More Fashion Faux Pas

…and then once, I thought the people at church were so nice for offering me a little blanket to put over my knees. It was cold in there, but I resisted. I resisted until the blanket lady insisted, and then I realized it had nothing to do with my comfort, and everything to do with the fact that my skirt was so short it was distracting the pastor.

And that’s the day I stopped wearing mini-skirts.

That is also why you will always see me with a sweater, or a scarf when I am wearing a knee length or shorter skirt. I bring my own lapkin. Don’t want to distract anyone with my dainties.

Same church, 10 years later. I was working for them at that point. Dress code stated that you had to wear trousers that touched the bottom of the ankle.

I had this pair of pants that hit right at the middle of my ankles. I was poor! I was working with the clothes I had. Normally, I wouldn’t openly defy a dress code because I’m pretty much a rules girl about things like that. However, the pants were loose, so I would wear them a half inch lower than intended, and they would fit dress code perfectly–my manager complimented me on them.

A couple of times I didn’t get them shimmied down before morning prayer, but we are seriously talking about half an inch. No more.

Well, I got called in to the office due to complaints about my half inch too short pants. I was told that I had a spirit of rebellion and was causing strife in the ministry, and that I needed to check myself and pray more because they were worried that I was being oppressed by a demonic spirit. Granted, these were the same people who told me that if I would pray more, God would speak to me and tell me when other people were making mistakes, so I could catch their mistakes and correct them.

I don’t work there anymore. I think all parties are relieved about that.