Femininity & Learning to Wear Dresses: an update
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- I hope you enjoy this update on how it's going with wearing dresses. Winter wasn't easy, but I'm slowly building a winter wardrobe with dresses and skirts and realize it will just take time to find what I like.
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My first video on wearing dresses: • Biblical Femininity & ...
Interview with my friend Margo: • Dressing Femininely & ...
Sharing my wardrobe: • Femininity & Learning ...
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I’m 76 years old. What a strange dilemma for women to be in. When I was a teenager, it was weird not wearing dresses and skirts. Wearing short , jeans , pedal pushers was the weird thing and frowned on highly. We have been duped out of our natural graceful femininity. Take it back girls, the privilege is yours to enjoy.
What do you wear at 75? I’m 65 and feel silly when I wear dresses even though I lived in them as a young mom in the 90’s.
@@flowerpower3618 I wear dresses to church and pants and long shirts at home or shopping. I would love to wear dresses more often, but finding styles and fabrics are a challenge. I no longer enjoy shopping and my days are spent taking care of yard and home . So comfort and ease has been the main thing. I do regret that we adopted pants and pretty much quit the feminine side of clothing for the most part. When I see the difference between pictures of females in the 50’s and 60’s compared to now, it is appalling the dignity and beauty we threw out the window for convenience. God forgive us.
@@wtillett243 thank you ❤️
I'm 65, and notice dresses started going away
Decent ones, since early 90s.
Many millennials and gen Z, never wore pantyhose.
They're quite warm in winter
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This unisex look started around 1969
With the pantsuit
Neither one of my grandmothers liked pants
Unless they were outside camping/horseback riding, etc
I love dresses now. I also find jeans very uncomfortable and restrictive and in summer sweaty 🥵 I have been making my own drawstring elastic skirts and I feel so feminine and comfortable in them. It also makes me feel like myself. I was always “shunned” for my love of fashion and dresses and got “why are you wearing that” often growing up. Now my husband loves my dresses and style and I feel free to be me. Now that I’m pregnant I don’t WANT anything tight or uncomfortable. ❤ I love your videos and find them so encouraging
Drawstring elastic skirts! Do you use a pattern or is it something you've come up with on your own?
I agree 🙂. A dress or skirt is so comfortable in the summer.
Apsolutly.
Dr. Maya Angelou said, "People would worry less about what others think of them if they realized how seldom they do".
When I would get nervous about going somewhere as a teenager, my dad would remind me. Remember you aren't so important that you're the subject of every conversation. I learned to be me and not worry so much about what other girls thought. I loved my dad, so many words of wisdom.
Wearing dresses makes my wardrobe so easy!!! As a mother to nine, I can’t believe I didn’t do this sooner!
Congratulations on such a fine family!
Winter dress tips:
-You can wear any dress in the winter with the right layers!
-Wear leggings or tights and tank tops under dresses as a base layer.
-Tall boots add warmth and style.
-Layer with sweaters and shirts over dresses to add variety to your wardrobe, without having to buy a bunch of "winter dresses".
-Accessorize with hats and scarves to change up your look and stay warm.
-Bonus tip: pockets in everything!
Thank you so much for sharing these tips!
I went ten years dressing only in pants. At 52, I am wearing dresses again. It has helped me reclaim my Godly femininity. 💐
I 100% experience a mindset shift when i put on a dress and i intentionally use that to my advantage LOL like if i've been outside doing yardwork, but need to bake bread and don't "feel" like it. It's odd, the psychological effect it has.
I've been wearing mainly skirts & dresses last couple months. Now if I put jeans on to do work on our house ( remodeling) I feel uncomfortable & restricted. I have gone through seasons too, several years ago I work mainly skirts & dresses & people thought I was being legalistic which wasn't my reason back then. Now it just makes me feel elegant, pretty, put together & my husband loves them on me too. The style I wear now compared to 6 years ago is different now too. I love fit flare flowy dresses & flowy skirts with tops. Just really works for me & I have to say I love going outside on the grass & twirling in them😄.
Takes time ❤
I always wanted to wear dresses when I was a teenager, but I was always shy and felt like they’d draw attention. It’s fun to be an adult and wear them to church and around the house when I see fit! I have started to sew them, too, and it’s so fun. I can make them girlie and more modest than you’d find in stores 🙂🙂
Your hair is looking amazing 👍
You absolutely feel different wearing a dress if you’re not used to it
THAT color looks fabulous! I don't care whether it is in your 'color palette'. It makes your eyes pop & bring out a soft rosiness to your skin & lips. Plus, it makes your teeth look really bright/white.
I love dresses, but certainly love skirts too! I thrift almost all of my clothes and I love how many beautiful pieces I have already gathered without it costing a ton. Sometimes I find amazing high quality pieces for very little money.
I always wear a biker short underneath my dresses and skirts too. I live in the Netherlands and bike almost everywhere and the biker short helps me stay modest.
Love wearing skirts and dresses great video thanks for sharing
Hello Kelli!!! Loved this video!!! I love wearing dresses!!! They are comfortable and feminine!!! I feel like it pleases God and your right he made us different than a man!!! Until your next one take care God bless 😊
I felt uncomfortable in dresses/skirts at first too! I felt like such a fraud! 😂 But now I feel weird in pants! Though I do wear them on the rare occasion.
I appreciated this update from you! I love this topic because I went through a hard transition into wearing feminine clothing due to guilt. Once I realized the sin in my heart regarding to dressing for the world, I over corrected and became legalistic about it, which was also sinful. It had been almost two years since The Lord opened my eyes to modest (or my lack thereof) and He has brought me to beautiful and freeing place of loving my femine beauty because it glorifies Him. ❤
Garden House. that is what we term it. I came in at 9pm from the garden/barn the other night & I wanted to CRY. My house was TRASHED. We jumped up from dinner & headed right outside - no washing dishes or putting food away, English muffins needing to be made, & somehow a chipmunk ended up being dragged in by our cat, so out came the fridge & then that needed to be cleaned under. hubby wanted to go to bed & oops....sheets that had been on the line, never got put on the bed😂. I told him, well we can each take a couch & he laughed & said no, he'd just curl up in the laundry. that got me moving! Who wants to have their husband sleep in the clean folded laundry?!? Because I usually am on top of everything, my husband cuts me slack during this time of year. And the same is true for me about him. It is called love & understanding. LOL
Haha I love the term Garden House! That's great!! And your story made me laugh!
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Yes Yes Yes !!!! Amen
So true I am in this same transition now. Everything you said I realized too in my life It is sad that we live in times where we have to learn to wear dresses . My grandmother I don’t remember her wearing pants ever . Dresses makes us feel like women so we act like women so we know what our rolls are. God bless you !
Kelli, thanks for this encouragement to wear dresses more. I'm exactly the same as you. I grew up playing sports and dressing the part. I found my identity in how I looked. God has slowly been showing me how I can dress in a way that honors Him more and that I don't need to worry about what others think of me, only what He thinks. God bless you Kelli!❤
Thank God that he let's you live in a house with garden. (Don't know if you own it... But..) That is a special blessing.
I agree. I never wore sandal at work since I got hired 2019. I always wear boots or close shoes. Weeks ago I wore sandal and my colleaque noticed right away and told me, that's first. ☺️
And don’t forget that dresses/skirts are actually warmer in winter and cooler in summer! I was amazed upon moving up North from the Deep South how incredibly warm a long skirt with a pair of tights was compared to a pair of pants with tights.
Yes!! I said this to my mom. I told her I feel warmer in my skirt than when I have pants on
It sounds crazy, but it’s true! Years ago I was searching for hiking pants that weren’t synthetic and that fit well. In my research I discovered that many women prefer hiking in skirts or dresses. They made the same claim as you. So I found some wool pants and converted them into a skirt. They were right! Now I have a thin wool skirt for summer hiking and a thicker one for winter 😊
@@rebeccasponderings8459 I would love to see those….esp how you converted them! What do you wear under them? We traipse through our woods often and I’d like a durable skirt to hike in.
Oh! And I did add a snap to the hem so I can snap the front to the back to make a sort of improvised shorts if necessary. I rarely use it, though.
I absolutely feel more feminine when I wear dresses. Great explanation; it's a tool to help you be more the way God made you.
Pro tip for colder climates, I buy only summer dresses and when winter hits, I use leggings and undershirts, usually just tank tops from Pact. Cardigans or even sweaters pulled over top.
I also rock the shorts under dresses in summer. Protection agaisnt chasing children or a sudden gust of wind 😅😁
The second X with XX reminds me of a dress
The male is XY
the Y is like pants
That makes so much sense to just use your summer dresses in layers in the winter, I need to try more next winter!!
Leather sandals match with everything! I bought a pair of used Keen sandals, and I've had them for 5 years now and they are finally starting to look worn. They were my staple summer shoe. I also wear a lot of blue, so I was excited to find a pair of blue Finn Comfort sandals. Those and an occasional strappy black sandal are all I need for the summer.
I laughed about the wool skirt comment, my husband calls it my librarian outfit. I personally feel beautiful in one. 😊
Patterns are definitely more difficult to mix and match. Excellent tips.
We had that color book maybe from 70s or early 80s? Wow! Great Video! ❤
So good!!! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️ It is so fun to wear dresses and I was a leggings and a tshirt girl. I have one dress right now that I’ve been wearing everyday now 😅 #onabudget
Thanks for sharing your journey Kelli. You have inspired me to try wearing dresses more often! You are so right, I definitely feel more feminine when i wear dresses and skirts. Also you look very glowy, and radiate confidence and femininity 😊
Thank you so much, that is such a kind thing to say!
I have bought more dresses in the past year than ever in my life, I have never liked dresses(besides when I was younger) and now I am really trying to wear more dresses even night gowns at night 😂
Love your videos!!! Your voice is so soothing too 🌷
Wow original video I love it ❤
So true, about time management by the seasons! My husband has been putting in the garden, I am tending to the new chicks, and keeping us well fed!
I’d love the lavender lemonade recipe😍😍
Me to I was looking for it. Maybe she'll add it to a future video?
Here's the recipe I semi followed, I used maple syrup instead of honey. And after I boiled the 2 cups of water, I took it off the heat added the sugar, maple syrup, and lavender and let that sit with lid on the pot for 1 hour, then I strained it and added the rest of the water and lemon juice.
www.thecookierookie.com/lavender-lemonade/#wprm-recipe-container-31324
I love pact too! Thanks for sharing your thoughts 💭 this was really enjoyable to watch
I'm so glad you liked it!
On this same journey with you!! 💓
My body does do well with dresses yet I love my skirts. I think it is the free spirit in me.
Great chat. Thank you
Thank you for the update! Recentntly found your last video and you gave me such inspiration!
For those who are interested Walmart currently has some 100 percent cotton dresses in store and online that are pretty modest. I just did a few stitches to make them a bit more modest. Time and Tru is one brand. Not organic but more natural and very affordable :)
I love your channel! Its inspiring to me, i love finding like-minded ladies!
Thank you so much, that is so encouraging to hear!
Great video!!! I’ve been wearing dresses lately and they are definitely more comfortable…feeling feminine in them is such a bonus!✨🫶
I grew up wearing trousers and t-shirts. I stopped wearing them when my priest told me to throw them all away in the confessional. I had to buy myself an entirely new wardrobe and it was an adjustment because I didn't move to a different place. I had people stare at me. I had people make rude comments about it or ask me if I am Amish. It was a somewhat difficult adjustment, but I have been wearing them almost exclusively for the past 19 plus years. It's comfortable for me now. I can't imagine myself wearing anything else. For me, wearing dresses/skirts or split skirts are a religious modesty necessity . Pope Pius XI set the standards of Christian modesty for all Catholics in 1928 and I need to follow them. I am happy to do so. I wouldn't go back to trousers even if I had the option to do so.
I generally wear a skirt & shirt or a dress. But I do still wear some jeans or capris now and then. My husband and I have always lived states away from our family. About eight years ago, some family came to visit(from 2000 miles away). I just happened to wear a skirt one day, and my sister said "you don't have to dress up for us." I replied that that is just what I wear and that I dress for my husband, he likes me looking like a female. :)
Yes, I relate to this story so much! Even if people don't say it, sometimes I can feel they are thinking... maybe not- maybe it's just in my head, but it is funny how wearing a skirt or dress all of a sudden your being "too dress up"
I have worn dresses all my life and that is what my church required for the sake of being different from the men. I love wearing dresses and never thought it was legalistic. Something i have thought of different times is why do women want to wear pants and dress like the men but most men would never think of wearing a dress.🤔 Blessings to everyone...
I love lavender lemonade!!!!
I love wearing skirts and dresses. I buy most of my clothing from modest retailer "mainstreet exchange" and "Inherit". Have you ever seen them?
I haven't heard of them, but will have to look into them, thank you for sharing!
Thank you Kelli. Could you please talk about winter coats and raincoats? Its my biggest problem with dresses
😮 0:10 this color dress really brings out your eyes! 😊thanks, nice video sister
Thank you so much!
As I am getting older, dresses hide some unwanted extra weight! :-)
This was a fun video Kelli! I’ve been wearing dresses more often lately. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on sleep wear. I have a few “retired” sleeveless nursing dresses I’ve been sleeping in this spring since they are a bit worn and my 3 year old people a now weaned. Very comfy but I’d love some more ideas for once these wear out for things to around the house in evenings after showering. Always enjoy your perspective and learn a lot from you!
Also thanks for the Hope and Henry link! Looks like they have some great, affordable items!
You're welcome! They have really nice clothes and for men too, my husband has several of their collared shirts!
I did color me beautiful in the 80s; so much fun.
Oh that's so fun!
The color of the dress you’re wearing in this video is a lovely color on you. I’m not a professional but I definitely think it compliments your hair and skin color.
I have never heard a bobcat but I have heard fighting raccoons which also sound like screaming humans in distress, it makes my skin crawl.
Thank you for catching us up!
Thank you so much Cheryl! And ah I haven't heard racoons fighting, but that sounds terrible!
i thought you looked like a summer, also blue really suits you, but you probably know best what fits you :)
I’m 67 and stopped wearing dresses about 24 years ago, when I moved to Florida, and recently decided to start wearing them again. I guess I’m finally old enough that I don’t care if I fit in or not. Dresses and skirts are much more comfortable.
Amen! I agree with them being much more comfortable!
Thank you so much for this video!! I’m trying to wear dresses more as well!! I HIGHLY recommend dressing your truth by carol Tuttle she talks about energy types and the clothes color for each type so incredible
I will have to check that out, thank you so much for sharing!
@@homewithkelli of course! I would love to hear how you like it if so! :)
What is the name of the company where you find your “natural” clothing?
I love the videos can you please make a video on wearing dresses for outdoor activities such as hiking and bike riding....my husband loves to stay healthy by bike riding and HIKING. How can we stay in dresses for these activities??? Please elaborate on this.
Active skirts with leggings underneath = skorts. Look up the brand Snoga.
I always loved dresses and 3 years ago I decided I need to be me and I just completely stopped wearing pants, jeans and shorts, I have all mine to charity, I love anything feminine, my family and friends were a surprised and I got asked a few times why, but I just said it makes me happy and my husband loves me to be happy, I wear shorts under dresses for modest reasons when I need them, I would like a knee length skort for exercising
Leggings under skirts/dresses is very warm in winter. Warmer then just wearing jeans or pants. You can also wear a skirt, leggings & leg warmers. Or over the knee socks over your leggings. I just wear nice gym shoes in the Fall/Winter with skirts/dresses. I would love to find a nice comfortable pair of boots though! God bless!
Lems Boulder boots are cute and so comfy :)
I used to wear the cutest dresses when young. I made them and received lots of compliments. This was the 90’s.I love dresses on young women , so feminine and pretty if the are a decent length. However at my age 65 I feel ridiculous when I wear them. I can’t find anything with sleeves that cover my upper arms and aren’t puffed. I live in jeans ( usually dirty lol because I’m in the garden so much
That is so amazing you made your own dresses!
I wear fleased leggings under my skirts and dresses I have been wearing them so long that when I put on my workout clothes I can't wait to get them off lol
You are being obedient sweet girl
How would you design a wardrobe for a man? I want to have a nice wardrobe like yours, but most guys around my age just wear graphic tees
Jabari.. my son is in his mid 20's and chooses to wear very light weight layers. His t-shirts are in solid colors with a button down shirt over the top but keeps it unbuttoned (the button downs can be patterned or solid, short or long sleeved). He always wears black pants (jeans, tech material, or slacks). He only buys the colors that look good on him, which means he only has around 5 colors in his wardrobe... so, everything ends up matching overall. He looks very nice, and at the same time, is very comfortable. Hope this helps!
@@thurst3224 Thank you, I was thinking of doing something similar with the black pants and t-shirts, but the button downs are a nice addition
There's so much conversation about not being legalistic when the main difference between opinions is women who just like to dress feminine vs. women who feel convicted to dress feminine. If you belong to one group, don't beat up the other for having a different stance on the dress issue.
I had to wear only dresses growing up , mostly hated it. And it's just a fashion. Dresses have nothing to do with feminity