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Refuge Clothing Company originally
started out as Virtuous Tees, an apparel company for women. As the
company expanded and began carrying a men's line, we changed the
name to Refuge Clothing Company. This name seemed like the perfect
choice because "refuge" means a "safe haven"
or "shelter from danger". That's exactly what we are about.
We want young people to think of our site as a safe haven. Our clothing
line is intended to not only be worn, but lived out in your everyday
life. The messages on the shirts offer a shelter from danger or
from a lack of dignity that is often found in many secular apparel
companies.
Virtuous Tees was originally founded
because striving to be a holy woman of God when shopping for T-shirts
and tank-tops is a struggle that can become extremely difficult.
Honestly, we here at Refuge Clothing Company desire to be fashionable
and look our best, but that is really hard to do when society encourages
women to dress less and show all. The popular thing to wear right
now is a shirt that says "sexy" or "Playboy".
These kinds of shirts send a message to others, especially guys
that can be misleading and even harmful. It is hard to find a decent
shirt these days. Either they cut too low or too high. Refuge Clothing
Company is an apparel company that started to give women a solid
way to express themselves as confident and respectable in the way
they dress. Our Virtuous Tee line is a way to combat against the
norm and fight for the dignity of women. As each new shirt arrives,
you will see new words or phrases that celebrate and take pride
in the virtuous woman. As you wear your shirt know that there are
others out there that support you in trying to stay modest. My prayers
are with you as you uphold the dignity and honor of women. Please
make sure that when you choose a shirt that you pick a virtue that
you can model in your everyday life.
Righteous Tees began as the Refuge
Clothing Company's women only line grew. Men started requesting
that we design T-shirts that they could wear. So, we did just that.
We tried to stray away from the normal "retreat shirt"
to a softer more fitted cotton blend that guys would want to wear
on any occasion. The men's only line is meant for the righteous
man….the man who is trying to do what is right. We hope these
shirts help in your quest to be holy in word, action and appearance.
Funny Story
One of our employees was driving to the bank one day when she had
a misunderstanding with an angry woman. The story goes like this.
Our employee was waiting for a parking spot when the lady behind
her honked to tell her to move. The employee waved the lady on to
go around her. When the employee parked and got out of her car,
the other woman started to yell profanities at her. Every time our
employee tried to explain what had really happened the other woman
kept telling her to "shut up". The woman kept saying rude
things, and our employee started to get upset and angry. Even worse
our employee was so antagonized that she in turn wanted to be mean
back to this woman, and as she went to open her mouth to say something
instead of turning the other cheek, when she looked down and realized
that she was wearing the shirt "God Exists". She realized
that if she was going to be modeling a Christian tee that she needed
to be a model of Christianity to this woman regardless of how the
woman acted. So, she just listened to the woman, and she remained
silent. Like the old rule says, "If you don't have something
nice to say, don't say anything at all".
Customers purchasing products agree
to the following statement:
Girls…let's get one thing straight. Our objective in life
should not be to look sexy. If you are trying to look sexy, you
must stop and ask yourself why? Because the purpose of looking sexy
is to lure a man into having sex with you… hence the reason
why the word itself has "sex" in it. As Christian women
we must fight for dignity. Society is telling us to look sexy, but
God is asking us to fight against it. Does that mean we should wear
brown potato sacks over our bodies and never look good again? No.
Be attractive. Wear clothes that are flattering and fashionable,
but still modest and dignified. Do not buy shirts that are too tight.
If you are tall, wear a longer shirt underneath so that you don't
show the lower skin of your stomach. These shirts run small, so
buy a size bigger than you normally buy. Also don't wear these shirts
with mini-skirts, painted on tight jeans or other un-modest clothes.
Make sure your whole outfit is glorifying God. We can only sell
you a shirt, but you ultimately are the ones that can change the
wave of fashion, by modeling attractiveness vs. sexiness. Be daring,
be courageous, be a woman of God and model the message of the shirt
you are wearing.
If you are struggling with changing
your appearance, wait to buy a shirt and pray that God may give
you the courage and strength to be a model of self-respect and dignity.
If you are willing to accept the challenge of being an attractive
yet dignified woman, click here to see
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