A London-trained fashion designer has launched a new range of clerical wear for women in the Church of England.
RNS:
Camelle Daley, who founded the label House of ilona, says it’s high time for a shake-up among Anglican clergy who, like Roman Catholic priests, still wear traditional black shirt and collar.
Daley said she got the idea when a recently ordained friend said she wanted a new look for a new age.
The result?
Daley’s collection, now selling briskly, includes peplum dresses and tops, classic black dresses and a fitted green blouse with chiffon detail.
She has received hundreds of orders from women, who now make up one-third of the clergy in this country’s established church.
“Today, more than ever, women in ministry are complaining about the boxy, shapeless shirts on offer,” she said. “Why should a woman’s style go from stylish and elegant to manly and boxy when she is dressed in her clerical attire for ministering?”





Unfortunate British speak and not French speak.
Church speak? Or fashion speak?
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peplum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastical_polity#Episcopal_polity