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 (cf. outward holiness).[5][6][7] In Israel, they are known as Shvimkleid.[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. ^ Melewar, T. C.; Alwi, S. F. Syed (2017). Islamic Marketing and Branding: Theory and Practice. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-11223-5.
  2. ^ Eglash, Ruth (11 September 2016). "How the burkini debate boosted sales of modest swimwear in Israel". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Glen (17 April 2018). Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia: Hallelujah under the Southern Cross. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-18921-7.
  4. ^ Marzel, Shoshana-Rose; Stiebel, Guy D. (18 December 2014). Dress and Ideology: Fashioning Identity from Antiquity to the Present. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4725-5809-1. 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. ^ Laneri, Raquel (5 June 2019). "Conservative women pushing back on skimpy bikini culture". New York Post. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ Blatter, Lucy Cohen (1 June 2016). "Covered-up chic: Modest swimwear is having a moment". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Jerusalem - Modest Swim Suits With 'Hechsher' Of Israeli Rabbis". Vos Iz Neias. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. ^ Mark, Jonathan (21 August 2018). "King Harvest Has Surely Come". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. ^ Dawn, Eden (20 March 2017). "One of Oregon's Most Successful Designers Makes Modesty Garb in La Grande". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. ^ Rosner, Batya Rosner (29 July 2015). "Modest Swimwear Makes a Splash". Orthodox Union. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

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