tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post408743081441314515..comments2022-11-16T02:32:12.065-07:00Comments on The Posts of My House: The Sisterhood of the SlacksTrudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570196379762814760noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-46023981280021961572008-03-31T13:11:00.000-07:002008-03-31T13:11:00.000-07:00Excellent post. I have the opposite problem, thou...Excellent post. I have the opposite problem, though. I'm most comfortable in a skirt or a dress, so I wear them a lot, not just to work or church, but when I'm running errands or we go out with friends. I'm constantly being asked, "Why are you all dressed up? Why so formal? What's with the dress?" It doesn't matter how casual an outfit it is, (t-shirt, denim skirt, and flat shoes) people are always harassing me about it. It's like there's no line between dressy-dress and casual-skirt. It's one or the other for most people. I even get weird looks for coming to Enrichment meetings in a skirt, even though I came straight from work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-68774479879719793742008-03-21T19:34:00.000-07:002008-03-21T19:34:00.000-07:00I would think that a Relief Society President who ...I would think that a Relief Society President who hesitates to call someone to a position because of the clothes they wear to church is someone who is not listening to the Spirit.<BR/><BR/>If a woman is confident that her Sunday slacks outfit reflects a reverent and worshipful spirit towards our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, then it is perfectly appropriate. I recall a brother in a mostly rural ward I attended who wore pressed jeans to church each Sunday. He served in several quorum leadership callings, and we were better for it. <BR/><BR/>If someone's service is unwanted because of their dress, then the judgment is upon that leader - not the slacks-wearer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-68589677895567359102008-03-17T06:03:00.000-07:002008-03-17T06:03:00.000-07:00The fact remains that although pantsuits are accep...The fact remains that although pantsuits are acceptable business attire for women in our culture, dresses are still considered the norm when women want to dress up. <BR/><BR/>But I do totally agree about denim and t-shirts. Ditto flip-flops. (Flip-flops are beachwear, not church-wear.) And you will notice the Brethren have starting mentioning this.<BR/><BR/>A friend of a friend works for one of the Senators on Capitol Hill. He remarked how often nowadays he's having to take interns aside and let them know their dress is inappropriate for work. They simply have no sense that what is appropriate for bar-hopping is not appropriate for the halls of Congress. <BR/><BR/>The reason I bring that up is because, either way, whether you're talking pants or flip-flops, some people (me, for one!) feel that our culture is becoming too informal, letting go of all rules of etiquette, and that we Mormons ought to maintain some of the rules of propriety the rest of the world doesn't seem to care about anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com