Adorning Ourselves with Modesty

“Modest is hottest.” A high school classmate of mine wore a T-shirt with that saying on it one day. She was responding to some who were pushing the limits of the unofficial dress code by wearing spaghetti-strap tops. The shirt caused a bit of a stir, as you can imagine. Although many of us were silently appalled at the spaghetti straps, this girl was the only one to take a stand against it. And while I’m not saying we should all be wearing “modest is hottest” T-shirts, I did find her courage...