Imitation of Christ

While doing a web search (on Prince Charles) I found a mention of Mary Kate Olsen at the Imitation of Christ Show. After the recent Passion of Christ I got to wondering if this was a movie. More web searching. Turns out it is a designer clothing label that makes clothes from Salvation Army purchases, and the show mentioned was a fashion show. Go figure. More web search. Are they making fun of Thomas à Kempis? A song by The Psychedelic Furs is listed on one site as the inspiration for the name. Apparently that's not the case. Here is what one of the designers, Tara Subkoff has to say:

To set the record straight, IOC is named after a 15th-century book by Catholic ecclesiastic writer Thomas à Kempis. "It's a beautiful book," Subkoff enthuses. "The message is to really try and do something. If you really want to analyze Christ, he's completely a rebel -- someone who did not live by society's standards, doing something completely not of the time. I'm not going to compare ourselves to Christ. We're not resurrecting clothes. People are freaking out about the name, but it keeps everyone guessing. I don't ever want to define the name. It stands on its own.
SOURCE: papermag.com