The fashion of today is top heavy with menswear and strong
lines. Some companies balance this with soft edges, and delicate prints, but
most are desperate for hard and rough looks. The difficult part of this is that
the risk of doing so defeats the purpose of women’s wear. The purpose of such
is to leave no reason to doubt that women are women, and men are men.
In the culture of today, this has been scrambled to the
point that a person has to look twice to discover if it is a man or a woman.
The important thing to remember, is that fashion is not as much a part of taste
as it is of modesty and of distinction. If there is no distinction between a
man or woman, then it results in a confusion of gender, truth, and ultimately,
of one’s faith.
The multibillion dollar fashion industry has drawn upon what
the average female wants to wear, or see. The companies only put out what
would sell, or would produce monetary gain. Thus we can surmise that the
fashion industry is producing what is called good taste only because that is
what we want. From this conclusion, we can only begin to wonder what fashion
would be like, if it had followed a more modest trend.
How a person shops, talks, and reads, will ultimately
influence those that work in fashion. What is important is not that the people
change the fashion industry, but rather, that the people change the way they
dress. Currently, fashion is based upon what will make the female population
sensually attractive to the male population. Immense problems arise once a society
rejects God’s standard of dress, and follows Satan’s agenda.
The word ‘fad’ is defined as: ‘a temporary fashion, notion,
manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.’ This is evident in the current
fashion industry. No sooner has one distinctive feature been displayed on the
runway, then another follows it the week after. One must eventually realize
that the fads that are rife in today’s culture are no more than a waste of time
and money.
There are those that are desperate to be the latest
in fashion, but once having bought the item that they are coveting, they lose
interest in it and must rush back to the store. This not only takes a huge toll
upon the bank account, but fosters a dissatisfaction with what God has given
us. In 1 John 2:15:17, the Lord commands us to leave the love of this world.
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man
love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For
all that is in the world, the lust of the
flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father,
but is of the world. 17 And
the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God
abideth for ever.
This is very important to the health of the church, to the
health of the believer, and to the health of a nation. For many people have
wandered from the faith, and chosen the world’s answer to their problems. As a
Christian, we must beware of false prophets in the fashion industry, and be
careful of what we believe is modest.
Attempting to explain the damage of inappropriate fashion is
nigh impossible. The worst of which causes women to act less like what they
were created to be, more often assuming the role of the man in the family. What
many do not realize, is that this is detrimental to the family relationship
that God created for us.
Lastly, one must be careful of what they allow in their
lives. (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Fashion is the culmination of an individual’s taste, morals, and convictions.
It is said that fashion tells others what we think of ourselves, and those
around us. Americans especially, need to be wary of fashion, because it is seen
as a way of expressing freedom, and can be taken too far. Simply put, fashion
is an art form. A way for a person to express herself, demonstrating her
emotions and ideas.
