Applying Spring/Summer 2024 Fashion Trends to Modest Tween Fashion

This research explores how current fashion trends can be adapted to fit the modesty values of Christian tween girls. Analyzing cultural beliefs, fashion trends, and the needs of Christian families with daughters will inform a small collection of age-appropriate, modest clothing for middle school girls. A review of literature, both Christian and secular, provides a picure of current influences on fashion. In today’s culture, relatively new ideas about homosexuality, transgenderism, marriage, and sex shape how many people, especially women, act and dress. Where clothing once emphasized femininity and modesty, most women’s clothing today emphasizes comfort or sexuality. These changes also affect childrenswear, pushing young girls to view themselves as sexual beings even before puberty. Since clothing influences how a person views herself and how other people perceive her, immodesty at a young age can significantly impact a girl’s thoughts and lifestyle. Observation of fashion runways and trend forecasting sources indicates what colors, shapes, and fabrics will be trending during the Spring and Summer of 2024. Interviewing girls in the target market and their parents reveals common themes related to finding modest clothing. By combining insight from literature review, trends, and interviews, this research inspires a small collection of three looks. Each outfit reflects concepts from Scripture that will help young girls navigate today’s cultural conversations. These outfits also reflect the modesty desires of many Christian and church-going families. Since fashion trends change every season, this is part of an ongoing conversation about how stylish young ladies can reflect both their sense of style and their identity in Christ.