If you are a red carpet enthusiast, like me, you know the all too predictable question that rolls off the tongue of every fashion pundit during awards season: “So, who are you wearing?” Whether the fashionista in question says Tracy Reese, Alexander McQueen, or Dior, we already have formed our opinion and the name behind the design doesn’t mean much. The same goes for us as we walk our own runways, whether it be the produce aisle at the grocery store or the hallway of our child’s school, or the corridors of our places of employment. The labels in our clothing don’t matter as much as how we carry off a look. I would even venture to say that the clothes don’t matter much at all…But I would add one caveat to that last statement by asking a question of my own. Rather than who are you wearing? I would ask, “what are you clothed in?” It’s a simple twist to a trite Hollywood question that I believe will help put things into perspective. In Proverbs 31, as a queen instructs her son on finding a proper wife, she relays a litany of virtuous ideals and among them that “strength and honor are her clothing.” We know from the previous verses that her physical clothing “is purple and fine linen..” Neither purple nor linen are the name of haute couture designers, but in those days we know that purple and linen were symbols of high status.
However, the queen makes a point of assessing the statement behind the clothing. She makes up her mind about the person in the clothing—no matter what the label says. What is important, according to the queen, is that she wears strength and honor at all times.
So, no matter if you got your shoes from Payless or Christian Louboutin, if you wear strength and honor the clothes will be secondary. It’s amazing how character flaws cannot be compensated for with expensive designer clothes. But the opposite is not true. If you conduct yourself with virtue, very few people will make clothing labels an issue. A woman’s strength and dignity, her virtue, will help her make appropriate clothing decisions and pull any look off the ultimate confidence.
With all this in mind, I would like to ask you a question: what are you clothed in?
Elizabeth Carmel Hamilton is a wife and mother of two. She is also an artist in addition to pursuing a PhD in art history at the University of Florida. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, shopping, and cooking.
Wondering what's hot and what's not or the top three things every Stiletto must have in their wardrobe? Contact Elizabeth at fashionista@faithfilledstilettos.com. She has the information you need to make you look fabulous!
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