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| Clergy on the catwalk as designer vestments spread | Clergy on the catwalk as designer vestments spread |
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| You sometimes get the impression that vicars and priests wouldn't mind a brief sashay down the catwalk instead of the aisle, so colourful and inventive are the vestments they wear. | You sometimes get the impression that vicars and priests wouldn't mind a brief sashay down the catwalk instead of the aisle, so colourful and inventive are the vestments they wear. |
| If this is an aspiration, then seven vicars, rectors and curates from dioceses in north western England are going to be in an equal number of heavens on Wednesday, when they model new designs from ecclesiastical outfitters. | If this is an aspiration, then seven vicars, rectors and curates from dioceses in north western England are going to be in an equal number of heavens on Wednesday, when they model new designs from ecclesiastical outfitters. |
| The fashion show involves work from the likes of Juliet Hemingray, Hayes and Finch, Cross Designs and J&M Sewing, the last a Royal Warrant firm in Newcastle upon Tyne whose motto, 'There's always time for courtesy', goes with a small history by the two women founders. It's called You had us in stitches. | The fashion show involves work from the likes of Juliet Hemingray, Hayes and Finch, Cross Designs and J&M Sewing, the last a Royal Warrant firm in Newcastle upon Tyne whose motto, 'There's always time for courtesy', goes with a small history by the two women founders. It's called You had us in stitches. |
| The catwalk is a highlight of the annual Christian Resources Exhibition North, nick-named the 'ideal church show', at Event City in Manchester. | The catwalk is a highlight of the annual Christian Resources Exhibition North, nick-named the 'ideal church show', at Event City in Manchester. |
| Rev Taffy Davies from Macclesfield will be joined at the Clergy on the Catwalk session, which starts at 11am and is open to the public, by Rev Kevin Ball from Duckmanton, Derbyshire, Rev Janice Collier from Widnes, Rev David Downing from Derby, Rev Dawn Harrison from Widnes, Rev Alan Kennedy from Salford and Stoke on Trent's Rev Lee Plummer, a solitary representative from the West Midlands. | Rev Taffy Davies from Macclesfield will be joined at the Clergy on the Catwalk session, which starts at 11am and is open to the public, by Rev Kevin Ball from Duckmanton, Derbyshire, Rev Janice Collier from Widnes, Rev David Downing from Derby, Rev Dawn Harrison from Widnes, Rev Alan Kennedy from Salford and Stoke on Trent's Rev Lee Plummer, a solitary representative from the West Midlands. |
| Although women have changed the face of the clergy since the first were ordained by the Church of England in 1994, male models are still in a majority. Male clerical fascination with silk, plush and jewellery goes back for centuries, although not all are gripped. | Although women have changed the face of the clergy since the first were ordained by the Church of England in 1994, male models are still in a majority. Male clerical fascination with silk, plush and jewellery goes back for centuries, although not all are gripped. |
| Davies, who is new to the world of religious fashion, says: | Davies, who is new to the world of religious fashion, says: |
| I have very little interest in church vestments but the CRE North catwalk may become a Damascus Road. I have always wanted to be a model cleric but perhaps I will have to settle for being a clerical model. | I have very little interest in church vestments but the CRE North catwalk may become a Damascus Road. I have always wanted to be a model cleric but perhaps I will have to settle for being a clerical model. |
The Bishop of Middleton, Rt Rev Mark Davies, adds an entry for the '50 Shadesballs' column which Private Eye will surely introduce soon. He says: | The Bishop of Middleton, Rt Rev Mark Davies, adds an entry for the '50 Shadesballs' column which Private Eye will surely introduce soon. He says: |
| It will be interesting to see the variety of clergy robes produced by contemporary designers at CRE North. The church has modernised so much in the past 20 years and what clergy wear reflects that change. Gone are the 50 shades of grey and in has come a spectrum of colour and design which can be seen in everything from a Church of England royal wedding to the humblest Christening in one of our smaller churches. | It will be interesting to see the variety of clergy robes produced by contemporary designers at CRE North. The church has modernised so much in the past 20 years and what clergy wear reflects that change. Gone are the 50 shades of grey and in has come a spectrum of colour and design which can be seen in everything from a Church of England royal wedding to the humblest Christening in one of our smaller churches. |
| The show has stalls from more than 170 charities, missions and church suppliers – the latter offering specialist services from heating to replace ancient, groaning pipes to puppets for evangelical street theatre. Or you might like to inspect a flatpack, portable Baptismal font. Last year, some 3000 people visited the two-day event and organisers are confident of beating that this time. | The show has stalls from more than 170 charities, missions and church suppliers – the latter offering specialist services from heating to replace ancient, groaning pipes to puppets for evangelical street theatre. Or you might like to inspect a flatpack, portable Baptismal font. Last year, some 3000 people visited the two-day event and organisers are confident of beating that this time. |
| CRE North is on Wednesday 10 October 10am-5pm and Thursday 11 October 10am-4.30pm. To book tickets visit the website here, phone 01793 418218 or email: cre@creonline.co.uk | CRE North is on Wednesday 10 October 10am-5pm and Thursday 11 October 10am-4.30pm. To book tickets visit the website here, phone 01793 418218 or email: cre@creonline.co.uk |
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