No One On the Corner Has Swagger Like Us: Dallas Pastor Acts as Fashion Advisor
Did Moses employ a Swagger Coach when he presented the Ten Commandments to the Israelites? If so, our childhood Sunday School teachers glazed over that lesson, but Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church, based in Dallas and Miami, thinks style is an important topic of discussion among his congregants. And with the help of an edgier mentor, Young's fashion decrees have spread from his church to a wider audience: the internet.
ABC News alerted us to the Texas clergyman who is taking his leadership duties in a decidedly more secular route. Young has launched PastorFashion.com, a site where he dispenses sartorial advice: beware of skinny jeans, stay away from pleated chinos, and embrace crewneck tees (never graphic or V-neck).
In one such blog post, the pastor explains his reasoning for creating the site: "Most people don’t think of the runway leading up to the pulpit. But why not?! Why can’t the men and women of God set the standard for the rest of the world in fashion as well as faith?"
"You are what you wear and who are you wearing. Obviously we're clothed in Christ, but we should do the best with what we have," he says in the above video, where he reveals Spanx underneath his button-down.
Most attention-getting is a video in which Young —jokingly— seeks much-needed aesthetic guidance from OG, a "swagger coach" who has "worked" with Chuck Norris, Marky Mark and most of the Funky Bunch. We're no zealots, but surely Marky Mark's foray into modeling is a little contrary to the commandments on coveting and adultery, no? (What's next? Rapping about Anna Wintour?)
"If people take a step and think about it they would see it. God created color, God created design," Young tells ABC. "He created things that look nice and we're simply doing what he wants us to do. Being a follower of Christ should be cool because God is cool, God is hip. We should live that out," he continues.
We'll just have to keep checking our RSS feed for Young's opinions on colorblocking, Mary Quaint-inspired looks, and other trends. It might be only a matter of time until Rick Owens' face masks gain a following in the Dallas megachurch.
