for inspiration on the kinds of things they wear might help you out in ways I can’t!

E: Evaluate your health. Are you able to dress modestly in such a way that doesn’t flare up any health issues? Do you have skin problems that can’t handle being covered in the heat? Is it so bad you need to stay inside all the time anyways and you’re allowed to just free-for-all your wardrobe? You might have come into wanting to dress modestly already with an idea of what you wanted to cover consistently, and that might change depending on what medical needs you have.

L: Light colors. Lighter colors reflect sunlight and don’t hold heat as easily as darker colors do.

L: Loose cut. Allow air flow to cool you down! This also means try not to layer too much with overlapping layers, look into things like dicky collars it you like a collar but don’t want to layer a whole buttoned up shirt under a whole other shirt, and other such things. Except for veiling, in which case having something up high and tight off your neck is the best!

N: Natural fabrics. If it’s made of plastic (like polyester) it’ll trap heat in. Cotton and linen are your best bets!

E: Except wool! Wool will also trap heat. Always make sure you check what the actual properties are of the fabric you’re buying, there are natural fibers that insulate and there are synthetic fibers that don’t. If you want to broaden your horizons you’re going to have to google a funky word every now and again.

S: Stay on top of water consumption, sunscreen (for what’s exposed), and where you can go to cool off if necessary. Yes, it’s important for everyone, but especially if you’re more covered!

S: STOP IF YOU HAVE TO! No style of dressing is worth your health. If you find dressing modestly too cumbersome and dangerous for your health, CUT IT OUT! Know the signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Know the signs of dehydration. Know when you just need to take a break and separate yourself from the heat.

Al Jazeera

Gaza women and the isdal robes that shield them as war strips their privacy

Women and girls rely on this cover-up garment to help them face the most difficult moments of Israel’s war on Gaza.

It’s a garment that the world may have grown accustomed to seeing Palestinian women in Gaza wearing as they flee for their lives, hold their murdered children or loved ones close for one final goodbye, or run frantically through hospital corridors hoping to find their loved ones injured, not dead.

Muslim women will recognise it as a prayer cover-up, known as an “isdal” or “toub salah”, and it is what women and girls have pulled around them at the most difficult moments that the current Israeli war on Gaza has wrought.

What is it with people sexualising modest and celibate women? (Particularly nuns and muslims) Like seriously, even if I run away to a convent the second I get baptised I will still be considered sexy by some creep. Modesty is holy and dressing up in a nun costume and shamelessly sinning while doing so is blasphemy! Even if you’re atheist and don’t care about blasphemy it’s just simply disgusting and disrespectful to these women and inherently sexist. Leave the sisters in peace!

wearing scrubs after two years of skirts and elbow length blouses is a weird feeling ngl

MerMay 001! A cute little baby mer for your viewing pleasure :D

A problem I find with mermaids is people are always drawing them shirtless. Well. I’m gonna change that. For all of Mermay I’m gonna draw mermaids with tops dangit! #modestmermaids for the win!

A woman that dresses with modesty is a woman with value

How I feel when i’m wearing a cute modest outfit

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