All Fashion articles
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OpinionI prayed for God’s protection… I forgot to pray about my Zara trousers
Jemimah Wright, commissioning editor of Woman Alive online, thought she was doing the sensible thing by praying for God’s protection before heading out for an evening walk on holiday. What she didn’t realise was that the biggest threat to her safety wasn’t lurking in the shadows – it was a pair of mustard-yellow Zara trousers.
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OpinionFrom Naomi Osaka to the church pew: Why women’s appearance still dominates the conversation
As writer Bukunmi Awofisayo has observed, fashion communicates whether we intend it to or not. Yet as Christians, we are called to see people the way God does, beyond appearance and first impressions, to the heart, character, and story beneath the surface.
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OpinionWhat Princess Anne’s vintage coat made me think about God’s daily provision
When Princess Anne recently wore a coat first seen over fifty years ago, it challenged our assumptions about value, longevity, and provision in a world shaped by constant consumption. Jenny Sanders reflects on God’s steady, unchanging care through the changing seasons of life.
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Opinion$100,000 dresses and divine design: What the Met Gala doesn’t tell you about true beauty
As the Met Gala once again transformed New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art into fashion’s most extravagant stage, Jenny Sanders reflects on what lies beneath the glittering surface. Beyond the headline-grabbing couture, she explores what the spectacle reveals about how we see our bodies, and how God sees them.
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OpinionClothed in grace and couture: faith, beauty, and the legacy of Valentino
Writer Hope Bonarcher considers beauty and fashion through the lens of Christian faith, dignity, and calling, while honouring the enduring influence of Valentino. With reverence for couture and Scripture alike, she explores how dressing well can reflect both God’s love of beauty and the worth of women made in his image.
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OpinionBeyond couture: beauty, faith, and the legacy of Valentino Garavani
Writer Jenny Sanders reflects on the death of Valentino Garavani at age 93, one of fashion’s last great couturiers. She contrasts his devotion to outward beauty with a faith-centred understanding of beauty that values inner character over image.
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OpinionHaving a rib removed to get the perfect waist is becoming popular - what would Eve say about that?
Jenny Sanders explores the growing trend of rib removal surgery in pursuit of the perfect waistline. She asks what Eve — and God — might say about our obsession with physical perfection.
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OpinionDo ‘Swag Gaps’ matter in Christian dating?
Becky Hunter Kelm considers whether differences in fashion and appearance, or ‘swag gaps,’ influence Christian relationships and how love transcends style.
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ArticleHow to see yourself as God sees you
For image, style and confidence coach Diane Miller, her work is simply an expression of her faith
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ArticleThe beauty myth unveiled
Rev Katherine Chow reveals how shallow the narrative we are sold daily truly is, and suggests we embrace God’s better way instead – as Leah did
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ArticleHonouring diversity through fashion
Candy Ellie Graham, Founder of Cultural Fashion Week, highlights inspirational Christian women who reflect the beauty of diversity within the Church with their thoughts on how culture enriches our collective faith journey.
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OpinionA word to Christian teachers - pupils behave better when they like your clothes!
Schools have now gone back for the Spring Term after the Christmas holidays, and Rachel Allcock says ‘Teacher or not, I feel delighted by the compliments I get when I wear nice clothes.’
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ArticleThe gala and the garden
Hope Bonarcher reflects on what the outfits at the Met Gala reveal about our culture
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ArticleFaith and fashion
Woman Alive editor, Tola-Doll Fisher, spoke with stylist Lily Lam about how she got started in the industry
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OpinionVinted or Primark? Why Christians need to be involved in the fight against fast fashion
Hannah Wickens explains why the recent French bill to curb budget clothing manufacturers is so important, and looks at what we can do to be less wasteful with our clothes.
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Opinion‘Fashion icon Iris Apfel inspired my walk as a Christian’
Iris Apfel became world famous for her vivid, colourful dress sense and trademark oversized glasses. A successful businesswoman in the textiles and interior design sector who served the White House for over nine presidencies, Iris was well known for being outspoken, her daring style and embarking on a modelling career at 97 years old. Becky Hunter-Kelm shares how Iris’s attitude has encouraged her.
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OpinionHow should Christians respond when evil is on trend?
After a London Fashion Week catwalk show saw models with painted black eyes, bruises and split lips, Kate Orson asks how Christians should respond to ‘fashionable evil’.
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ArticleFighting fast fashion is every Christian’s responsibility
Stella Faith founded Moda Etik in Istanbul, one of the biggest fashion hubs in the world, as a brand and community to challenge the greed in the industry and to re-engage Christian women with fashion
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OpinionIt's not shallow for Christian women to invest in their style, working out what looked best on me transformed my relationship with myself
Image Consultant, Anna Spreckley suffered from low self-esteem and struggled with her body-image. Here she explains how finding the right colours and styles for her body, changed so much more than her outside appearance, but her relationship with herself.
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OpinionDo we really need Black Friday, Cyber Monday or any kind of seasonal sales system in the fashion industry?
Modelling exposed me to a wonderful world of fashion and I still love clothes but hate any attempt to trick us into buying in excess disguised as a “bargain”. We deserve better and so does the earth God gave us to protect.
