Swimming dress explained

A swimming dress, also known as a swim dress, is a modern dress worn by women while swimming, that preserves traditional religious definitions of modesty.[1] Swimming dresses are popular among Christians belonging to the conservative holiness movement, Orthodox Jews and many Muslims;[2] many wearers of swimming dresses, such as the Methodists of the conservative holiness movement, believe that modern popular practice of the wearing of trousers by women blurs the distinction between men and women, while others, such as adherent Muslims teach that pants should not be worn by women as they reveal the contour of the legs that should be hidden to maintain modesty.[3] [4] Swimming dresses have sleeves that usually go beyond the elbows as well as hemlines that extend beyond the knees for the purpose of maintaining traditional religious definitions of modesty (see outward holiness).[5] [6] [7] In Israel, they are known as Schwimmkleid.[8] In recent years, the demand for modest clothing has risen, which may be due to the growth of religious traditions such as Apostolic Pentecostalism. This has led to a greater interest in swimming dresses.[9] [10]

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  1. Book: Melewar . T. C. . Alwi . S. F. Syed . Islamic Marketing and Branding: Theory and Practice . 2017 . . 978-1-317-11223-5 . English.
  2. News: Eglash . Ruth . How the burkini debate boosted sales of modest swimwear in Israel . . 6 November 2020 . English . 11 September 2016.
  3. Book: O'Brien . Glen . Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia: Hallelujah under the Southern Cross . 17 April 2018 . Routledge . 978-1-351-18921-7 . English.
  4. Book: Marzel . Shoshana-Rose . Stiebel . Guy D. . Dress and Ideology: Fashioning Identity from Antiquity to the Present . 18 December 2014 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-4725-5809-1 . 98 . English . A believing Muslim woman will not wear pants (bantalon) for two reasons. Firstly, pants might reflect the contours of limbs that are supposed to remain hidden. Secondly, items of clothing associated with men are off limits, just as men are forbidden to wear women's clothing. According to the Prophet, Allah curses the woman who dresses in clothing meant for men, and the man who wears clothing meant for women..
  5. Web site: Laneri . Raquel . Conservative women pushing back on skimpy bikini culture . . 6 November 2020 . English . 5 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Blatter . Lucy Cohen . Covered-up chic: Modest swimwear is having a moment . . 6 November 2020 . English . 1 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Jerusalem - Modest Swim Suits With 'Hechsher' Of Israeli Rabbis . . 6 November 2020 . 19 June 2009.
  8. Web site: Mark . Jonathan . King Harvest Has Surely Come . . 6 November 2020 . English . 21 August 2018.
  9. Web site: Dawn . Eden . One of Oregon's Most Successful Designers Makes Modesty Garb in La Grande . . 6 November 2020 . English . 20 March 2017.
  10. Web site: Rosner . Batya Rosner . Modest Swimwear Makes a Splash . . 6 November 2020 . English . 29 July 2015.

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