3.The LGBT Movement- Feminism and Homosexuality Influence on Fashion- Pants on Women and Skirts on Men

A Biblical ,Medical ,Scientific and Historical View
-Antonio Bernard

THE LGBT MOVEMENT
Part 3

THE RISE OF FEMINISM
-Antonio Bernard

“2nd Wave Feminism started in the 1960s. It is explicitly secular and anti-Christian. All gender
diﬀerences and the nuclear family are to be eliminated, and that for a woman to achieve self-
actualization, she must be separated from the biological reality of childbearing. Hence
lesbianism and abortion are articles of faith for 2nd Wave Feminists.

-Dr Conrad Vine
-Antonio Bernard

“We are now in 4th Wave Feminism, where the Transgender movement takes the 2nd Wave Feminist
concept that the real you is not linked to your biology to its natural conclusion. Hence the modern
LGBTQI agenda, which is explicitly secular, atheist and anti-God and anti-Scripture in nature.

-Dr Conrad Vine

-Antonio Bernard

“…homosexual activists, along with the radical feminists, have long pushed the androgyny
line; that male and female are merely interchangeable roles and artificial social constructs.
Gender is fluid, and there is no physical, biological or genetic basis for sex differences.
This is all part of their radical agenda to destroy marriage and family, and foist their own
brave new world on to the rest of society, whether they like it or not.”
-Bill Muehlenberg Complementarian
http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2010/05/12/against-androgyny/
THE GAY AGENDA
-Antonio Bernard

THE GAY AGENDA
In order to get back to godhood they say, we must become androgynous. Many who
have bought into the feminist agenda are unaware of these roots of feminism. The push
for removing gender distinction finds its foundation in such ungodly beliefs. The push
to obliterate gender roles is also taken up by the gay movement. If they succeed in
blurring who is male and who is female, they remove all gender boundaries.
-Antonio Bernard

Then they are free to “love” whomever they wish, male or female, or both. This causes
society to call evil good and good evil. Those who oppose this agenda are marginalized
and ridiculed. Confusing propaganda makes it seem unloving to oppose homosexuality.
The demand for “equality” is the cry of both feminists and homosexuals.
THE GAY AGENDA
-Antonio Bernard

To both groups, equality means removing gender distinction. Homosexuals
and trans-genders are exalted as the shamans of the neo-pagan religion,
because they have “broken through the evil gender barrier, and become
spiritually connected with the Mother god.”
THE GAY AGENDA
-Antonio Bernard

Homosexuals and transgenders are exalted as the shamans
of the neo-pagan religion, because they have “broken
through the evil gender barrier, and become spiritually
connected with the Mother god”
THE GAY AGENDA

“Of course the homosexual activists, along with the radical
feminists, have long pushed the androgyny line; that male and
female are merely interchangeable roles and artificial social
constructs. Gender is fluid, and there is no physical, biological
or genetic basis for sex differences.
THE GAY AGENDA
“This is all part of their radical agenda to destroy marriage
and family, and foist their own brave new world on to the
rest of society, whether they like it or not͘”
http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2010/05/12/against-androgyny/

“Feminists active in the mainline Protestant churches have
also succeeded in placing the androgyny concept near the
apex of those churches theologies. Such theologians
identify, in particular, with the old Gnostic heresy, the belief
that God is both male and female, and that “Holy Wisdom,”
the female persona of God, mediates the “fall” of humans
into bodiliness and also the escape from Creation into
spiritual life. Men and women, they say, can rise above their
carnal sex roles and gain spiritual androgyny ͘”
THE GAY AGENDA
http://www.pop.org/content/androgyny-hoax-1707

Complementarian
Mary Kassian writes,
“Biblical feminists formulated a
definition of equality for Christian  
women that concurred with the
definition put forth by secular society.
Equality meant role interchangeability
—a woman had the right to fill any
position that a man held͘”
The Feminist Mistake, p. 255

“It is evident that sexual perversion and  
the elimination of sexual distinctions are
not incidental footnotes of pagan religious
history but represent one of paganism’s  
fundamental ideological commitments. As  
we have noted, the pagan priesthood is
From a website
promoting the
Complementarian
viewpoint, The  
Council of Biblical  
Manhood and
Womanhood
identified, across space and time, with the  
blurring of sexual identity via homosexual  
androgyny. If history is a wise teacher, we
always give enormous priority to
destroying God-ordained monogamous  
heterosexuality and to promoting
http://www.cbmw.org/Resources/Articles/Androgyny
may surely conclude that paganism will
androgyny in its varied forms͘”

• Feminism’s view that gender roles are  
interchangeable.
• Androgynous fashions that blur the  
distinction between the sexes
• Women as spiritual leaders.
• Male headship in the home as undesirable.
• Total equality between men and women in  
all areas.
The Androgynous Agenda promotes:

Is Our Culture Becoming Androgynous?

“To say that a culture or relationship is
androgynous is to say it lacks rigid gender roles
and the people involved display both masculine
and feminine characteristics or partake in both
masculine and feminine activities͘”
http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/Androgynous

Androgyny and Homosexuality

“The gay liberation movement embraced the idea of
androgyny, for it allowed lesbians and gay men to show their
gender characteristics openly in society. Subsequently, the
prevailing wind for social changes started to sweep across
the globe, empowering women and softening the image of
men, while altering the perception of human nature
consisting of opposite sex roles to human nature unifying
two complimentary sex roles as a legitimate gender͘”
http://uniorb.com/RCHECK/RAndrogyny.htm

THE ANDROGYNOUS AGENDA
-Antonio Bernard

There is an increasing tendency to
have women in their dress and
appearance as near like the other sex
as possible, and to fashion their dress
very much like that of men, but God
pronounces it abomination. “In like
manner also, that women adorn
themselves in modest apparel, with
shamefacedness and sobriety.”

1 Timothy 2:9. 1T 421.3

-Antonio Bernard

“In wide contrast with this modest
dress is the so-called American
costume, resembling very nearly the
dress worn by men. It consists of a
vest, pants, and a dress resembling a
coat and reaching about halfway
from the hip to the knee. This dress
I have opposed, from what has been
shown me as in harmony with the
word of God; while the other I have
recommended as modest,
comfortable, convenient, and
healthful.” 1T 465.1
The American costume
-Antonio Bernard

“Those who feel called out to join the movement in favor of woman's
rights and the so-called dress reform might as well sever all
connection with the third angel's message. The spirit which attends
the one cannot be in harmony with the other. The Scriptures are
plain upon the relations and rights of men and women. Spiritualists
have, to quite an extent, adopted this singular mode of dress.
Seventh-day Adventists, who believe in the restoration of the gifts,
are often branded as spiritualists. Let them adopt this costume, and
their influence is dead. The people would place them on a level with
spiritualists and would refuse to listen to them.” 1T 457.3
The Woman's Right Movement
-Antonio Bernard

“With the so-called dress reform there
goes a spirit of levity and boldness just
in keeping with the dress. Modesty
and reserve seem to depart from many
as they adopt that style of dress. I was
shown that God would have us take a
course consistent and explainable. Let
the sisters adopt the American
costume and they would destroy their
own influence and that of
their husbands. They would become a
byword and a derision.” 1T 457.4
-Antonio Bernard

“God designed that there should be a
plain distinction between the dress of
men and women, and has considered
the matter of sufficient importance to
give explicit directions in regard to it;
for the same dress worn by both sexes
would cause confusion and great
increase of crime.” 1T 460.1
A PLAIN DISTICTION
-Antonio Bernard

“Were the apostle Paul alive, and
should he behold women professing
godliness with this style of dress, he
would utter a rebuke. ‘In like
manner also, that women adorn
themselves in modest apparel, with
shamefacedness and sobriety; not
with broided hair, or gold, or pearls,
or costly array; but (which becometh
women professing godliness) with
good works.’ The mass of professed
Christians utterly disregard the
teachings of the apostles, and wear
gold, pearls, and costly array. 1T
460.1
-Antonio Bernard

MODEST APPAREL
“The Greek word translated ―apparel in 1 Timothy
2:9 is katastolé which literally means ―a garment
let down. According to Thayer‘s Greek Lexicon, it is
deﬁned as any of the following: ―1. Properly, a
lowering, letting down; hence, 2. In Biblical Greek
twice, a garment let down, dress, attire.”
THAYER'S GREEK LEXICON (http://biblehub.com/thayers/2689.htm) 103 Vines,
W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Apparel, Apparelled'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT
Words. http://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/ved/view.cgi?n=135. 1940.
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MODEST APPAREL
“Mr. Vine further explains the Greek word
katastolé as, ―Connected with katastello meaning,
―to send or let down, to lower (kata, ―down, stello,
―to send), was primarily a garment let down;
hence, ―dress, attire, in general . . . a loose outer
garment worn by kings and persons of rank . . . ”
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Apparel, Apparelled'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of
NT Words. http://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/ved/view.cgi?n=135. 1940.

MODEST APPAREL
The Greek word for modest is Kosmios,
meaning orderly, well-arranged, decent,
modest, harmonious arrangement or
adornment. Modesty is also biblically applied
to one's demeanour or behaviour.

MODEST APPAREL
“The word rendered "apparel" signifies a
long robe, which reaches down to the feet.
The word translated "modest" signifies that
which is clean, neat, and decent, yea,
beautiful and ornamental.”
Gill, John. "Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:9". "The New John Gill Exposition of the
Entire Bible". "www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/1-timothy-2.html". 1999.

MODEST APPAREL
Gill, John. "Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:9". "The New John
Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". "www.studylight.org/
commentaries/geb/1-timothy-2.html". 1999.
“ The sense of the apostle is, that he would not have
them to come to public worship in rags, and in dirty
and filthy garments, but that their bodies should
be covered with clean and decent raiment.”

MODEST APPAREL
One might wear long flowing dress and remain immodest in
the sense that the cloth would be transparent, revealing
one‘s underwear. Thus this Kosmios Katastole not only
specifies that the article of clothing should be a dress, but
also specifies that the dress should be of a suitably long
length, and made appropriate for each ladies body type
not being too clingy revealing her form or not be too
loose where it engulfs her.

MODEST APPAREL
And I Timothy 2:9 teaches that this long
flowing dress is to be characterised by
‘shamefacedness’ and ‘Sobriety’ which
would be the opposite of prideful, vain
and sensual attire. The principle and
bottom line of 1Timothy 2:9 is that women,
should dress in long, flowing, feminine
apparel, non- revealing, free from
extravagance and prideful display.

“ Our Saviour says: ‘Ye are
the light of the world.’ ‘Let
your light so shine before
men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.’
There is a great work for us
to do in the world, and God
would not have us take a
course to lessen or destroy
our influence with the
world.”
1T 457.4
-Antonio Bernard

“ My views were calculated to correct the present
fashion, the extreme long dress, trailing upon the
ground, and also to correct the extreme short
dress, reaching about to the knees, which is worn
by a certain class. I was shown that we should
shun both extremes. By wearing the dress
reaching about to the top of a woman's gaiter boot
we shall escape the evils of the extreme long
dress, and shall also shun the evils and notoriety
of the extreme short dress.” 1T 464.1
The Short Dresses
-Antonio Bernard

“God's loyal people are the light of the world and the
salt of the earth, and they should ever remember that
their influence is of value. Were they to exchange the
extreme long dress for the extreme short one, they
would, to a great extent, destroy their influence.
Unbelievers, whom it is their duty to benefit and seek to
bring to the Lamb of God, would be disgusted. Many
improvements can be made in the dress of women in
reference to health without making so great a change
as to disgust the beholder.” 1T 460.2
The Short Dresses
-Antonio Bernard

Gender issues are  
some of the hottest  
topics in the news.
The family is being  
re-defined. Roles
are reversing.
What’s behind all
this?

PLAIN
DISTINCTION
"I saw that God’s order has been reversed, and His special
directions disregarded, by those who adopt the AMERICAN
COSTUME. I was referred to Deuteronomy 22:5: "The woman shall
not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put
on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the
Lord thy God.’ God would not have His people adopt the so-
called reform dress. It is immodest apparel, wholly unfitted
for the modest, humble followers of Christ.
Deut 22:5

PLAIN
DISTINCTION
Deut 22:5
"God designed that there should be a plain distinction
between the dress of men and women, and has considered
the matter of sufficient importance to give explicit directions
in regard to it; for the same dress worn by both sexes would
cause confusion and great increase of crime. {1T 460.1}

Deuteronomy 22:5 (KJV): The woman shall not wear
that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man
put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are
abomination unto the LORD thy God.
(NIV): A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a
man wear women's clothing, for the LORD your God
detests anyone who does this.
(ASV): A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth
unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's
garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an
abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

(ESV): A woman shall not wear a man‘s garment, nor
shall a man put on a woman‘s cloak, for whoever does
these things is an abomination to the LORD your God.
(NASB): A woman shall not wear man's clothing, nor
shall a man put on a woman's clothing; for whoever does
these things is an abomination to the LORD your God. 
(HCSB): A woman is not to wear male clothing, and a
man is not to put on a woman's garment, for everyone
who does these things is detestable to the LORD your
God.

(ISV): A woman must not wear what is appropriate
to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment,
because anyone who does this is detestable to the
LORD your God.
(YLT): The habiliments of a man are not on a
woman, nor doth a man put on the garment of a
woman, for the abomination of Jehovah thy God is
any one doing these.
(WEB): A woman shall not wear men's clothing,
neither shall a man put on women's clothing; for
whoever does these things is an abomination to
Yahweh your God.

(DBT): There shall not be a man's apparel on a
woman, neither shall a man put on a woman's
clothing; for whoever doeth so is an abomination to
Jehovah thy God.
(God’s word Translation): A woman must never wear
anything men would wear, and a man must never
wear women's clothes. Whoever does this is
disgusting to the LORD your God.

It is true that the word ‘trousers’ or ‘pants’ does
not appear in the KJV Bible but another similar
word is used. This word is called breeches.
Who wore The Pants or
Trousers in The Bible?

Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Breeches'. Holman Bible Dictionary.
http://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd/view.cgi?n=1045. 1991.
It According to the Noah Webster‘s 1828 Dictionary,
the word breeches means, “A garment worn by
men, covering the hips and thighs. It is now a close
garment; but the word formerly was used for a loose
garment, now called trowsers, laxoe braccoe.”

It is another name for trouser, pant or slacks etc.
Many Christians do not know that the word
‘breeches’ occurs five times in the Bible.
(See Exodus 28:42; 39:28; Leviticus 6:10;
Leviticus 16:4; Ezekiel 44:18).

Breeches are “priestly garments made of linen
covering the thighs for reasons of modesty.
They were worn by the high priest on the Day
of Atonement and by other priests on other
ceremonial occasions . . . The garment ensured
that priests fulfilled the commandment in
Exodus 20:26”

Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Breeches'. Holman Bible Dictionary.
http://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd/view.cgi?n=1045. 1991.

Exodus 28: 40 And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt
make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles,
and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory
and for beauty. 41And thou shalt put them upon
Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and
shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and
sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in
the priest’s office.

Exodus 28: 42 And thou shalt make them linen
breeches to cover their nakedness; from the
loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: 43And
they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons,
when they come in unto the tabernacle of the
congregation, or when they come near unto the
altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear
not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for
ever unto him and his seed after him.

“BREECHES”
a garment worn by men now called trousers.
-Webster’s 1828 dictionary

“TROUSERS”
an outer garment covering the body from the
waist to the ankles, with a separate part for
each leg. A loose garment worn by males,
extending from the waist to the knee to the
ankle, and covering the lower limbs.
-Webster’s 1828 dictionary

The reason why I made the reference to the
priest undergarments , was to show that though
the priest had a completely different attire from
the rest of the congregation ,there were some
garments wore by him which were masculine .

The Nowhere in scripture were women
instructed to make for themselves breeches to
cover their nakedness although they might have
worn it also as an undergarment, but the
Scripture is silent about that. In all of the
Biblical instances breeches were only associated
with men and they were made for men.

Let us take the time to carefully read the above
quoted Bible passages to see who wears
breeches. As you read the Bible passages, ask
yourself the following questions: Who were the
breeches (trousers or pants) made for? What
was it meant to cover? For what purpose was it
made? The text is clear: it was made for Aaron
and his sons.

It was made to cover their nakedness whenever
they came before the Lord in service. The
breeches were worn to cover the legs, from the
waist down to the knee and sometimes to the
ankle.

It is true that the breeches spoken of in the
Scripture are also similar to what is known today
as boxers or short underpants which could be
worn by both sexes. But these breeches are bigger
and longer than short underpants. They were
originally designed by God to be worn by men.

The free online Encyclopedia known as
Wikipedia gives a brief historical background of
how this article of clothing fell out of use and
gave way to what is known today as trouser:

“Breeches are an article of clothing covering the
body from the waist down, with separate
coverings for each leg, usually stopping just
below the knee, though in some cases
reaching to the ankles.”

Breeches. (2016, April 14). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:39,
June 27, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
title=Breeches&oldid=715228689


Breeches. (2016, April 14). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:39,
June 27, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
title=Breeches&oldid=715228689
“The breeches were normally closed and fastened
about the leg, along its open seams at varied lengths,
and to the knee, by either buttons or by adraw-
string, or by one or more straps and buckle or
brooches. Formerly a standard item of Western
men's clothing, they had fallen out of use by the
mid 19th century in favour of trousers.”


The principle of Deuteronomy 22:5 is gender
distinction. But gender distinction is blurred when
a woman wears trousers without putting on a long
dress. Worse still, most women openly wear a
stretchy pant/trouser that clings to the skin.
Everywhere we see women wearing jeans pants,
tight fitting or loose, publicly revealing their figures
and frames. There is no gender distinction
whatsoever when they wear such clothes.


Worldlings understand the difference between men
wearing trouser and women wearing skirt when
they use the restroom as they make use of the
toilet signage to differentiate between a male
toilet and a female toilet which could be found
in every corporate building or public facility
ranging from schools and hospitals to firms,
churches, mosque, cafes, airports, bars and
restaurants.


Jonathan Glancey of BBC observes in his article
titled, ―The genius behind the stick ﬁgure toilet
signs, that everyone in the world understands the
sign at the toilet door. He writes:


“The best, if not the most entertaining, signs for
lavatories are those depicting a paper cut out-style man
and a woman in the most basic form. Used worldwide,
the male figure is much like a classic gingerbread man,
while the female ﬁgure is different only because she
wears a dress. While there are many women who rarely
if ever wear skirts, every woman and every man
understands the image.”
Jonathan Glancey, (11, Sept 2014), http://www.bbc.com/future/
story/20140911-the-genius-of-toilet-signs


We can see all around us how Satan is ceaselessly
working with all of his satanic power to confuse the
world and the church in relation to God‘s standard on
dressing. Every day we hear of women libration and
how the authorities both in the USA and European
nations are seeking to change God‘s order of things.
God wants us to place a clear distinction between.
male clothing and female clothing.


Trousers, whether tight fitting or loose, were never
designed to be worn publicly by females. Those who do
so are only following the culture of the world which is
rebellious to the Law of God. God has given Christians
clear standards in His word as to how we are to dress
distinctively for beauty and glory.

Women In Early Society Wore Skirts

Early Women In The Army Wore Skirts

Line of demarcation got fuzzy!
Eze 44:23
1860’S
The inhabitants of earth are growing more and more corrupt,
and the line of distinction between them and the Israel of God
must be more plain, or the curse which falls upon worldlings
will fall on God’s professed people. {1T 188}

We will be looking at the
progression of fashion from 1870
to our current day
The five decades from 1870-1910 were tending  
toward a more healthful style of dress. No more  
hoops, no more dragging dresses, no more heavy
weight on the hips, no more corsets.

Skirts not dragging, waists not compressed.
1870 1880 1890 1900 1910

1920 1930 1940
The next four decades made startling changes to the hemlines.
Pants and tailored suits were becoming popular in the 1950's.
1950

1960 1970 1980 1990
Pant suits, mini skirts, bell bottoms, unisex
styles became popular in the next four decades.

1930 Fashion Show
Over the years, Satan used fashion to promote rising hemlines.
This was a violation of the principles of health and modesty. It
tended to cause the exposed legs to become chilled.

If you look at photographs of our SDA sisters  
over the years, you will notice that their
hemlines rose correspondingly to the world’s.
1940 1950 1960
At first the stockings were thick. Then they became thinner,
until today, bare legs under knee length skirts are common.

With the legs exposed, with only a thin covering,  
women have suffered with cold legs for decades.
When Satan introduced a fashion that would keep the legs
warm—pants on women, it seemed logical and sensible to
accept it. Satan seeks to“correct” a wrong fashion by
introducing another wrong fashion.

In the 1950’s, women were not  
allowed to wear pants at our  
Seventh-day Adventist schools
and camp meetings.
After the 1960s, when many SDA
young ladies wore miniskirts,
church leaders accepted pants  
on women as a more “modest”
alternative to miniskirts.
Satan’s strategy is quite clever.

In this depiction of the history of dress from
1400-2000, you will notice women had on long
dresses for 5 centuries, until after 1900.
1400 1500 1600 1700
1800 1920 1950 1960 2000

1400 1500 1600 1700
1800 1920 1950 1960 2000
Then, for 6 decades fashion raised the hemlines.
Mini skirts gave way to pants after the 1960’s.

Yves Saint Laurent
1936-2008
How much does fashion influence what we wear ?
Let’s talk about one of the most influential
fashion designers in the last 60 years. Yves Saint  
Laurent. It is said of him:
“Yves Saint Laurent reigns as
one of the most influential and
inspired designers in the world.
He was the father of modern
fashion and last of the great
French couturiers.”

Yves Saint Laurent Challenges Gender Roles with
Fashion “The masculine/feminine issue is the eye of the fashion
cyclone….Le smoking tuxedo illustrates the idea that to be
dressed as a man is the better way for a modern women to be
feminine. The more you dress as a man, the more you are a
woman.”
“In 1975, Yves Saint Laurent gave
birth to an entire wardrobe born of
“hijackings”: men’s shirts, men’s
fabrics (flannels, tweeds and hounds-
tooth) which reconciled the
androgynous ideal and a nostalgia for
the 1930s. In 1974 one woman in five
wore pants. With pants, unisex
fashion gained ground.” Pants: A
History Afoot by Laurence Benaim, page 137

in the late 1950s,“When
he was beginning his
career women and their
lives were about to
change. He opened
doors with his mild and
always elegant gender-
bending, putting women
in pants and safari
looks.
Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent
“In the next two decades he revolutionized women's
fashion, pioneering mini dresses, the trouser suit and le
smoking, the square shouldered tuxedo for women. Yves
Saint Laurent changed the way women dress more than
they know. But his most enduring legacy is so pervasive
as to seem almost unremarkable: …
pants (on women)… He led a decadent social life,
and was plagued with depression, alcoholism and
drugs. He also broke ground as one of the first
homosexual men to gain sufficient power and celebrity
that he did not have to deny his sexuality.”

Yves Saint Laurent
Did Yves Saint Laurent influence the
way how christians and Seventh-
day Adventist women dress today?
For those following the fashions of
the world, the answer is—
ABSOLUTELY.
Would God have His daughters choose what they wear based on
the influence of a godless fashion designer who intentionally
blurred the distinction between men’s and women’s clothing?
How can we escape such a pervasive influence?
There is only one way.

"We are aware that as we speak and write upon the
subject of woman's dress we have to stem the
current of custom. It is manifest that most women
do not think and act in reference to dress from
reason and reflection. They accept, without
questioning, that which society and fashion imposes
upon them. Few have the moral courage to wear a
dress in opposition to fashion.”
— Health Reformer, May 1, 1872 par. 2

MORAL COURAGE
We must pray for MORAL COURAGE to
stem the current of custom. We must
reﬂect carefully on what we choose to
wear, and base it on godly principles,
not on worldly fashion.

“The most elementary
motive behind the  
women’s rights
movement of the mid
1800’s was an effort to
disrupt traditional
patriarchy. The desire to  
wear trousers was most
certainly couched in a
bitter war against male  
authority in both society
http://oldlandmark.wordpress.com/2006/04/)

Their spiritualistic beliefs led them to
defy the Word of God.
The Bible says:
Deuteronomy 22:5: "The woman shall not  
wear that which pertaineth unto a man,
neither shall a man put on a woman's
garment: for all that do so are abomination  
unto the Lord thy God."

Amelia Bloomer, in  
an angry response
to a sermon
referring to
Deuteronomy 22:5,
stated: “It matters
not to us what
Moses had to say
to the men and
women of his time  
about what they
should wear . . .”

Notice the defiance, as  
Amelia Bloomer, a
spiritualist, declared: “We
shall no longer be
answerable to the laws of  
God or man, no longer be  
subject to punishment for  
breaking them.”

“Mrs. Bloomer  
turned the
trousers into a
UNIFORM OF
REBELLION...
CHALLENGING the
long TRADITION of
who in the family  
wore the
PANTS.” -- taken from
"Panati's Extraordinary
Origins of Everyday Things"  
by Charles Panati

Elizabeth Cady  
Stanton was a
women's rights
leader, spiritualist and  
advocate of the
American Costume.
She spoke and wrote  
strongly against the
biblical headship of
men.
217

Mrs. Stanton
wrote, "When women  
understand that
governments and
religions are human
inventions; that bibles,  
prayer-books,
catechisms, and
encyclical letters are all  
emanations from the
brains of man, they will
no longer be oppressed  
by the injunctions that  
come to them with the  
divine authority of 'Thus  
sayeth the Lord.’ "

“The Bible and the
Church have been
the greatest
stumbling blocks in  
the way of women’s
emancipation͘”
--Elizabeth Cady-
Stanton
The promoters of the “American Costume”
considered the Bible and the Church as standing in  
the way of their goals.

Ellen White spoke out
against the "American
Costume" as well as the  
rebellious spirit of the
women's rights advocates.
Their attitude was totally
incompatible with Seventh- 
day Adventist beliefs.

EGW: "Those who feel  
called out to join the  
movement in favor of  
woman's rights and the  
so-called dress reform
[American costume]
might as well sever all
connection with the third  
angel's message." {1T 457.3}

This 1855 cartoon depicts the power struggle over pants.

What are these women saying?
“Woman is born to rule, and not to obey those  
contemptible creatures called men.”
“It is only us which ought to rule, and to whom
the pants fit the best!”

Pants are the symbol of male authority.
http://kentbrandenburg.blogspot.com/2011/10/god-expects-or-assumes-separate-visible.html

“Trousers for women
were considered
"indecent" or
"shocking" during the
early 1900's and were
considered men's
attire.”—Mary Jewell,
Feminism 101,
Examiner.com
A Feminist

Comment on Trousers

What used to be shocking is now totally  
acceptable in our society. Where is the line  
between abomination and God-approved?
Fashion is very confusing these days.

But as if that’s not bad enough, now
Satan is working on the men, to get  
them to wear feminine clothing!

“Clothes that are a  
thermometer of social  
custom tell us that the
differences between  
man and woman are  
becoming less defined  
and rigid. With the  
affirmation of women
rights a
new androgynous  
model of being is
emerging.”

Equality in Fashions
One blogger writes,
“Men must wear dresses. In fact, I would like to posit
the theory that until all men are able to walk about in  
dresses without fear of mockery, losing their jobs or
putting off potential mates, we will not have achieved
freedom and equality in our societies. When it comes  
to clothing at least, women can do anything. But do  
men have the same equal rights as women do when it
comes to clothing choice? Clearly not͘”
http://equalityinfashions.blogspot.com/2012/01/high-
heels-for-men-androgyny-man-in.html

Male cross dressing is the latest rage!

HISTORY OF
DRESS
“Those who feel called out to join the movement in favor of woman's rights and the so-called
dress reform might as well sever all connection with the third angel's message. The spirit which
attends the one cannot be in harmony with the other. The Scriptures are plain upon the relations
and rights of men and women. Spiritualists have, to quite an extent, adopted this singular mode
of dress. Seventh-day Adventists, who believe in the restoration of the gifts, are often branded as
spiritualists. Let them adopt this costume, and their influence is dead. The people would place
them on a level with spiritualists and would refuse to listen to them.” 1T 457.3

HISTORY OF
DRESS
“With the so-called dress reform there goes a spirit of levity and
boldness just in keeping with the dress. Modesty and reserve
seem to depart from many as they adopt that style of dress. I was
shown that God would have us take a course consistent and
explainable. Let the sisters adopt the American costume and they
would destroy their own influence and that of their husbands.
They would become a byword and a derision.” 1T 457.4

HISTORY OF
DRESS
“In wide contrast with this modest dress is the so-called American costume,
resembling very nearly the dress worn by men. It consists of a vest, pants, and
a dress resembling a coat and reaching about halfway from the hip to the
knee. This dress I have opposed, from what has been shown me as in
harmony with the word of God; while the other I have recommended as
modest, comfortable, convenient, and healthful.” 1T 465.1

But it was the“reform dress
movement” of the 1850’s that
first got the attention of the
public as significant numbers
of women began wearing the
bloomer or American
costume which was a “short”
dress over pants.
AMERICAN
COSTUME

AMERICAN
COSTUME
An outfit
consisting of a
dress, cap, vest,
and boots. The
coat, or dress
reached from
mid-thigh to just
below the knees.

Mary Edwards Walker
http://americancivilwar.com/women/mary_edwards_walker.html
Dr. Mary Walker was an outspoken
advocate for women's rights, and
the first woman ever awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor.
…Mary, became an early
enthusiast for Women's Rights,
and passionately espoused the
issue of dress reform.

Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker discarded the
unusual restrictive women's clothing of
the day. Later in her life she donned full
men's evening dress to lecture on
Women's Rights…In 1856 she married
another physician, Albert Miller, wearing
trousers and a man's coat and kept her
own name…

Mary Edwards Walker
…In September 1863, Walker was finally
appointed assistant surgeon in the Army of
the Cumberland for which she made herself
a slightly modified officer's uniform to wear,
in response to the demands of traveling with
the soldiers and working in field hospitals…
She was elected president of the National
Dress Reform Association in 1866. Walker
prided herself by being arrested numerous
times for wearing full male dress, including
wing collar, bow tie, and top hat.

Mary Edwards Walker
In the mid-nineteenth century, as women
were campaigning for a more public and
professional role in society, clothing became
a central issue in the struggle for women's
rights. Feminists argued that tight corsets
and long heavy skirts were bad for women's
health and even designed to limit the
possible activities that women could
undertake. Amelia Bloomer, a campaigner
for women's rights and a publisher, took to
wearing a homemade dress and trouser
combination that provided greater
movement without compromising ‘
female modesty.' …

Mary Edwards Walker
…The Bloomer costume, as it came to be
known, was quickly taken up by other
feminists, and abandoned almost as quickly
once it became obvious that the clothing was
causing more of a stir than the politics. Many
women experienced harassment when
wearing the costume out in public, and the
newspapers were filled with derogatory
cartoons lampooning the outfit and its
proponents. Twenty years later, as the
suffragette movement's call for votes
for women drew national attention, …

Mary Edwards Walker
…dress reform again became a topic of
public debate, but this time, feminists were
wary of the bloomer controversy and tended
to disassociate themselves from women
wearing any version of the costume. Dr. Mary
Walker wore the bloomer dress until the late
1870s, when she began dressing in men's
clothes. She was arrested for impersonating
a man several times, although she argued
that Congress had awarded her special
permission to dress in this way.

2. He took away the pants and left the
skirt, then started to make them shorter
and shorter
Through the American
Costume the devil was able
to accomplish two purposes!
1. He took away the skirt and left the pants

The photos above are of Dr. Mary Walker. She started out wearing the
regular American Costume, but became increasingly masculine in her attire.
She was proud that she was arrested several times for ‘impersonating a
man' – she had taken to fully wearing men's clothing, from the top
hat, wing collar and bow tie to the pants and shoes.

Why should we gals have all the fun with
minis and maxis and pencils and A-lines? If the recent
runways for the menswear spring 2012 shows in Europe are
any indication, you may soon have to fight your boyfriend for
closet space to hang all of your skirts.... It's official, gals:
Men in skirts are here to stay.

Men's fashion is having a moment—a feminine moment, that
is. First it was the concept of mantyhose (pantyhose and
tights for men that took a popular turn this spring) and now
men’s fashion is taking yet another influence from the ladies --
this time, in the form of dresses.
But this surprisingly isn’t the first time men have sashayed
down the runway in clothing traditionally worn by women.
According to the New York Times, during New York’s Fashion
Week this spring, Russian menswear designer Alexandre
Plokhov sent his male models down the runway in long skirts
and hair extensions, while designer Paul Marlow had his male
models accentuate their look with eye liner for the Loden
Dager show.

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