Inside the Catalogue—“Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”

Look inside “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” which explores fashion’s complex and often controversial relationship with Catholicism by examining the role of spirituality and religion in contemporary culture. This two-volume publication connects significant religious art and artifacts to their sartorial expressions. Essays by art historians and leading religious authorities provide perspective on how dress manifests—or subverts—Catholic values and ideology. Buy it here: https://store.metmuseum.org/heavenly-bodies-fashion-and-the-catholic-imagination-80042867 Learn more: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/Heavenly_Bodies_Fashion_and_the_Catholic_Imagination