Undergarments and the Exposed Bra Trend: What’s Appropriate for Christian Teens?
posted on April 26, 2012 at 3:25 pm
What is the purpose of undergarments? Underwear is your private clothing worn under your main clothes. They include bras, panties and briefs, and there are multiple purposes for them:
- These items are worn against the skin and underneath your regular clothes. They keep outer garments from being soiled by bodily excretions.
- Underclothes also provide additional warmth in colder weather.
- They provide support. For example, if you have a large bust, then bras provide security by preventing uncomfortable and somewhat embarrassing movement.
- Underwear also provides modesty, by offering an extra layer to cover the private areas of the body.
These are the main functions of underwear. However, underwear has since evolved– ironically, many of its new uses defeat its original purpose.
As with everything, the devil has placed his mark even on underwear. These days, the majority of underwear is designed to be seen by others. They are designed to look “hot” and sexy, so women can feel sexy and ultimately cause men to lust over them. Women can reveal their “sexy” undergarments in private, or they can show them peeking out of their clothing, either under transparent blouses or sticking out of fitted tops.
Because of this transition, it can be difficult to know what is actually appropriate for Christian teens when it comes to shopping for underwear. If you’re concerned and want to make sure the underclothes you choose are appropriate, ask yourself one question:
Who’s going to see them? (The answer should be “No one.”)
Then go on to select underwear that meets the four original purposes as listed above.
What’s appropriate is what’s necessary when selecting underwear. Modesty is always the key. Colors can be muted to match your skin color or the clothes you’ll be wearing over them.
When selecting undergarments, stay away from the following:
- Garments that enhance your physical self so as to look sexy. For example, a padded bra that enhances or pushes up the size of your bust is inappropriate.
- Sexy underwear is also inappropriate, because its intention is to make you feel sexy or cause men to be lustful. Both of these are not acceptable if your desire is to be a Christian girl who follows Christ.
This is not to say that you can’t buy pretty underwear. But it should be for your own purpose and no one else’s. Remember also that pretty does not mean “sexy.”
Whatever underwear you decide to choose, remember to cover it up. Your underwear is exactly that…your underwear. It should not be exposed for the world to see.
Ladies, what do you think about these guidelines?
*Note from Nicole* Exposing your bra is apparently “cool” right now, but it’s trashy and not classy. Girls be an example to the other girls at your school and don’t fall for this stupid trend! Have you seen other girls wearing (or not wearing) this look? I encourage you to tell the girl that she’s pretty and doesn’t need to show off her bra to show it!
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I think there is one thing that needs to be cleared up about this article–
It is not immodest to where certain types of padded bras. Lightly padded bras are fine as long as they don’t make your chest look bigger than it is, they’re more comfortable and can keep you more modest than just fabric. The types of padded bras are ones that make your chest look bigger, you can usually tell which ones these are because there’s usually a bump at the bottom of the inside of the bra.
yes, agreed. i have a few that are lightly padded, but not a push-up, and they are comfy, but also there are non-padded ones too that are adorable.
i agree with you! I think it is more immodest to wear a bra that does not provide the proper support than to wear a padded one. If a bra is just fabric you can see the actual shape of the boobs and the nipples more, while with the right bra (In my opinion they should be lightly padded) it keeps the boobs up where they should be and there is less weird movement.
And then, of course, there’s lady gaga wearing the most revealing outfit of all of them.
Believe me, girlies, you can find non-padded bras that are totally adorable. I have a hot pink one that I wear with entirely covering solid shirts and I found one with a flower pattern on it(no lace whatsoever) and I wear that with a lot of things. Solids are really good because then you can wear them basically with everything.
It’s good if you have good self-esteem, but you should put your esteem totally in God instead of saying, “Oh, I have to wear a pushup bra so I feel good”. You should know that God thinks you’re beautiful no matter what. It doesn’t matter what your friends or boys think.
I honestly have never worn a pushup bra in my life, and I feel pretty good about it. If you are going to wear one, PLEASE, I beg you, PLEASE wear a shirt that covers your chest fully! Because then you could basically be saying to the world, “This is what I have to show you, so here it is”. But please wear shirts that cover your whole chest. If you have a shirt that doesn’t cover your whole chest, wear a tank top that’s not lacy underneath it! (Because I’ve heard from a survey from Christian teen guys at a website called the rebelution that lacy tank tops can look like lingerie to them).
So let me get this straight…it’s ok to wear pretty underwear (e.g lace and patterns) as long as nobody else sees it, right? Just me?
i say we all boycott underwhere. its expensive and there’s really not a big need for bras or panties. im not joking i haven’t worn panties in like two months.
amen. often times bras will give a completely unrealistic look to ones chest. sorry guys…thats not what a girls chest actually looks like! up and together? more like a down and apart. the world has made a completely different image than whats real.
Exuse Me! What are you “guys” wearing? That is so not exceptable for children to see. Like whats your probblem? Little kids look up to you not down to you. NOT EXCEPTABLE!!
Is it ok to buyy bras from victoria secrets?? I have bought them there but not pushup ones. Is that ok?
Yes its ok. I wear their clothes all the time. I love them. Especially there pjs
yes, i love victoira secret bras. they feel better because there more put together thats why there expensive
There called bandeaus and Deb sells sparkly sequined ones. Plus its 105+ degrees and im not wearin tshirts . Theyre comfy and you can wear something over them . Theyre not trashy
if you get a thick properly fitting bandeau that covers up your whole chest, no cleavage….i think they look great…:)
also quite nice if you live in a desert where in 90 degrees everyday…
i wear see trough shirts with bandeaus underneath
Hi, I’m a Christian teenage girl. I agree with pretty much everything this article says, there’s WAY too many girls at my school showing off WAY too much. Although what I do have to question is how it asks “who’s going to see it?” no. I do not randomly go around showing off my bra, but being a swimmer, with a group of 30 other girls and only 3 stalls, its not guaranteed you can have that kind of privacy all the time. Please correct me if i’m wrong, but sometimes I do have to say, (and I’m not talking about “sexy” undergarments) but you kind of do have to look nice underneath, too.
@itwillbeworthit- Thank you for the question. It’s certainly fine to select undergarments that are pretty. I mention that near the end of the article. God bless.
It hurts to see that girls today are so scared to be liked with their personalities that they feel they need to show skin to be liked. :’( I wish it was “in” to be modest.
I’m 5′ 3.5″ (5’4″ on a good day haha) and about 124 pounds, which my friends find hard to believe when I tell them. You see, I’m in marching band, and I love hiking, bicycling, kayaking, any outdoor sport really, and that, along with working outside, builds muscles. In any case, my mom got me these Jockey camisole bras in red, light blue, white, black, and beige. They are a bit of a push up, but they keep everything from moving around too much when I’m not wearing a sports bra, and they are comfortable.
On pants, my mom, sisters, and aunts’ rule is: if you get a wedgie from wearing them, if you can’t run in them, and/or if you can see the panty line or the outline of a coin in your back pocket, they’re too tight.
For shirts: if it looks like the seems will burst if you exhale, too tight.
I like wearing what may be deemed as “sexy” underwear. No one sees it, with or without clothes over, but I know it’s there, and it makes me feel confident. Is there lace? yep. Does anyone benefit from it but me? nope. It’s not like if I don’t wear it, I’m insecure. It’s just that it makes me feel more “put together”, especially if I decided to dress up a bit more that day.
i wear a padded bra all the time, but because i have a very large chest, and i need the extra support. its not to be sexy or attract attention, and i think thats the general rule. do it because you need it not becuase you wanna feel sexy.