While I don't find these overly attractive, I don't personally find them that ugly, necessarily - maybe hot, but not ugly - but I would say that would be for walking around the beach town maybe, -and when it's a bit cooler!! For the shoreline and running in and out of the water and/or swimminig, I think these particular ones would draw undue attention, and a part of modesty as I understand it is not drawing undue attention to oneself. For those ladies feeling more comfortable covering up this much, I say fine, but there is more attractive and "beachy" - and LIGHTER!!! - stuff out there. I have friends who cover up more in this way at the beach and I have seen them in pics on facebook. I would never attempt to copy their pics here but I can assure you they look very cute and fashionable and "beachy" while still covering up maybe just a little less than this, but not much. Nobody's going to be looking at them twice or wondering when they are going to be dropping from heat stroke (or drowning).
Also, for the record, I just have to say something. Am not intending to derail the thread at all but I believe I saw something not only mentioned here but somewhere in the link and so I think my comment does fit in in a way. I am seeing a disturbing trend - disturbing to me, anyway - with many Christians trying to de-emphasize the feminine form in an unhealthy way. I am referring to the use of bright color to draw the eye away from the upper body. I can totally understand not wanting to over-emphasize, or "flaunt" immodestly, but why take steps to try to hide or avoid the form when it is covered modestly? I have several friends who were discussing the new trend in wedding gowns of many brides wearing colored sashes. I've seen this done very tastefully and it can be quite pretty. The couple ones I've seen with brides that I know personally I know that the brides were not trying to do anything but just use a fashion that they found attractive. But my friends who were discussing it said it is very important for brides to do something like this to draw the eye away from the upper part of the dress. And they were specifically discussing photos of lovely dresses that were one hundred percent modest and covering everything. And I mean everything. They had short sleeves and higher necklines. Hello, people! God made men and women different and there is NOTHING to be ashamed of. I am seeing more and more of this talk on facebook and in blogs and it is, frankly, making me angry. Am I nuts or what? There. I have vented. :laugh: