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who knew the answer all along My HUGE DISCLAIMER: I am in no way stating that there is only one right way to wear clothes and that my guidelines are for everyone to follow. I do not believe that what one wears determines the goodness of that person or their religion. I do not believe that people who wear leggings as pants are bad people. I wore leggings as pants and sometimes I still do. The guidelines listed in this blog are simply guidelines. I do not believe there is one set of correct rules for clothing that applies to all people. I do not think that guidelines are forever. Change can be good. These are my opinions and only mine. I am happy to and encourage others to have other beliefs from my own that best fit them. Lastly, please do not think that your clothes are the end all be all to determine who you are as a person! I honestly never thought I would be writing a blog on this topic. I’ve seen it written again and again about everyone’s opinion on the matter. I usually disagreed with those opinions. In fact, I loved leggings. Unlike jeans, they fit my long legs and my wide hips with ease. They’re slimming and go with just about anything. So why on Earth would I ever say that leggings are not pants? Well… I’ll tell you. I suppose it all started in high school. I dreaded the days when I would have to try pants on in the fitting rooms of retail stores. I had just finished middle school, where I strictly followed the dress code of no bra straps showing, no tight clothes, and no shorts shorter than your fingers tips when arms were at your sides. But this was high school, and there were no pressing dress codes. So, leggings came into my life and I no longer had to worry about pants being an issue or the crying that came from trying on clothes that never fit. Fast forward to my junior year of high school. My at-the-time boyfriend and I broke up and I felt exposed emotionally and physically. I became aware of how I dressed and how I could cover myself more, or rather differently, so as not to feel like I was allowing others to view my body in such an intimate way. I began wearing only skirts. I talk about that experience here and address if I still wear only skirts today. My senior year of high school I went back to leggings and have been wearing them up to today. So why am I of the leggings are not pants opinion? WELL… My college is notorious for dressing with ripped clothes and minimal coverage. It is eye opening to see people walking by in the dining hall wearing a bra as a shirt or jeans with rips on each side of the bum. Three people during one of my meals walked by in tight leggings where I could see a little too many intimate details of their rears. I looked down at myself and thought surely my leggings are thick enough to be pants. And honestly, they are fairly thicker than what those individuals were wearing, but not thick enough to be pants. That was it. I decided that leggings are not pants and I need to take a journey to modesty. So what does my journey to modesty look like? You can see that here. But below you can find my guidelines: NO to leggings as pants YES to jeans (but how are those more modest than leggings? I write about that here) NO to showing cleavage YES to tank tops NO to revealing tops (crop tops, fish net, etc) YES to wearing clothes I LOVE in a modest way: Skirts, shorts, pants, dresses, and tops. and... YES to leggings as pants WHEN at home! AND THAT’S IT! Simple guidelines that I can change or adapt as needed. I am excited for this journey and if you would like to watch it go ahead and subscribe to my Youtube channel here where I show you modest OOTDs (outfit of the days) and more! Thank you all for reading and remember to leave a friendly comment down below! ~Jess
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