I’ve always worn pretty modest clothing; usually capris in the summertime as opposed to shorts. These days it’s mostly just because that’s what’s in my wardrobe, but it started back when I used to be really judgmental (ugh) and I thought it was somehow skanky to wear short shorts and tube tops. By the same token, I always wore a really modest swimming suit, a tankini with a skirt bottom.
Even once I got past being judgmental, I didn’t like exposing my thighs, and that’s because I’m ludicrously pale and my thighs just glow bright white. Of course, I know the way to solve that is to allow them to see the light of day once in a while, so it’s a self-perpetuating cycle. I also have stretch marks on my thighs, but I don’t really care about those.
After having an ostomy for 7 months, basically the first thing I did when I was rid of it was to go out and buy a bikini, haha. I just felt at that time that any body that didn’t have exposed guts was worth showing off. These days, the only parts of my body that I feel self conscious about are covered by a bikini, so I’m not nearly so modest anymore.