In 2002 my daughter was getting Confirmed and graduating from 8th grade and needed two modest outfits. We spent virtually an entire day at the local mall searching for ANYTHING! We finally found a dress with spaghetti straps with a jacket and a sweater and skirt combination. I was shocked at how little was available even then that was appropriate. Wish I’d thought about a thrift store then!!
At a lot of ‘fashion’ stores, there is nothing but garbage. When I was fifteen and worked at Fashion Bug, there was some good stuff, but these days it’s all garbage, with hideously low necklines.