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Fashion - Faith: Rituals and Dialogues (FFRD)
The objects exhibited demonstrate ways in which the tenets of faith inform fashion practice and inspire social justice approaches to conscious fashion labels. Given the ability of faith and fashion to shape identity, the exhibition asks the following key questions: Does “the fashioned self” resonate with or separate religious views of identity? What are fashion’s rituals and how might these relate to the ritual practices of various worldviews? Can faith traditions be reconciled with the logics and rituals of fashion? What are some of the ways we navigate space and agency through fashion and faith?
Key Themes:
Embodied faith and its expression through clothing
Ritual as design practice; ritual within fashion systems
Identity construction, spiritual worldviews, and the “fashioned self”
Religious dress, contested meanings, and social narratives
Faith traditions and their influence on conscious, ethical, or community-driven fashion practices
Intersections of fashion, social justice, and cultural belonging
Creative or performative interpretations of spiritual dress practices
Critical or historical approaches to fashion and religion
Interdisciplinary approaches bridging art/design, religious studies, anthropology, psychology, or sociology