fashion
Adidas is donating Yeezy sales to anti-hate groups. US Jews say it’s making best of bad situation
By Luis Andres Henao, Mariam Fam, and Tiffany Stanley — August 3, 2023
(AP) —Adidas is releasing more Yeezy sneakers this week via an online sale, the second such drop since the company cut ties with Ye in October after he made antisemitic and other offensive statements online and in interviews.
Julia Haart’s memoir, a journey from religious orthodoxy to high fashion
By Yonat Shimron — May 13, 2022
(RNS) — In her memoir, 'Brazen,' she details her escape from the Haredi Jewish enclave and her meteoric rise to the elite world of fashion, partly captured in the Netflix reality TV show, 'My Unorthodox Life.'
Baptist watchdog flunks Forever 21, praises H&M in annual ‘ethical fashion’ report
By Kathryn Post — October 19, 2021
(RNS) — Nearly 100 companies earned a low average score of 33.6 out of 100.
Pope’s wind-whipped mantle drives Vatican tailors to consider Velcro
By Claire Giangravé — March 10, 2021
(RNS) — On his history-making trip to Iraq, Pope Francis often played second fiddle to the gyrations of his cape.
My surprising journey to hijab fashion
By Erin Smith — June 8, 2020
(RNS) — At no point did I ever expect that a simple curiosity about other languages and faiths would somehow lead to me becoming the designated hijab stylist on photoshoot sets, writing blog posts about modest dressing or spending my days thinking about innovations for products for women who wear hijab.
Immigrant-run sewing co-op aims to end fast fashion culture, starting with Muslims
By Aysha Khan — May 29, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — One of the country’s first clothing cooperatives run by immigrant and refugee women, Blue Tin Production aims to develop ethical manufacturing for Muslim designers while offering well-paying opportunities for skilled immigrants.
The black Muslim female fashion trailblazers who came before model Halima Aden
By Kayla Renee Wheeler — May 10, 2019
(The Conversation) — Clothing has played a central role in constructing a unique black Muslim identity since at least the mid-20th century.
For Orthodox Jewish men, the hat known as a Borsalino is tops
By Bill Motchan — April 9, 2019
(RNS) — A fedora worn by Rihanna and Indiana Jones has also been the hat of choice for Jews from Eastern Europe to the United States for more than a century.
Three things we can learn from contemporary Muslim women’s fashion
By Liz Bucar — November 26, 2018
(The Conversation) — The recent interest in Muslim women’s style is challenging popular stereotypes about Islam.
When Rihanna dressed as the pope
By Timothy OMalley — May 9, 2018
(RNS) — At this year’s Met Gala, New York’s biggest fashion night, the theme was 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.' For practicing Roman Catholics, the red carpet coverage was at once thrilling and troubling.
What did Jesus wear?
By Joan Taylor — February 12, 2018
(The Conversation) — For Joan Taylor, as a historian, trying to visualize Jesus accurately is a way to understand Jesus more accurately, too.
Hijab is not another word for freedom
By guest — June 6, 2016
Let’s not be fooled by Ramadan clothing ads or well-intentioned intellectuals into thinking that hijab is a means of self- or fashion expression.
‘Radical Muslims’ clothing line attempts to shatter stereotypes
By Ken Chitwood — April 13, 2015
(RNS) The Sidikii clothing line allows Muslim youth to choose clothing that reflects their dual identities: Muslim and cool.
Elton John slams Dolce & Gabbana over ‘synthetic baby’ comments
By Reuters — March 16, 2015
ROME (Reuters) "How dare you refer to my beautiful children as 'synthetic.' And shame on you for wagging your judgmental little fingers at IVF ... I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again."
Canadian PM faces Twitter backlash over ‘anti-woman’ niqab
By Reuters — March 12, 2015
VANCOUVER (Reuters) "I'm thinking of wearing white shoes before May 24. Is that still considered tacky," asked Toronto Twitter user Sarah Dearing
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