I think that the author of this article seems to overlook the fact that there's a middle ground between Amish-wear and slut-wear. I wouldn't wear either. Skirts would be inappropriate for my job right now and I dislike them anyway, but I find nothing immodest about a pair of jeans and a nice shirt.
"I find nothing immodest about a pair of jeans and a nice shirt."
I don't find anything immodest about jeans, either. Honestly, I feel better covered in jeans than a jumper. My biggest problem is swimwear. I can't find anything for my 12 year old daughter that doesn't expose a lot of skin. The only other alternative are the swimsuits in some the the homeschool magazines but I think they are to old fashioned looking and would draw more attention to her and embarrass her.
I think there's a big difference between the problem of modesty and trendiness.
Spiked hair, earrings and baggy pants are all trends that will either change or these kids will grow out of. It's part of being a teenager/young adult. Granted, most of them will regret the piercings and especially the tattoos later in life.
I was on the fringe end of the Jesus movement in the 70s. Hair down to my shoulders, jeans that had more patches than the original material. I grew out of it.
There are a lot of freaky looking kids that love Jesus. And he loves them.
You're right. One thing we have been discussing recently in my hs group has been modest clothing and fashion. One of the biggest issues is the showing skin, and it's not whether you're wearing a dress or jeans.
The moms in the group desire to dress their children (daughters specifically) modestly in shirts that don't raise up (when you raise your arms) to show their bellies or more. They don't want their children wearing the hip-huggers that have come back into fashion because they, again, show their bellies (and backsides). The argument is that those types of pants would be ~okay~ if there were kids-sized shirts their children could wear that were long enough to cover the skin.
And when it comes to clothing why is it always a concern about what women wear? What about what men wear?