My latest product to review from
The Catholic Company is
Dressing with Dignity by Colleen Hammond. This is book written from a Catholic viewpoint about dressing modestly.
To be honest, I found the beginning of the book difficult to read because of the poor writing. It is written in a casual tone to make it easy to read, which I appreciate, but the lack of focus and direction in the first two chapters really bothered me. The author shares some valid and somewhat interesting observations in these chapters, but she really needed help with organization and writing style.
But, perservere! The third and fourth chapters get down to business! These chapters examine the evolution of women's fashions, propose reasons why they have become what they are, and give the responses of Popes and Saints to these changes, especially during the last 150 years. I found much food for thought in these chapters and had a great conversation with my husband about the ideas presented. In my opinion, these two chapters are enough reason to read this book!
The book concludes with a couple of chapters about a return to feminine dress and behavior and appendices of modest clothing websites and quotes from Popes, Saints, and Scripture.
I felt that I was a modest dresser before reading this book. But, the author gave me many more reasons why I should dress modestly, changes I could still make, and how important it is to instill these ideas in my children.
