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Move over Met Ball. For fashion wow head to the Vatican

On Wednesday, 133 cardinal electors will process in scarlet to the Sistine Chapel in Rome to vote for the next Catholic Church leader.
The conclave follows centuries of solemn tradition where scarlet symbolizes the blood of Christ and distinguishes cardinals from lower prelates.
Observers in St Peter’s Square noted the colorful procession reflects deep spirituality and identity rather than mere spectacle or frivolity.
Andrew Bolton, curator of a 2018 Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, said dress is fundamental to religion, affirming allegiances and distinguishing hierarchy and gender.
The conclave’s pageantry highlights how religious vestments rooted in secular fashion continue to embody the Church’s sacred traditions and authority.

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