Clergy swap pulpit for the catwalk
-24/9/03
Clergy have swapped the pulpit for the catwalk, modelling the latest clerical designs at the church’s
Clergy swap pulpit for the catwalk
-24/9/03
Clergy have swapped the pulpit for the catwalk, modelling the latest clerical designs at the church’s answer to London Fashion Week.
Among those ministers taking part in “Clergy on the Catwalk” in Manchester, was former Bond girl, the Rev Dr Shannon Ledbetter, who wore a £250,000 PVC dress in the 1997 Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
German-born Ms Ledbetter, 39, modelled a rich, gold chasuble, costing £700, designed by Juliet Hemingray as a special commission to commemorate special envoy for Archbishop Robert Runcie, Terry Waite’s release from captivity.
Dr Ledbetter was ordained deacon in the Church of England last year and lectures in Theology and Religious Studies at Liverpool Hope University College.
She said: “I would wear these kind of designs for special occasions. They represent thousands of years of substantial spirituality. It’s not just dressing up.”
“Modelling can be pretty soulless. I still get a kick out of seeing Armani, but you eventually ask yourself what you can contribute to the community.”
First-time model the Rev Janice Collier, 46, curate of the Holy Trinity in Formby, Merseyside, said it was important for woman in the Church to have such colourful designs.
She added: “It’s important for ordained women to be visible, a woman in a collar is still unusual. Seventy per cent of communication is not what you say, but how others see you.”
Clergy swap pulpit for the catwalk
-24/9/03
Clergy have swapped the pulpit for the catwalk, modelling the latest clerical designs at the church’s answer to London Fashion Week.
Among those ministers taking part in “Clergy on the Catwalk” in Manchester, was former Bond girl, the Rev Dr Shannon Ledbetter, who wore a £250,000 PVC dress in the 1997 Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
German-born Ms Ledbetter, 39, modelled a rich, gold chasuble, costing £700, designed by Juliet Hemingray as a special commission to commemorate special envoy for Archbishop Robert Runcie, Terry Waite’s release from captivity.
Dr Ledbetter was ordained deacon in the Church of England last year and lectures in Theology and Religious Studies at Liverpool Hope University College.
She said: “I would wear these kind of designs for special occasions. They represent thousands of years of substantial spirituality. It’s not just dressing up.”
“Modelling can be pretty soulless. I still get a kick out of seeing Armani, but you eventually ask yourself what you can contribute to the community.”
First-time model the Rev Janice Collier, 46, curate of the Holy Trinity in Formby, Merseyside, said it was important for woman in the Church to have such colourful designs.
She added: “It’s important for ordained women to be visible, a woman in a collar is still unusual. Seventy per cent of communication is not what you say, but how others see you.”