*culture is not optional

Beauty will save the world

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma and Kate Kamphausen

An interview with Spirit-filled fashionista Kate Kamphausen.

What to wear

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Is it possible to find clothing that fits perfectly?

On thrift stores and things

by Dawn Berkelaar

Second-hand stores are good sources of bargains--and stuff.

Sweaters

by Troy Cady

On the garments of our lives and the memories they absorb.

On mystery, curiosity and the Mediterranean sunbather

by Kelly Crull

A conversation between husband and wife about a curious European phenomenon.

What are you wearing?

by David Howard Malone

A meditation on the "uniforms" we choose for different situations.

Another thing we ought to be doing

by Bill Boerman-Cornell

A review of Hope Meadows by Wes Smith.

Patchwork

by Pegi Ballenger

A theology of clothing

by Steve Lansingh

From Sunday best to "come as you are" styles, clothing our bodies can be an act of worship.

Asterisk Award for Individual 2004

by The *cino Community

It?s difficult to stand out among such excellent nominees?and even more difficult to choose an individual for the award.

Extreme Christian clothing store targets youth

The Washington Times

Apparently, Christian ?teens and those in their early 20s see consumerism as a way to express their convictions??

Living on the edge at American Apparel

Business Week Online

The CEO of the pro-labor clothing company American Apparel comes under fire for the openly sexual qualities of the company?s culture.

Maggie?s Functional Organics

Clothing manufacturer responsible for the world?s first worker-owned free trade zone uses organic fibers to create socially and environmentally conscious socks, shirts and tights.