Kudos to our local Catholic high school, who banned strapless dresses from this year's prom.
A courageous move by the adminstration? Absolutely.
And they have my support. I think i ought to write them a letter of affirmation, as i'm sure there will be many snobbish and unintelligent complaints about how this violates a girl's 'freedom' to dress with wreckless abandon.
I'm not declaring a moral problem with strapless gowns per se, and i don't think the admin is, either. An aesthetic problem, though? Well, yes. But i won't go into the inevitablity of armpit fat, the waterfalling of 'endowments', or the tackiness of dress tugging right now. My coffee is getting cold.
I do, however, think it is clearly within the rights of the school to safeguard the integrity of one of its social events by carrying over its dress code regulations, especially if doing so will decrease the possibilty of, um... wardrobe malfunctions. You know what i'm getting at, and it has happened. Embarrassing for all who had the misfortune of being within eyeshot, and it compromises too much for too many people.
Afterall, why not challenge the young ladies of our town to shop with a little more insight about the dignity of their bodies - created good and beautiful by God?
Adorn your bodies with gorgeous fabrics and jewels - satin and sequins and beads and organza and tulle - edifying them as the temples that they are. Don't leave them bare shrines to be profaned.
Rise to the challenge and grow in class.
2 comments:
http://www.beautifullymodest.com/store/prom-dresses/
http://www.modestbydesign.com/Prom/
Came across these the other day...maybe let the young ladies see some great alternatives to what's out there in stores.
What a rousing call to action! How can the girls resist IF they are approached with the challenge. That is often the key. And, of course, we have the practical problem of few options from which to choose at local stores. Unfortunately, people are not inclined to go the extra mile for something like modesty. In many cases, all they have to do is take some fabric from the bottom of the dress and make some straps. I need to email Lehman, too, to express my support for this attempt to encourage a better witness for a Catholic school. I'm going to check out some of those websites.
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