אהבה
Fashion Coma’s collection in מדות has a particular spring look that we want to display for 2017 for מדת אהבה.
This outfit consists of a light turquoise denim pair of pants that are tight and then wide at the bottom. The turquoise should remind you of a relaxing beach vacation, warm winds on your skin and the soothing sound of the ocean. אהבה elicits the same emotions of calmness and stillness when all is calm amongst בני ישראל. All בורא עולם wants from us is to be loving and kind towards one another, which can be learned from
מזמור תהילים פרק טו :מי יגור באהלך מי ישכון בהר קדשך. הולך תמים ופעל צדק ודבר אמת בלבבו”
The pants are fitted and then flare outwards. You should treat yourself kindly and spread the kindness to others. The רמב”ן says that you need to treat others like yourself,
יאהב ברבות הטובה לחבירו כאשר אדם עושה לנפשו ולא יתן שעורין באהבה
מסכת בבא מציעא ס”ב tells a story of two friends who go for a walk on a hot day, and there is only a small amount of water left in the bottle.
רבי עקיבא לימד ״חייך קודמין לחיי חבריך״.
Your life is dearer to you before all else, just as the pants are hugging your leg at the top. As the pants’ tightness flares out, as does the concern for your own life over your friends’.
The shirt is a black turtleneck with a soft texture with a ruffle on the bottom of each sleeve. There are buttons going down the turtle neck onto the shirt. The buttons are there to connect one piece of fabric to the next, as we should always feel connected amongst each other. We learn to care and want for others from
רמב”ן: ואהבת נפשו בכל הטוב ...שנחמל על ישראל ועל ממונו כמו שאדם חומל על עצמו וממונו
שנאה
We designed an off the shoulder top that has a supplement layer on the top half the shirt. The bottom is a denim black skirt which hits below the knee, with a slit in the back.
The shirt’s supplemental layer is purposely covering the area of the heart because we can't have hatred in our hearts. שנאה שבלב is just as bad as שנאה בפעל. In order to combat these feelings of hatred, it is necessary to dig deep and uncover the rooted problem. Why do you feel this way? Is something missing in your relationship? Did they do something to hurt you? These missing pieces are represented by the missing portion of the shirt. Black is a tough color; it is stain resistant. Denim is durable and can withstand some nasty spills. שנאה can lead to really bad מדות if we dont remove it from our hearts immediately. When the פסוק says “אחיך” it is referring to not hating Jewish people, leaving the opinion open that it okay to have negative feelings towards atheists. We learn this from the source “הלכות דעות” that says “לא תשנא את אחיך בלבבך” |
תוכחה
We designed a red top, embroidered on the front of the shirt with "Don't be אבשלום". The back of the shirt is embroidered with "Be Better”. It is paired with a plaid patterned skirt.
תוכחה means that you must rebuke your friend if they hurt you so that they won't do it again. Furthermore, rebuking is critical to avoid a future outburst. A classic תנ”ך story is brought in by the רמב”ם to teach us the horrible effects of keeping in our feelings. He writes that אבשלום didn't tell אמנון that he did him wrong. The negative feelings built up in him, eventually causing him to kill אמנון.
כשיחטא איש לאיש לא ישטמנו וישתוק כמו שנאמר ברשעים "ולא דבר אבשלום את אמנון מאומה למרע ועד טוב כי שנא אבשלום את אמנון "אלא מצוה עליו להודיעו ולומר לו למה עשיתי לי כך וכך ולמה חטאת לי בדבר פלוני
The רמב”ם continues to explains how to rebuke a person properly. When you rebuke your friend, you must do it politely and quietly to better predict that they will understand their mistake.
הרואה חבירו שחטא או שהלך בדרך לא טובה מצוה להחזירו למוטב ולהודיעו שהוא חוטא על עצמו במעשיו הרעים
When we imagine red, immediately we think of a traffic stop to keep us alert. Rebuke’s purpose is to alert the sinner to their mistakes.
The front of the shirt says "Don't be אבשלום" encouraging friends to talk to one another and express inner feelings, unlike אבשלום who kept it all inside.
"Be Better"- learn from your mistake and plan to improve for the future. Its simple and to the point, not drawing much attention to show that rebuking someone should be the same way.
You shouldn't embarrass someone when you rebuke them. It must be done it private. The plaid patterned skirt represents mixed feelings like the mixed colors. The colors clash with one another but are separated and isolated showing that a person shouldn't be alone when they're hurt, they should have a meaningful conversation with one another and unite together.
מלבין את פני חברו
Winter 2016: a red shirt, skirt with fringes coming down, a white turtleneck shirt with red patches, and grey hat.
The elongated fringes represents when you embarrass someone it's like you killed them. The fringes are the blood dripping down, having their life slip away.
כל המלבין פני חברו ברבים כאילו שופך דמים
Embarrassing someone is just as bad as killing someone.
The white turtleneck with red elbow patches is the focus of our outfit, as the white cheeks with a red hue is the focus when one gets embarrassed. When one gets embarrased, the first body part to show their embarrassment is their cheeks. The blood rushes to their face and lights up their white cheeks with a fiery hue.
מתתו בחנק ויש לו חלק לעולם הבא אבל המלבין את פני חבירו ברבים, אין לו חלק לעולם הבא.
The big grey hat symbolizes when someone is embarrassed, they want to run and hide under something that will cover them.דוד המלך had a weak spot that the רבנים took advantage of. The רבנים at the time came to him and said, “What is the punishment for someone who stole someone else’s wife?”, conivingly pointing to his errs. דוד was mortified and felt like he was stabbed with a large sword! He answered them: “What I did was wrong. But what you רבנים did is worse”.
המלבין את פני חבירו ברבים - אין לו חלק לעולם הבא