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A Prayer for Fashion Week

I can already hear the click-clacking of heels running through the tents at Bryant Park. It’s official — Fashion Week has arrived! September 10th marks the start of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. In the spirit of my namesake, the original Coco Chanel, it seems appropriate to offer a prayer for the coming week’s events. Join me, if you feel so inclined.

Dear Father,

We know you are truly a God of fashion. The Bible tells us you are the original designer. In Genesis 3, after the fall of man, out of your grace, you fashioned garments of skin for Adam and Eve to cover their nakedness. And as we move into Fashion Week here in New York City, we recall that act of grace and once again invite you to pour mercy upon your people.

Lord, please bless those in the fashion industry with unparalleled creativity this week. Let them be inspired by the artistic creations seen and unseen. Bless the designers who are lucky enough to show in Bryant Park as they present their vision before critics and peers. Bless the models who will act as canvases upon which a year’s worth of work and a lifetime of creativity will be displayed. Bless those behind the scenes as well: the buyers, dressers/stylists, seamstresses, pattern makers, makeup artists, hairdressers, interns, etcetera who labor anonymously. Please don’t forget the photographers and filmmakers who will capture the looks to share with the masses.

We thank you in advance for the gifts you have given already.

And all God’s people said,

Amen

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” – Coco Chanel

September 10, 2009 - Posted by cocoa chanel | faith, fashion | Bryant Park, Coco Chanel, Fashion Week