Worthy of Wearing

Worthy of Wearing

by Nicole M. Caruso
Non-Fiction - Fashion

208 pages

SUMMARY:
With frequent photos of everyday women displaying their personal style, author Nicole Caruso addresses why you are worthy of wearing nice clothes, how to clarify your personal style within a catholic context and how to curate a worthy wardrobe.

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK: 

Nicole Caruso is the rare devout Catholic who also knows serious fashion, having worked for high-end fashion brands in NYC. Rather than rejecting her innate love of fashion as she grew deeper in her Catholic faith, she sought ways to integrate it. The result is an outlook that loves God and seeks the good, true and beautiful - even in fashion. A unicorn in both the fashion and catholic worlds!

Caruso carries with her some viewpoints from the fashion industry but overall is startlingly Catholic. This was a great book to check my own perspectives on fashion and style. You can not accept everything that is put forth from the fashion world, but there is something of value there. Knowing that you are worthy to seek out and wear nice fabrics and clothes is uplifting. An interest in fashion can be holy as you intentionally bring beauty with yourself wheresoever you go - even if it is just a mid-western suburban neighborhood or the inside of your own home.

This would be a great book to share with teens and budding fashionistas. It does not directly address the pitfalls in fashion but it does carve out and highlight the good, while framing it within the context of the Catholic faith.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Catholic fashionistas seeking to integrate their love of fashion with their Catholic faith. Women who feel unworthy of fashion because of body shape, age or other factors, but who are open to a nudge - and perhaps a new viewpoint.