Unusual fashion presentation: Several models paraded in church vestments worth 300,000 euros
Instead of Haute Couture or Prêt-à-porter outfits, church vestments.Instead of a scrolling room, a cathedral.It is, in short, what happened in Belgium, where special clerical outfits took place.Some with an age of three, four centuries and a value of about 300 thousand euros each.
Dressed in elaborate priestly clothes, the models walked on organ music in the cathedral of the Belgian city of Tournai.
The unusual show that took place on Wednesday, organized by the cathedral, is part of an action to promote the collection of church outfits about which, the organizers say, are the most expensive in Belgium.About 30 clothing, including liturgical pilgrims, known as brodes, embroidered with gold and silver, were presented.
It was for the first time in the last 50 years when the clothes were presented to the public, says the history of Michel-Amand Jacques, writes digi24.ro.
During the show, the models presented the clothing pieces that showed the evolution of the priestly outfit from the seventeenth century to the 21st century, to an audience of about 100 people.