A Church of England vicar, Rev. Sally Hitchiner, has posed for a fashion shoot “wearing a £480 black leather jacket by Frances Leon, a £505 Prada top and tight silver leather trousers by the Mother label that come in at just over £1,000. She also wears £535 leopard print Christian Louboutin heels, that rest on a leather stool.”
In the Church of England, this is known as the church’s way of enacting of God’s preference for the poor.
As Ms. Hitchiner herself says: ‘why shouldn’t a priest be interested in Prada? I dress in a way that reflects my personality.’ Good point: perish the thought that the Church of England might use anything crass – like strippers for Jesus – to entice the reluctant to enter its musty sanctuaries; much better to employ the more nuanced imagery of the high heels and leather look of hookers for Jesus.
According to Hitchener, Jesus was ‘thinking fashion theology: Jesus said consider flowers if you’re stressed “how much more beautifully will God clothe you”’. It’s well known that Jesus was big on fashion: he wouldn’t be seen dead performing miracles in anything less than his best tailored to measure seamless robe.
Apparently, Ms. Hitchiner is at the forefront of the battle to ordain women bishops in the Church of England. When they finally materialise – and they will – at least we know how they are likely to dress; that’s the important thing.
From here:
An interesting poser has been exercising the Reverend Sally Hitchiner over the past week. She has posted several tweets on her Twitter page — where she describes herself as an ‘Anglican priest, faith adviser, broadcaster… and finder of funny things’ — on the subject of ‘the theology of fashion’.
She was so preoccupied by it that she even conducted a Facebook debate on the subject.
So we shouldn’t be too surprised then, that this weekend, the 32-year-old Church of England vicar took her theological studies even further forward, posing for a fashion shoot for a Saturday broadsheet magazine under the headline: The Vicar Wears Prada.
In the main picture, Rev Hitchiner is reclining on a leather chair wearing a £480 black leather jacket by Frances Leon, a £505 Prada top and tight silver leather trousers by the Mother label that come in at just over £1,000. She also wears £535 leopard print Christian Louboutin heels, that rest on a leather stool.
In one shot, a heavily kohled eye gazes sultrily at the camera beneath a £239 Andrew Wilkie leopard skin hat set at a flirtatious angle, covering her other eye. Her blood red lips pout above her sharply white dog collar.
