At a traditional chapel I was visiting in the past, the priest asked me and other women to let him know if there were women not properly dressed, and to tell women, on his behalf (should he not be around for some reason), not to enter the chapel if they were very immodest, such as dressed in leggings for example.
I wear leggings in cold weather with boots or socks of the same color as the leggings. Over them is my dress or skirt. It’s extra warm and nobody ever sees my knees even when seated!
I don’t do pantyhose or tights because, 1) I get one use out of pantyhose before they rip, snag, and run. Plus they make me perspire and give me an itchy, swollen rash in unmentionable regions. 2) Tights, the waist band inevitably fails. First, the tights start to work their way down until there are wrinkles around my ankles and lower calves. Second, if not pulled up again, they begin to slip into my shoes around my feet as I walk, sit, stand, or kneel. Unless I can utilize a restroom or fully private place, they continue downward until extreme embarrassment is a certainty. No, it does not help to wear cotton panties. The tights end up bringing them down for the ride. Double the humiliation! We are supposed to seek humiliations, but not of this sort! “Wardrobe malfunctions,” if they’ve once occurred, will not be repeated if a Catholic has any common sense!
The kind of undergarments worn by grandma or great grandma are not sold in any but specialized shops, ie. bridal or for proms, or, God forbid, “X-rated” shops or
adult stores!
I’ve run into trads who think leggings of any sort or usage is a mortal sin, but woe to any person who I find scrutinizing me from mid-calf on down!
In warm weather, I wear these lovely things called knee-highs that do stay up, and dresses or skirts long enough that one cannot tell whether they be knee highs or pantyhose, unless he (or she) is a pervert. As for other undergarments, that’s private. I make sure it’s private.
If it had been “fashionable” in 1928, I’m very sure the Pope and Padre Pio would have barred from the church property anyone whose underwear was showing on purpose! It’s not only immodest, but rude!
Wooly Dr. Denton’s cover from bottom of ankle to above the nape of the neck, so why not wear them (and shoes) to go out and the men, for Mass?!! Scuba diving and fencing garb both cover-up well🧐! 🏄♂️🤺
Topic: Origin of Marylike Standards of Modesty (Read 913 times)