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Fashion

8 times fashion and religion collided pre Met Gala 2018

By Poppy Cory-Wright on 8/5/2018

The theme of 2018's Met Gala – fashion's favourite costume ball – was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, taken directly from Andrew Bolton's new exhibition. The red carpet glittered gold with halos, headdresses and crucifixes, with trains and veils dragging metres behind their wearers and stars transformed into popes and priests.

We generally think of fashion as a secular discourse, but as in all modern society, there have been moments where religion has played a direct (or subdued) role in its influence. From McQueen's daring play on a burqa to Miles Aldrige's breathtaking visions of ecstasy, see our favourite collisions of fashion and religion below.

Imaculee by Miles Aldridge
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Imaculee by Miles Aldridge

Alana Zimmer photographed by British photographer Miles Aldridge for the 'Imaculee' series, a strange and beautiful exploration of sexual and religious ecstasy.



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