Category
Fashion
Small Luxuries
Trend cluster
Category
Sensualizing
Religion
Hedonic portrayals of religion push the boundaries of convention.
5.6
Trend score
What's Happening
What is the Sensualizing Religion trend?
Sensualizing Religion: Sex and religion are perhaps two of society’s most taboo subjects, and marrying them no doubt brings out an unparalleled fascination among consumers. Photography, fashion and art focused on sensualized religion create controversy and push society’s buttons, testing the tolerance of today’s consumer. If such traditionally inappropriate themes can be embraced, there’s no telling how far brands can push marketing limits.
Trend themes
Themes within the Sensualizing Religion trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Sensualizing Religion
Sensualized portrayals of religion push the boundaries of convention and test the tolerance of today’s consumers, creating controversial and fascinating themes for brands to embrace.
02
Gothic Fashion
Religious backdrops and gothic glamour create a dark, brooding mood that adds an artistically dark nature to fashion, offering opportunities to transform typical looks into something glamorous and breathtaking.
03
Luxe Religious Accents
Symbolic shapes and wearable sculpture with religious motifs create an interplay between fashion and Catholicism, offering an innovative opportunity for designers to utilize religious themes in their collections.
Industry implications
What the Sensualizing Religion trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Fashion
Fashion professionals can utilize sensualized and gothic religious themes to create dark, moody editorials and incorporate religious motifs into their collections.
For
Art
Artists can utilize the combination of sensualized and religious themes to create controversial and thought-provoking pieces that test societal boundaries.
For
Marketing
Brands can push marketing limits by embracing traditionally inappropriate themes and utilizing religious motifs to create innovative and boundary-pushing advertisements.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Sensualizing Religion
Trend score 5.6 out of 10, from popularity 74%, activity 87%, freshness 8%.
Popularity74%
Activity87%
Freshness8%
Audience
30%Men
70%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X (not a primary audience)
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Evidence
Examples of the Sensualizing Religion trend
6 featured examples from Nov 14, 2010 to Mar 31, 2011CategoryFashion
Religiously Dark Photography
Camille Domain Photographs Anzhela Turenko as a Lost Soul
The fashion industry can leverage the trend of incorporating religious undertones to design clothing and accessories that tap into the growing demand for unique and symbolic fashi…
CategoryPop Culture
Haute Religiontography
Melissa Rodwell's Photography Crosses Lines
New opportunities for photographers to experiment with unconventional themes and provoke discussions.
CategoryLuxury
Luxe Metallic Frocks
The Gareth Pugh Winter 2011/2012 Collection is Glamorously Dark
Disruptive innovation opportunities in conceptual and boundary-pushing fashion designs.
CategoryFashion
Rose-Tinted Rosary Editorials
Axarquic Lady by Diego Diaz is Religiously Ravishing
Fashion brands can explore this trend to develop new lines of clothing and accessories inspired by religious and spiritual symbolism.
CategoryFashion
Brooding Gothic Babes
The Melissa Rodwell Chapel Series is a Dark Take on the Occult
Design and produce fashion collections inspired by gothic aesthetics and the macabre.
CategoryFashion
Piercing Prayer Pictorials
Marcelina Sowa Poses for 'Being Bathory' in Fashion Gone Rogue
Utilizing unconventional themes and concepts can revolutionize the world of fashion photography.
