Belle Du Jour
Well-Known Member
I usually dress up for church so that's usually a dress or skirt. I grew up going to a church where women didn't wear pants to church so I still feel funny about it.
I do dress up when at the Copts or Tridentine...the latter absolutely forbids pants for women, shorter skirts, uncovered shoulders, low necklines...and a mantilla for the head is necessary.
Growing up I had "church clothes" most likely because as a child I had nowhere else to wear nicer clothes (wore uniforms to school). Now my work clothes and church clothes double...though I do have clothes that I only wear to church cuz my job only requires business casual (and my division is super casual).
To Belledujour DreamLife and others who mentioned not really wearing pants often...what was/is the reason pants were/are discouraged/forbidden at your church? Do you agree with the reasoning? If it is just your personal preference, may I ask why? And does it translate to your whole wardrobe or just when you go to church?
At my church growing up it was forbidden (they have since changed it). At my last church women couldnt wear pants in the choirstand unless it was on a day we wore choir robes. At my present church its whatever. At my last church the reasoning (from mainly the older members) was that it just seemed inappropriate and "a woman is at her best in a dress". And me being the rebel that I am I argued with them at EVERY choir business meeting each year to get it rescinded lol (pantyhose too lol).