Young women, facing the extreme styles and immodest fashions available in stores, are increasingly turning to religious-based organizations to give them instruction in dressing modestly and locating modest clothing to purchase. So much so that the "modesty movement," as it has been called, is resulting in faith-based fashion modesty education.

In June 2008 a modesty program called Pure Fashion, sponsored by a Catholic educational group but open to all denominations, produced a fashion show in Sacramento, California, showcasing modest clothing for young women. Attendance in the hundreds proved that the show was popular and timely for young women interested in dressing nicely and maintaining their dignity and religious values (Jennifer Garza, "Teens Looking for Modest Fashions," The Lexington Herald-Leader, Aug. 2, 2008).

Pure Fashion provides guidelines for modest dressing that include necklines no lower than four fingers below the collarbone and skirts no shorter than four fingers above the kneecap.

Dressing modestly frees a young woman to develop godly character rather than being defined merely by her body.