I'm very much interested in finding an appropriate theological framework for aesthetics, so my interest was mildly piqued by the possibility of a genuinely Christian event focussed on all things sartorial. So, I did all I could do being a male under 6 foot and with a waist rounder than 34 inches: I checked the internet.
Here's a selection of what I found. What do you think of it?
Description of the main event:
"The runway is set for the very first Christian Fashion Week ® Fashion Show, giving designers the forum to showcase their most creative attempts to cater to the Christian fashion community. The night is filled with fashion, music, lights, flashing cameras, and industry VIPs."
From the event's vision statement:
"Christian Fashion Week ® is a mission to stand for dignity on behalf of our communities, families, and fashion consumers."
Finally, we come to the designers. And in a statement that summed up the subtext of the rest, the final designer on the page stated their reasons for participation:
"I want to reach other markets in the Fashion Industry."
Christianity as a new market. Quite understandable for the designers involved, but it's hard to see the organisers as anything but coming from the same place. Especially when I saw the casting call.
Uck.