This blog continues to get regular hits every single day. The original gishwhes assignment was to create an app that would be helpful to the Amish (which I found to be kind of rude because Amish people don't use apps and I felt like the assignment was designed to mock Amish culture--and gishwhes is an event built around random acts of kindness, art and making the world a better place--mocking other cultures shouldn't be part of that).
I wanted to be as accurate and considerate of Amish people while also completing the assignment, so I researched as much as I could about Amish living and fashion so that I could convey a realistic (albeit fictional) voice when creating this Amish fashion blog. I feel that the kindest and most helpful thing that anyone can do for the Amish is educate others about their reality.
If you are earnestly interested in Amish culture I will be updating this blog from time-to-time with resources available for you to learn more.
New York Times eBook bestseller: Growing Up Amish by Ira Wagler (2011)
One fateful starless night, 17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note under his pillow, packed all of his earthly belongings into in a little black duffel bag, and walked away from his home in the Amish settlement of Bloomfield, Iowa. Now, in this heartwarming memoir, Ira paints a vivid portrait of Amish life―from his childhood days on the family farm, his Rumspringa rite of passage at age 16, to his ultimate decision to leave the Amish Church for good at age 26. Growing Up Amish is the true story of one man’s quest to discover who he is and where he belongs. Readers will laugh, cry, and be inspired by this charming yet poignant coming of age story set amidst the backdrop of one of the most enigmatic cultures in America today―the Old Order Amish.
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