Modesty in young girls’ fashion?

[Mel15sa]

I’m honestly quite shocked at what I keep seeing lately. So many young girls from those walking with their mums to groups of older teens wearing these high-waisted, skin-tight gym shorts that are basically leggings chopped off mid-thigh. They leave nothing to the imagination.

When I was that age, yes, we wanted to look fashionable too. We wore jean shorts, maybe a crop top on a hot day, but there were still some boundaries. Now it feels like modesty has completely gone out the window.

I can’t help but think: is this really just “fashion”? Or are girls dressing like this for attention, because it certainly draws the eye? It makes me sad that such young girls feel they have to put their bodies on display like this.

I know people will say “times change” but is this really a change for the better?
Are we doing girls any favours by normalising clothes that show off absolutely everything?

For context, I’m not bitter or jealous. I get compliments, and I could wear the same if I wanted to. But I choose not to, because I believe in dressing modestly. Even in the gym, I don’t dress in skin tight clothing. What worries me is seeing younger and younger girls thinking this sort of exposure is the norm.

What on earth has happened to modesty? Am I the only one concerned about this?

Your entire argument is "it didn't happen by me so it only happened in London" even though there is direct evidence that differs ...

Maybe that's why you think men all "cover up" as well and never go topless, wear those vest tops which barely cover anything, wear sports shorts, wear trousers so tight you can see their entire meat and 2 veg, wear their trousers so low its a wonder they stay up...

Your grandma felt exactly the same way about your jean shorts and crop tops as you feel about the clothes you see ‘older teens’ wearing today. Just as my mum’s grandma was horrified by her mini skirts in the 1960s. And Victorian grandmas were horrified by flapper dresses. They all thought women were ‘attention seeking’ and ‘immodest’ for wearing something different from what an older person would wear.

Teenagers like to shock and push boundaries. It’s no big deal and you need to get over it.

As a Muslim family we've raised all our DC (DSs and DDs) with modesty and respect for themselves.

Knightsbridge? I have no idea where the photos were from. I got them online. Does it say Knightsbridge? Anyway they are different photos from different sources. I very much doubt I happened to stumble across different pictures from different sources that just happened to come from Knightsbridge 😂

in any case people on here from the Blavk Country age Sheffield have confirmed this was what they wore.

i grew up abroad in a country that Brits used to say was like England 50 years ago and young people wore this.

there are enough people and enough photographic evidence that you have to drop the whole ‘ooooohhhh. It’s a modern horror’ narrative and accept that skimpy, body revealing clothes have been around for over 50 YEARS!!!! To deny that with all this evidence would be very bizarre.

you can confidently state you don’t like it. That’s your choice. But don’t suggest it is more evidence of a failing in today’s young unless you want to sound like every grumpy old fart from every generation since the beginning of time😂

bet some crusty old cave person was howling in indignation at their teen cutting their loin cloth shorter bemoaning the youth of today