technique

Fashion provides an everyday means of transforming ones appearance and is also the most commonly associated contemporary medium of glamour. The iconic costumes associated with the rituals of the church, underscore a long-standing tradition of marking transformational events through elaborate dress. The Pope dons vestments and assumes his role. The Sacraments, the most intensely transformative ritual within the church, demand a distinct set of highly articulated garments such as wedding gowns, christening gowns etc. which serve to mark the unique importance of these divine encounters. La Chiesa del Sacro Fascino will depart from the austere tendencies of recent church design by using the techniques of fashion, in particular dressmaking, as a way to re-establish glamorous associations with the church.