Lindsie Chrisley Reveals the Clothing She Was 'Not Allowed' to Wear as a Teen by Her Dad Todd: 'I Felt So Left Out'

Mar. 15, 2025

Lindsie Chrisley.Photo:Marcus Ingram/Getty

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Lindsie Chrisleymissed out on certain fashion trends growing up because of her household’s strict dress codes.Inthis week’s episodeof theCoffee Convospodcast, Chrisley, 35, recalled not being able to wear short skirts or skorts to school because her dadTodd Chrisley“absolutely was not being a part of that.”“I specifically remember when I was in middle school that I wanted all these clothes from Abercrombie and then went through the Limited Too phase,” she said. “I was not allowed to wear any of that stuff, and I felt so left out.”TheChrisley Knows Beststar got to talking about her father’s dress code because she wanted her podcast co-starKailyn Lowry’s opinion on butterfly skirts, a type of short skirt with a flared shape, that she sees Gen Z girls wear today.“I was having a conversation with somebody last night, and we were talking about kids and clothes and how they dress today, specifically girls,” began Chrisley.Adding that her curiosity is coming from a boy mom’s perspective (Chrisley shares son Jackson, 11, with her ex-husband William Campbell), she asked: “Where is the line that you draw as a parent that is mothering girls? Where do you draw the line?”The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Todd and Lindsie Chrisley.Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesLowry, a mom of seven whowelcomed her first daughterwith fiancé Elijah Scott around last January, admitted that the topic called for a “layered” discussion.“On one hand, it’s like we don’t want to perpetuate the idea that [wearing said clothing] attracts male attention. Right? And the problem is the men. It’s not the child. However, we live in a society where that’s like, we do have to be careful.”TheTeen Momstar, 32, further explained that it’s about parents using their “best judgement” and that if their kid “feels good” in the clothes they wear, they can trust “it’s likely appropriate.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Although Chrisley admitted that she doesn’t “worry” about her son’s fashion choices, she has previously talked about the rules shehasput in place in her household.In a Nov. 7 episode ofCoffee Convos, she revealed that she has yet to allow her pre-teen to be on social media, which could potentially snowball into him having a career online like it has to so many others.“That’s why I havenever allowed Jackson to have any type of social media presencewhatsoever outside of what I share of him on my stuff because I don’t want him to build some type of following, see a paycheck that comes in that looks like that, and then turn 16 years old, start working at Chick-Fil-A, and the paycheck looks very, very different,” she said, while being fully aware that she and Campbell have “untraditional jobs.”

Lindsie Chrisleymissed out on certain fashion trends growing up because of her household’s strict dress codes.

Inthis week’s episodeof theCoffee Convospodcast, Chrisley, 35, recalled not being able to wear short skirts or skorts to school because her dadTodd Chrisley“absolutely was not being a part of that.”

“I specifically remember when I was in middle school that I wanted all these clothes from Abercrombie and then went through the Limited Too phase,” she said. “I was not allowed to wear any of that stuff, and I felt so left out.”

TheChrisley Knows Beststar got to talking about her father’s dress code because she wanted her podcast co-starKailyn Lowry’s opinion on butterfly skirts, a type of short skirt with a flared shape, that she sees Gen Z girls wear today.

“I was having a conversation with somebody last night, and we were talking about kids and clothes and how they dress today, specifically girls,” began Chrisley.

Adding that her curiosity is coming from a boy mom’s perspective (Chrisley shares son Jackson, 11, with her ex-husband William Campbell), she asked: “Where is the line that you draw as a parent that is mothering girls? Where do you draw the line?”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Todd and Lindsie Chrisley.Rick Diamond/Getty Images

Lowry, a mom of seven whowelcomed her first daughterwith fiancé Elijah Scott around last January, admitted that the topic called for a “layered” discussion.

“On one hand, it’s like we don’t want to perpetuate the idea that [wearing said clothing] attracts male attention. Right? And the problem is the men. It’s not the child. However, we live in a society where that’s like, we do have to be careful.”

TheTeen Momstar, 32, further explained that it’s about parents using their “best judgement” and that if their kid “feels good” in the clothes they wear, they can trust “it’s likely appropriate.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Although Chrisley admitted that she doesn’t “worry” about her son’s fashion choices, she has previously talked about the rules shehasput in place in her household.

In a Nov. 7 episode ofCoffee Convos, she revealed that she has yet to allow her pre-teen to be on social media, which could potentially snowball into him having a career online like it has to so many others.

“That’s why I havenever allowed Jackson to have any type of social media presencewhatsoever outside of what I share of him on my stuff because I don’t want him to build some type of following, see a paycheck that comes in that looks like that, and then turn 16 years old, start working at Chick-Fil-A, and the paycheck looks very, very different,” she said, while being fully aware that she and Campbell have “untraditional jobs.”

source: people.com