Do you think my mom used to dress too revealing when younger?

Question

She was 27 here, photo taken in 2005. Pretty old house though. And the photo was on paper instead of digital.

I'm 19 years old, my mom is 42, she was 23 when she had me. As far as I can remember, she's always had a very modest style of dress. Always fitted or baggy pants, never tight ones. All her dresses and skirts were maxis as well. Rarely even saw as much as her ankles.

When looking at old family photos together though, to my surprise she was wearing very short dresses. Apparently, she used to wear them regularly up till 29 years old, when I was around 6. I definitely didn't remember. I may have had super vague memories, but I thought they were dreams or something.

When I commented on it, she surprisingly didn't think they were too short at all. She said she only stopped wearing them because she felt they were a bit too childish for 29 and older.

Even when that in mind though, to me they just seem SHORT as hell. Kind of trippy seeing a younger version of my mom dressed like this.

Yes, she dressed too revealing.

No, she didn't dress too revealing.

Select age and gender to cast your vote:

GirlGuy

Answer 1

cut-the-crap

Xper 4

Absolutely not. The dress in the picture is pretty standard in my opinion.

I also think it's weird that you're so concerned about what your mom used to wear. Of course it would be men policing what women wear even if it's their mom.

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

1 mo
If you ask me it looks like she has her legs/thighs out a little too much, but maybe I'm just weird/prudish.

I'm just kind of curious about people's opinions. And I'm not really "policing" anything, since she doesn't dress like this anymore.

If she did dress like this again, I'd think it's a little out of character because she quit this style years ago... but I'd just be like "whatever, you do you mom."
cut-the-crap

1 mo
You can say that you'd react like that but based on this post, I'm not sure you would. You can have your own preferences as to what looks good but I think you should keep those preferences to yourself.
Kitchen_Bandicoot460

1 mo
I mean I can have my own opinions of course, but of course I'd just be like "whatever" regardless of what my mom wears. She's my mother, not my girlfriend, and I also don't even live with her anymore, since I moved out recently.

But yes, you're right. Best to keep my preferences to myself.
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cut-the-crap

1 mo
"She's my mother, not my girlfriend"

So you would police what your girlfriend wears?
Kitchen_Bandicoot460

1 mo
Good point. And no, that'd be a horrible idea. If my girlfriend asked maybe I'd give opinions like, "This looks good babe, this doesn't look as good, etc." But I don't have the right to anything more than that.
cut-the-crap

1 mo
That's all I wanted to hear because you were really giving the impression of being controlling.
Kitchen_Bandicoot460

1 mo
Yup, I get you. Men don't have the right to control women.

Answer 2

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

If you ask me it looks like she has her legs/thighs out a little too much, but maybe I'm just weird/prudish.

I'm just kind of curious about people's opinions. And I'm not really "policing" anything, since she doesn't dress like this anymore.

If she did dress like this again, I'd think it's a little out of character because she quit this style years ago... but I'd just be like "whatever, you do you mom."

Answer 3

cut-the-crap

You can say that you'd react like that but based on this post, I'm not sure you would. You can have your own preferences as to what looks good but I think you should keep those preferences to yourself.

Answer 4

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

I mean I can have my own opinions of course, but of course I'd just be like "whatever" regardless of what my mom wears. She's my mother, not my girlfriend, and I also don't even live with her anymore, since I moved out recently.

But yes, you're right. Best to keep my preferences to myself.

Answer 5

cut-the-crap

"She's my mother, not my girlfriend"

So you would police what your girlfriend wears?

Answer 6

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

Good point. And no, that'd be a horrible idea. If my girlfriend asked maybe I'd give opinions like, "This looks good babe, this doesn't look as good, etc." But I don't have the right to anything more than that.

Answer 7

cut-the-crap

That's all I wanted to hear because you were really giving the impression of being controlling.

Answer 8

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

Yup, I get you. Men don't have the right to control women.

Answer 9

GothQueen12

Xper 4

not at all

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

1 mo
Really? You don't think the dress is too short? Would you wear a dress of that length?

I don't know, lol. Maybe I'm just a bit of a prude and overthinking it. Also, it's my own mom, so perhaps I'm biased.
GothQueen12

1 mo
No i dont think it is too short. yes i would. i mean it is understandable since it is your mom and all
Kitchen_Bandicoot460

1 mo
Ah... well we all have different opinions on dress length I guess. Go you if you like short dresses, that's great! And yup, I don't think most people wanna see their moms in potentially sexualized clothing.

Also, a question, hopefully not too creepy... with dresses that short do you wear small spandex shorts underneath or just the underwear? An old girlfriend of mine only wore underwear, though hers were knee-length, not this short.

Answer 10

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

Really? You don't think the dress is too short? Would you wear a dress of that length?

I don't know, lol. Maybe I'm just a bit of a prude and overthinking it. Also, it's my own mom, so perhaps I'm biased.

Answer 11

GothQueen12

No i dont think it is too short. yes i would. i mean it is understandable since it is your mom and all

Answer 12

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

Ah... well we all have different opinions on dress length I guess. Go you if you like short dresses, that's great! And yup, I don't think most people wanna see their moms in potentially sexualized clothing.

Also, a question, hopefully not too creepy... with dresses that short do you wear small spandex shorts underneath or just the underwear? An old girlfriend of mine only wore underwear, though hers were knee-length, not this short.

Answer 13

WhiteSteve | 478 opinions shared on Fashion & Beauty topic.

Master

I’m exactly your mom’s age, so this could be me looking at an old picture of one of my friends (can’t believe 2005 was a long time ago now, holy fuck, feels like yesterday, lmao). That looks pretty standard to me. It looks like a dress she’d wear for a night out, that’s all. Honestly, the girls in my generation had more revealing clothes than that. The standard jeans for women (which I miss the hell out of seeing, haha, although it basically only looked good on fit women with flat stomachs) were “low-rise” and the waist on them sat very low, lower than you’d want to think about on your mom lmao, and they’d often wear crop-tops that just left a whole lot of skin out there in the breeze. And I loved every second of it, lmao, that was the prime of my life in terms of pulling women, so I was a kid in a candy store😂 But yeah, if I went to a party in the 2000s, most of the girls would look like this...

Do you think my mom used to dress too revealing when younger?

Answer 14

Mark987 | 62 opinions shared on Fashion & Beauty topic.

Xper 6

nah she is fine... as long as she doesn't go overboard lol

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

1 mo
The dress length definitely looks overboard to me. I know she was younger, but even on young girls today I think it'd be a bit much.

She's my mom though, so... perhaps I'm biased, lol.
Mark987

1 mo
Ya I can understand that... but as long as it stays there should be fine
Mark987

1 mo
I hope that helped
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Kitchen_Bandicoot460

1 mo
Yup. And I mean it's a thing of the past anyway. She doesn't dress like this anymore, and when she used to I didn't even really remember.
Mark987

1 mo
so let me get this straight?
Mark987

1 mo
you were worried about her pics before.. right?
Mark987

1 mo
don't worry about anything it is all good
Kitchen_Bandicoot460

1 mo
Yup. This is an old pic after all. You can sort of tell by the setting and quality, lol. But yeah, nothing to worry about.
Mark987

1 mo
Nice... have a good night :)

Answer 15

Kitchen_Bandicoot460

The dress length definitely looks overboard to me. I know she was younger, but even on young girls today I think it'd be a bit much.

She's my mom though, so... perhaps I'm biased, lol.