[EggsAckley]

Right on! What did happen to Mom? When I was that age there were trendy clothes too, but I didn't like them. My mom made my clothes so I could wear what I thought looked good; Madras fabric, knee-length shirt-dresses. Very classic, not revealing, and totally NOT trendy.

That Mom should turn off the TV and start doing some parenting.

[Gabz]

Other than the 'danskin' outfits, my mom and grandmom made a lot of my clothes including the first Prom dress I ever wore. And between them they taught me the rudiments of sewing and making my own clothes. The very first skirt I ever made, with the help of my grandmother, was well over 3 inches above my knee.

But I also was taught the difference between appropriate and inappropriate clothing.

That is the difference. As long as a child is taught the neccessary dictates of appropriate attire there will not be a problem. The problem is, most children are not taught those parameters.

Was the spandex micro mini-skirt I wore to my husband's 25th class reunion an inappropriate impression to give our daughter? Absolutely not - the child was only 5 weeks old at the time. Is it inappropriate for me to where it occassionally now, almost 4 years later? - NO.