These universal statements provide a conceptual framework for the exhibition titled Fashion - Faith: Rituals and Dialogues (FFRD) building on themes that emerged from the public event by the same name held at Parsons on March 24th, 2023, comprising a series of conversations led by scholars and faith practitioners from a variety of academic specialties.
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?
