21. Fashion and Catholicism

A conversation with fashion design student Rachel. We discuss fashion and creating, minimalism, Catholicism, and fitness. More specifically (and in order), we discuss: the struggles of coin-operated laundry, Rachel’s college experience, how much of a scam is college and how to get a good job, Rachel’s old job at a boutique, Rachel’s new job at an online fashion service, fashion marketing and design, artistic evolution over time and the trickle-down of fashion, Nike Air Force 1s and what makes things cool, timeless fashion, how coupons and loyalty cards try to trick you, credit cards, life in the olden days, Undercover Boss and nepotism, the creative side of fashion design, sustainable fashion and outsourcing labor, creating and the problem of never-ending iteration, minimalism, social media minimalism, Rachel’s Catholicism, the importance of the institution to a Catholic, what differentiates Catholicism from other denominations of Christianity, Catholic mass, the eucharist and whether one has to attend church, nuns, Franciscans, and Saints, miracles, the purpose of purgatory, the contradiction between god’s omniscience and free will, whether faith or evidence is more important, running and overstimulation, vegan comfort food vs vegan health food, meditation and prayer, and Rachel’s recommendations.  The fashion show Rachel was in: https://youtu.be/TgZiGZ11s_A Poco a Poco Podcast: Franciscan Friars of the Renewal https://www.franciscanfriars.com/pocoapoco Book to check out: Compendium of the Miraculous by Deacon Albert E Graham