In search of lost habits:

“The Habit (the traditional uniform for a nun) has long been the subject of much controversy in the Catholic Church and amongst women’s religious communities. The stance of radical Nuns in the 60′s was to modify the habit and assert their independence from the Pope. Contemporary Nuns make this personal decision with greater freedom, but sewing patterns for these habits were lost and ceased to be produced.”

Artist Julia Sherman referred back to the “Nun Doll” to reconstruct the missing sewing patterns and arrive at the full-size habit. Download pattern here. In 2011, Sherman designed and produced the “Community of Compassion” clothing line, in collaboration with JF&Son. 

Read about Sherman’s previous preoccupation in Triple Canopy: “She Goes Covered” follows the global hair trade, from the braid-laden Peruvian highlands to the sheitel machers of Borough Park.

Source: juliasherman.com

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