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it would be a great idea. here is the one reason i don’t think it will work. this happens at tznius speeches all the time (maybe you will have noticed something different, but this is as far as my experience goes). why do we have tznius speeches? because there are so many girls and women out there dressing improperly. these women fall into two categories. 1) women who are mostly tznius and didn’t realize that something they are wearing is a breach of tznius- for this group, the speeches would work. and i am not denying, that for whoever changes, it is a big zechus and can really make a difference. the second category of women and girls are those who just dress in stylish/fashionable way because that is very important, and tznius just falls to the way side and they don’t even pay attention to it anymore. this is the bigger group, and it is obvious as soon as you step out into the street. but this group will be harder to get thru to because most of them don’t want to hear about tznius anymore and don’t wanna change because they are very happy with the way they look, the compliments they get, and the heads they turn. (again, this is not all, but most of all the women in this group. yes there are some women who would wake up and say maybe i should really try to improve…and they get major zchus too, of course!) my point is, most of the people who would benefit from this, are the ones that aren’t interested in hearing it! (and believe me, i’ve seen it happen. i know girls who have had to sit thru speeches in skool, and you see them a year or two or three later (single and married) wearing the most odd looking and definitely non tznius outfits. it is so sad 🙁