Gorgeous in a dress with hijab

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   If I may allow a man's perspective.....To address sister Hafya's comment a husband has no business comparing hiw "plump" wife to another woman he happens to see on the street. Prior to marriage a man as well as a woman has a choice in his or her mate. Once they consumate they shouldn't later make comparisons and start noticing their own imperfections and then make compare and contrast with others that is simply wrong. Men and women in marriage should love each other regardless and with that said I have to say that I happen to slightly agree with Angela. 
The whole point is to dress modestly and to take away the external attraction away from others. Of course it is said that men should lower their gaze but in reality do Muslims do that? I know you Muslimah's talk about how so and so is attractive. I have not heard of a Muslimah not looking at a man and wondering just briefly how so and so is attractive. Or a woman not looking at a man. We are animals for God sake! it is in our primitive nature to not only look but find appealing aspects within each other. In regards to modesty it is a matter of societal interpretation.
For those living in Afghanistan their intepretation of modesty could be to cover the entire body including hands. In Africa it could be to cover the hair and body leaving the arms free. In the States....Well our ideas of modesty are sub-divided because I have seen Muslimah's in long dresses and some in Skirts but of course these were professional women. I think it depends. How I interpret the Qur'an (which I may be wrong) is that the "ornaments" are that which are the sxual parts of a woman meaning the breast area and the groin area. Perhaps modesty in that time was different than modesty now. It is definitely an interpretation of the people.