“WholesomeWear”
October 22nd, 2005 at 4:20 pm (Thoughts)
Apparently, bathing suits are immodest. Ok, I’ll buy that in a general sense. Since we see tiny bikinis on girls from age 3 to 60 at this point, I can see the arguement. But if you go to an average pool you will see most of the women and girls there in fairly decent bathing suits (in my experience, anyway). But evidently, that’s not quite good enough. So now we can wear WholesomeWear. The website is awful and they currently only make swimwear.
Now, I don’t really have any major problem with the existance of this type of swimwear (although I can’t honestly see the point and think their thing about drawing the eye to the face is total crap since if I saw someone wearing one of these I’d notice the strange suit long before the face of the woman wearing it), but something about the concept creeps me out. Maybe it’s the obvious likness to swimwear from the Victorian era. Maybe it’s the lack of WholesomeWear for men (are men exempt from modesty?). Maybe it’s just the implied shame in the human body. I don’t know.
Maybe I’m just bothered by the complete lack of information about the company on their website or the fact that their swimsuits are all 40% off (or more) right now. Something about it just gives me the creeps.
Brad said,
October 26, 2005 at 9:53 am
I just linked to this silly site myself. I suspect that their inventory clearance sale is actually a going-out-of-business sale - they’ve been around for a couple of years, but haven’t come out with those other lines of clothing the site promises.
Maybe they couldn’t find enough insecure Baptists to buy the product?
JM said,
December 4, 2005 at 8:53 am
There are many religions and cultures where modesty is the norm in public places. Why are people so mean and intolerant? Is this really the best use of your time - to mock anything that doesn’t apply to you. What has your contribution to the betterment of the world been lately? These suits are very comfortable…especially if you aren’t happy about your thighs and upper arms - but then again, all of you must be just perfect.
Katie said,
December 4, 2005 at 11:27 am
I don’t mean to be intolerant, and I am aware that modesty is very important in many cultures and religions around the world. I still find the company rather creepy. There is absolutely no information about them there (I find that very strange), which was my first problem with them. But the retoric is also troubling. I have no problem with modesty and I can understand the objection to much of the swimwear on the market, but I’m not sure that this is the solution. I think the biggest one that bugged me was the “slimming swimwear” section. They are not only feeding the image that women need to look thinner, but they are doing it while implying that having knees is something to be ashamed of. I do have an issue with that. I’ve seen lots of stuff about modesty that doesn’t creep me out like this. I don’t have a problem with it usually, but this one I do. I’m sorry if my stating that offended you. I didn’t intend it to. I don’t dislike the idea of modest swimwear, I’m just not sure about this company and very much dislike their designs. I don’t think that’s intolerence.
Anon said,
April 5, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I think a lot of the sentiment expressed here is often against the “enforcement” of modesty. Of course modesty is important and we should hold it in high regard. But it is an individual choice…so anyways. I think the swimsuits at http://www.modest-swimwear.net convey a much less “legalistic” approach and a rather beautiful way of covering the beauty that is meant to be hidden.
Alright cheers dudes.