Religious revivals in fashion

Religion as an aesthetic vs. religion as an action

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There has been a revived interest in christianity over the past few years, and I’ve been struggling to make sense of it — especially when it comes to fashion.

We have the girls doing get ready with me to go to church videos, tradwife content, milkmaid dresses on nyc influencers, and modesty dressing as a trend on TikTok.

@hadeelelmadhoonThe perfect modest maxi skirt for summer!! It is from @ALIGNE #maxiskirt #summeressentials #modestskirts #modestsummeroutfit #modestfashion

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And I can’t help but wonder how the rise in conservatism and christianity will have on fashion above and beyond the trends we’ve already seen.

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But first, a little history.