I love this reflection, and one I've been thinking about as well. If we are (and I believe that we are) created in the image of the Divine, isn't it best that we present ourselves that way? Lovely essay, thank you!
Great article and great project. I believe that a lot of the confusion we see today (even in fashion) comes from losing the ambition to unite the particular with the universal. Earlier cultures understood that beauty happens when a place, with its own land, materials, and patterns, participates in something higher. We’ve lost that vision. Instead of letting Denmark’s (my country) own crops, colors, and resources reveal the universal, we either create idiosyncratic art and culture or import forms that don’t belong to the place at all. When the particular no longer takes part in the universal, things naturally become distorted instead of beautiful.
Your point is well made Justi. The universal is useful , but many Western countries seem hesitant to promote their particular culture's approaches or interpretations of it.
I love seeing regional, traditional dress when I travel, for instance, but often there's a sense that it's kitsch, so you have to go out of your way to see them now.
I love this reflection, and one I've been thinking about as well. If we are (and I believe that we are) created in the image of the Divine, isn't it best that we present ourselves that way? Lovely essay, thank you!
Exactly what we were trying to convey. Thanks for the thoughtful comment Lisa!
Lovely article, thank you.
This book is the best I have come across on the integration of body and soul when it comes to modesty and dressing well
https://www.amazon.com/Fig-Leaves-Are-Not-Enough/dp/0975658891/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1AI6SWN1DSFPQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6-vImWh3PYsbgAN9LR7uc_ZUpEwnOE0jW_1jsOsM3JY.umTHPncle28sf-XTCqjAHtlE57m5iaoAKwiPYBVdipA&dib_tag=se&keywords=fig+leaves+are+not+enough&qid=1765597828&sprefix=fig+leaves+are%2Caps%2C332&sr=8-1
This looks like an interesting read. Thanks for the suggestion Gertrude!
Great article and great project. I believe that a lot of the confusion we see today (even in fashion) comes from losing the ambition to unite the particular with the universal. Earlier cultures understood that beauty happens when a place, with its own land, materials, and patterns, participates in something higher. We’ve lost that vision. Instead of letting Denmark’s (my country) own crops, colors, and resources reveal the universal, we either create idiosyncratic art and culture or import forms that don’t belong to the place at all. When the particular no longer takes part in the universal, things naturally become distorted instead of beautiful.
Your point is well made Justi. The universal is useful , but many Western countries seem hesitant to promote their particular culture's approaches or interpretations of it.
I love seeing regional, traditional dress when I travel, for instance, but often there's a sense that it's kitsch, so you have to go out of your way to see them now.
Well said
Great article.