Hope for the Black Clericals?

Sheena Matheiken decided to wear the same dull black "uniform" every day for a whole year. This was not an exercise in ennui, but a desire to promote sustainable fashion and to raise funds for the Akanksha Foundation. Of course, as Sheena is super cool and rather glamorous (well, at least on some days), her tunic didn't stay dull for long. With the help of friends, eBay, thrift stores and flea markets she accumulated enough hats and plumes, dickeys and drapes, shoes and slips, belts and brooches to give every day a different look. The Uniform Project reveals what she is wearing each day.

Now, as it happens, I know quite a few people who endlessly wear the same black uniform. Is there hope that, with the imaginative addition of doilies and ruffs, we too could become fashion icons? Send photos. A sumptuous prize awaits the designer of the best outfit based on the ubiquitous black clerical shirt.

via @freedomclothing