If ever there were something utterly pointless, that 'something' would have to be the 'cult of fashion'.A little variety; a little change is to be welcomed. Fashion however is a dictator and has enslaved massive sections of society to no valid purpose. People throw away money in large amounts just to buy a brand name, logo or a mere label.
It is designed to make people spend absurd amounts of money on clothing, shoes and so-called accessories for which they have no need so they may feel at one with their equally small-minded peers. It extends into the foods we eat, the type of music we must listen to, the films we see and the cars we drive. Heaven help us if anybody could regard us as being 'out of fashion'!
If all the redundant 'out of fashion' clothing were to be sent to the impoverished and destitute in the Third World it would not be quite so bad but the majority are simply binned and many garments are so outlandish that they would be of no practical use.
Christians are urged to be 'good stewards'. I really cannot see how wasting vast amounts on something of no intrinsic value fits into a Christian lifestyle.
Buy in markets. Buy good clothes on reduced rails and then help Tear Fund or similar by sending the difference to the needy.
Go on. However you like to spend your money you know that you can never justify being a fashion-slave!
