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I have always loved fashion, style and beauty. It’s a fun, very girly and feminine thing to do. Something that is perfectly healthy and normal if your a girl. This is something you should do, I beleive, if you are a Christain young lady. Too often Christian young women find it wrong to be stylish or look beautiful or enjoy fixing up. I beleive this is a wrong way to think! Beauty is something God given. See our Bible heroine Esther ( though I don’t recommend spending, what was it 12 months? in a row just on your personal appearance, as she did ) she was beautiful and God used her mightily because of it!
Recently my sister Hannah found a cute book at Borders that she showed me, knowing I would also love it. (Thanks Hannah) It’s called “The Little Black Book Of Style” by Nina Garcia. It’s really a cute book and I love reading it. I think it’s good to be as stylish as we can as Christian young women. We of all people should know how to be stylish in the right way. I actually would like to write more about this subject a little later. Based on a question I recieved from a girl thinking about all of this. Coming soon. Anyway!…
My style is that I love unique things. Realizing that this IS your style. The things that you really like are the things that set you apart and make you kind of your very own person. Of course, some people need more help with seeing fashion then others. But I like this rule that if you like it and others say “That looks like you” then this is your unique style!
For me. When I am shopping with my sister’s (one of the coolest things you can do, by the way) they will often see something with ruffles, tapers to the waist, gathers, and say “Holly, this looks like you”. Usually, they are right! It’s my style! I beleive we all have our own style.
Style Tips from “The Little Black Book Of Style”
- You can never have enough high heels. (I like this one)
- Wear your size. (When I realized this it was like night and day! A lot of times I don’t need to wear a size Medium just for the sake of “modesty” that wasn’t modesty that was frumpy and frumpy isn’t holy! Ok? OK … moving on … I can fit a size small and still be modest and look like a woman. Yeah! There may be a time, God forbid, that I can’t wear a small I need to enjoy it now!)
One of the quotes in the book I like. She was talking about not always going with the flow. To be fashionable we need to do our own thing. Be our own person. I like this. Yet at the same time, I beleive we shouldn’t purposefully go against things that are in style just for the sake of oddly sticking out.
Here is the quote:
“Only dead fish swim with the steam” - Malcolm Muggeridge
So in other words, do your own thing! Make your own style. When people see something unique in the mall or in the store they say your name. That is YOU! So be stylish, have fun! Find your own way. Let me tell you it can be a challenge to find beautifully stylish things that are modest and honorJesus. I am not expert and never claim to be. But, IT CAN BE DONE. Yes it can.
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to quote a wonderful man “so you like my style”
great article Holly
Good Post!! I want those Red high heels I am getting sick of the plain black ones =). LOVES!!!!
Comment by HEIDI your sister on January 21st, 2008 @ 11:08 pmVery good post. It’s amazing that so many Christian girls (who’s dress code is a bag with a hole for the head) look down upon other Christian girls who try to dress modestly, feminine and stylish. It’s also scary how many dress in oversized flannel shirts and a broomstick jean skirt that’s 3 sizes to large and they do nothing with their hair or skin so, that they appear very masculine. Sometimes I wonder if they forgot that God called us to be WOMEN! Different then men.
Anyhow fantastic post….I really enjoyed it.
Not that I’m a beautiful young lady…. 
But I def have my own look.
To call that “style”, ummm……that might be a stretch.
Good rant anyhow.
I don’t recommend those pink/brown boots however, but the red heels are good.
Comment by Josiah on January 22nd, 2008 @ 5:55 pmHello Holly! Thanks so much for this post! It’s so great! It’s hard sometimes when you talk to people being so “proud” about being modest when you want to just tell them, “Um, and looking like a prairie muffin is going to help people how?” I know it’s a matter of conviction but sometimes I think people go overboard. So I like how you’ve pointed out there IS a happy medium.
Blessings
Comment by Ana Liza on January 22nd, 2008 @ 6:27 pmGreat Post Holly! I love it and totally agree with you all the way! Miss you and love you. ~monica
Josiah. I LOVE those pink boots! If if I could find a really cute jean skirt and had the money to just spend … 
I would have em!
Thanks to all for the comments! This is such a good topic and deserves a little more thought time and all. So more thoughts to come! Blessings!
Comment by Holly on January 22nd, 2008 @ 8:12 pmModesty is the word, if we are not careful trying to look like a Christian (Christlike) we can fit into the word called BONDAGE.
I remember being told to be convicted of not cutting hair, no make up etc. till I heard a message which released me and gave me freedom to be what God wants me to be. It comes down to balance. Thank you for being there for our young people.
hey holly!!! love your posts, that makes a lot of sense to me the wear your size [just wish i wuz allowed =)hehe]. are you cuming bac to NZ by any chance now that you know the language barrier isnt to bad??? hehe =)
i wanna see u again =( well keep going hard out for God. luv ya doll, [and i luv ur style as well=0]
maddi oooxxxx
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i love the updates to the site holly! i am praying for you and the girls as you get geared up for the big appalachian mountain parkway kentucky bluegrass summer singing tour.
Comment by Your brother on January 21st, 2008 @ 10:36 pm