Jinger Duggar, the sixth-oldest child of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, was just 14 years
old when the hit TLC show 17 Kids and Counting began.
As the show morphed into 19 Kids and Counting, fans got to know Jinger, as well as the many
other members of the Duggar brood, quite well.
Jinger decided to join some of her siblings and take part in yet another reality television
show, Counting On, in 2015.
In the few years since the spin-off's premiere, Jinger has gotten married and even welcomed
her first child with husband Jeremy.
With her transition out of the Duggar household, Jinger has also made some pretty big changes
to her wardrobe.
The new mom's fashion is, dare we say it, rebellious.
Well, for a Duggar, that is.
Here are some of her most rebellious fashion choices so far.
"Oh yes yes yes."
OMG pants
In February 2018, Jinger took to Instagram to share a photo of herself and her husband
with the caption: "Sunday" and a smiling face emoji.
While the picture appears innocent enough, Jinger's outfit shocked fans because she wasn't
wearing a long skirt or dress, but rather pants.
One fan commented,
"OMG pants."
OMG pants, indeed.
The Duggars' deciding factor when it comes to clothing is modesty.
So, since pants cover your legs, wouldn't they, too, be considered modest?
Jinger's momma Michelle told TLC,
"I really feel like the Lord is impressing upon me that I should be modest in what I
wear.
And also, that I really should be defining who I am as a woman by choosing to wear dresses
and skirts."
So Jinger's "unwomanly" choice to wear pants may not have gone over too well with her mom.
"I like it either way."
A somewhat short skirt
Just a month before Jinger shared a photo of herself in pants, she posted a picture
of herself and Jeremy with other members of the Duggar family.
In the photo, there was not one, but two cases of fashion rebellion!
First, Jinger's sister Jill is wearing jeans, which, as you can imagine, caused a reaction
from fans.
And, although Jinger was wearing a dress, the hemline was several inches above the knee.
While that may sound super scandalous, she was wearing tights.
Still, the modern outfit isn't exactly commonplace in the Duggar family.
Donning denim
Jill may have shocked Counting On fans with her jeans in Jinger's Instagram post, but
she wasn't the first Duggar sister to try the look.
About three months earlier, Jeremy took a photo of his wife casually reading a book
in a fitted hoodie and distressed denim.
The majority of fans swarmed in to commend the star, commenting things like,
"I always knew she would be different.
She looks so happy!"
Others, however, felt like the look was inappropriate.
One fan commented,
"I don't have a problem [with] her wearing pants, but as a follower of Christ you need
to set an example."
Don't sweat it
With the Duggar matriarch's gendered stance on fashion and commitment to a wardrobe of
mainly dresses and skirts, you have to wonder how she feels about her daughter's decision
to wear casual and not-intrinsically-feminine clothing.
In December 2017, Jinger shared a photo of herself catching some snowflakes in a gray
knit beanie, an oversized sweatshirt, and joggers that taper at the ankle.
Commenters took notice, writing ...
"She's wearing pants!!"
… and making cracks like,
"How dare she wear pants as a married adult in 2017?"
Gunning for her
In summer 2017, Jinger shared a controversial photo of herself at an outdoor gun range holding
a handgun beside a paper target.
The adult Duggar daughter's decision to proudly pose with a weapon was not appreciated by
everyone.
But that's not what drew the most attention.
One commenter noted,
"I just went through 795 comments.
I bet 20-30% were about her pants."
Jinger can be seen in a black Nike cap, loose-fitting t-shirt, and black jeans.
In other words, a very non-Duggar-approved ensemble.
Breaking out the shorts
When a Twitter user shared a photo of Jinger out and about wearing denim-colored shorts,
fans were surprised, to say the least, since Michelle famously wants her girls covered
from "neck to knees."
As is often the case when Jinger bucks her family's tradition, many fans were excited
for her.
One wrote ...
"Glad she's able to exercise her own judgement & free agency!"
… while another noted her practicality ...
"And she looks real cute in them, this is Texas it is hot here so shorts are wonderful!"
Sleeveless and skirted
During the winter 2018 Counting On premiere, Jinger Duggar donned her most "brazen" outfit
yet: a sleeveless shirt and short tennis skirt that doesn't cover her knees.
While her outfit is, without question, a departure from the reality television star's everyday
wardrobe and could be considered immodest as far as the Duggars are concerned, it's
actually technically the "right" thing to wear for the activity.
So while, Jinger's outfit may be appropriate for the US Open, it's not for the Duggars
because, as Michelle once wrote,
"[W]e don't want to play peekaboo so that there's a visual element that might defraud
someone.
For us the definition of the word defrauding is to stir up desires in someone else that
cannot be righteously fulfilled."
No word on whether or not Michelle disapproved of Jinger's latest round of "peekaboo," but
here's hoping Jinger finds a way to balance self-expression with family approval and settle
into her new life as a confident wife, mother, and independent woman.
"Let's go relax."
"Yep, let's go.
Alright.”