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I've never been more consistently comfortable in my life since I started wearing long skirts almost every day. It's so hard to find skirts that are ACTUAL maxi skirts, but the ones I've found are top tier. I can't believe I used to think wearing skirts was fussy or too formal or whatever.

And when I tell you I'm so much more confident in my body! I reverted to Islam so I follow Islamic clothing rules even though I don't wear abayas (soon inshAllah). I feel so put-together and feminine in skirts and loose tops/sweaters, and I've also found myself worrying way less about my body because the parts that I'm insecure about are all covered. It's amazing. Before, I used to wonder 'How do these pants make my behind look? How do they make my legs look? Will this tight shirt make my belly look fat?' Ad infinitum.

Now I'm genuinely so much more confident alhamdulillah. It's not like my self esteem issues disappeared, but I feel so much more in control of how I present myself in public.

I was wondering what influencers y’all would recommend for outfit inspiration? I’m incredibly new to modest fashion but I want outfit inspiration. I love abayas and kaftans but I’m also interested in other ways to dress modestly. I really like Korean fashion and cottage core if that helps at all. Thank you!

I've noticed in some posts here that there's a lot of uncertainty and worry among people who care about modest dressing (i.e. sartorial modesty) over whether things are "too modest" or "not modest enough." I think a lot of that could be resolved if everyone who wants to dress modestly would take a moment to take a step back and get together a firm definition of what they believe "modestly-dressed" means to them before doing anything else. This definition can take direction from religious sources/divine guidance, role models, applicable laws, friends and family, etc. but I argue that ultimately, that definition of modest dress needs to be something firm and clear that comes from you, and that anxiety comes from not having that firm and clear personal definition. I hold to this for two reasons:

• There is no outfit on this planet that will appease every single human's sense of sartorial modesty. Period. End of story. The Amish would find a burqa too fancy. Niqabi would find an Amish dress constructed within even the strictest Ordnung to be too tight and revealing. Even if your reasons for sartorial modesty involve others, you have to pick who you want to satisfy. Maybe that includes a deity. Maybe that includes a religious leader. Maybe that includes a parent or husband. But your decision to do that is ultimately your decision.
• If you are looking to other sources for guidelines for sartorial modesty, particularly a religious leader or a family member, and you cannot get a clear set of modest-dress guidelines or if those guidelines are constantly shifting so you never measure up, that is a big warning sign. Either this is not really about modest clothing but about keeping you feeling like you are inadequate to maintain control (and your clothing is simply an easy way to maintain that control), or this person is trying to shift blame for their own feelings onto you (e.g. they find you attractive when they believe they should not, so they place total responsibility for changing their feelings onto you, demanding you be less appealing).

This doesn't mean your definition of sartorial modesty should never change either. We all grow and change as life happens to us. But again, those changes should come from you, your comfort limits and preferences.

All this to say: if you're worried about your clothing not being modest enough, make sure you're taking the step back to define, with clear guidelines, what "modest enough" is for you. You will be much more comfortable and happy with you results this way!

Can an admin or mod please take a moment and send me a message please? Idk how to find any of yous. Thank you.

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So I'm (22F) not sure how to dress modesty especially not knowing how to find the right outfit that can compliment my body shape my body type would be considered an Apple shape I'm a plus size women but the style that really calls my attention is the bohomien style I really love patterns and earthly color tones but I'm not sure how I can dress modestly I have no good taste in fashion but I also don't like showing too much skim I prefer long sleeve and long skirts I don't like anything tight on my body also don't like showing the chest plzz help any advice or suggestions would be helpful thank you.

I plan to either buy or make some veils for myself and I’m unsure what fabric I should look for. I want to cover my eyes so the fabric would have to work with that. Any recommendations would help :)

had to repost because I made a really dumb grammar mistake and I couldn’t live with that :)

I am a Christian woman (20s) and I ascribe to a tznuit style dress (important note: I don't show my hair). I would describe my appearance as being white, blonde hair, blue eye, athletic, and no makeup.

I am struggling to feel pretty, like I felt before I started dressing more modest. I don't have a great fashion sense, but I have a style I would like to emulate. I would rather thrift clothing because it is so expensive to buy quality and ethically made clothes from the store.

Here are some problems: I have been wearing a tan headcovering. Maybe it washes my face out more? It makes my face look round and offers very little framing. Perhaps you have a easy tutorial video that you use for different style wraps, too?

My clothes are bigger... I don't like tightness. I'm ok with a decent amount of form fitting. But my current style makes me look 1.5 times bigger than what I am.

I just literally don't know how to shop. I went to multiple thrift stores for hours and hours the other day, trying on things but nothing worked. I think starting from the basics is helpful, but I literally don't know what the basics are.

Part of this post is just me being frustrated and sad. I don't have anyone I would ask for help on this in real life. My appearance is not my life, but sometimes I feel embarrassed with my outfits and I don't think it's a good representation of who I am. I would also love to hear styling tips to look more attractive.

EDIT: You all are amazing!! Thank you for your help! So many strangers who actually care... thank you 🥹

I'm trying to solve the problem of finding and styling modest clothing in the west that's not just a abaya, because let's be honest abayas can be inconvenient or too expensive or not the vibe. I've struggled with this for basically my whole life and my friends have as well.

I want to show that it is in fact possible to dress like a rectangle and not look funky or be uncomfortable. I also want to bridge the gap between outfit inspiration and the actual products (I don't know how many times I've found something cute on pinterest only for it to be completely a scam product or exists only in the dimension of the picture). So I started a small blog called The Aesthetic Rectangle that has outfit collages out of real, accessible products, lookbooks, essentials, and the occasional blog post about modesty and why it's important. If it's useful to at least one person I will be happy!

You don't have to feel ugly or frumpy or out of place in your hijab! And you don't have to sacrifice your modesty to solve that problem!

Hello! I've finally reached the point in my search for blouses to wear under sweaters where I've decided I'm just going to have to find a pattern and make one.

I'm trying to find the following features, ideally in one pattern:

• button/snap front
• darted for close-ish fit in torso (so it doesn't make the outer layers look rumpled)
• fixed cuff - no elastic!
• long or elbow-length sleeves
• some kind of natural high collar (Peter Pan, shirt, or mandarin; I can modify from there)

I have some skill to make adjustments from there and mix-and-match patterns to an extent. The bits I'm most concerned about are the bust darts and the sleevehead area, because every time I've tried to pattern something from scratch I mess up those features.

Want to share a random thought, talk about your day, whatever? This is the spot. Both on-topic and off-topic conversations are welcome.

Religious topics are fine so long as everyone involved is respectful.

hi, one of my goals for next year is to start going to the gym with my bestie. only problem is, im not rlly sure of a suitable gym outfit. i want smth modest obvs, but i dont want smth that will make me hot. this is a picture i saw on threads (@malihatayar) - its rlly cute but i wldnt be able to wear a normal length top as it wont cover my backside properly. idk if it helps but im also a hijabi. also i dont want smth pricey, im literally a teenager so im not exactly rich 😭

i haven’t been on here for a while but seeing girls come from all backgrounds and reasonings to embrace and help each other with modest dressing really makes me happy. i don’t know if i’m just used to constant noise on the internet or what, but i find this subreddit to be really cozy. lol

Or the reverse, that you aren’t ‘attractive’ enough to warrant covering?

in all aspects, dressing modestly, covering your hair, and veiling your face.