(traditional Indian wedding dress)
Although it was not mentioned in our text, I consider fashion to be an art that can be tied into religion. The clothes that an individual chooses to wear is an expression of their personality, perhaps a way to communicate non-verbally of their style and choices. Within the church the attire is very conservative, although the nature of the dress varies between religions. The wedding dress, for example, is a dress which changes between cultures. For example, in America the traditional wedding dress is perceived as a long, white gown with a matching veil. The white in the dress signifies the purity of the woman wearing the dress, which is why the altering shades of white (ivory, off-white, etc.) may be worn either due to preference or because the woman does not feel as though she is pure enough to wear white. In other cultures, as well as in earlier centuries, the wedding dress is seen in a variety of colors, each color representative of a specific meaning. In traditional weddings there may be certain restrictions and rules on how the bride must dress within the religious space in order to remain respectable and honorable to the church and the religion.
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