The polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints has received a fair bit of attention in recent years, not least of all from the law, but this article provides insight into the link between sectarian identity and style:

Until recently, the community, although different by many people's standards, lived, worked and worshiped together as a whole. The FLDS church, which claims polygamy as one of its tenets, is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which denounced polygamy in 1890.

Yet changes in church leadership brought about changes in the community and many, reportedly judged unworthy in the eyes of Jeffs, were told to leave.

In a sense those - especially the young people - who either choose or are told to leave, are caught between two worlds and struggle when forced to adapt to life outside of Hildale and Colorado City.

Born and raised in Hildale, Lacey's parents separated when she was 7. Her mother left the community and lived in St. George and Salt Lake City.

Lacey shuttled back and forth through the invisible barrier that separates the rest of the world from the two cities that straddle the Utah and Arizona borders.

She had trouble fitting in when she was in Hildale because she wore pants, bangs, jewelry - all frowned upon by the FLDS community - and shunned the traditional braided hairdos that most of the women in the twin cities of Hildale and Colorado City wear. . . .

Red was a color not worn by members of the FLDS religion and some symbols were frowned upon.

Clothing with any type of writing or logos was forbidden and Kevin said even as time went on, the long-sleeved shirts the men and boys wore turned more to solid color, button-down shirts, eliminating polo pullovers and stripes. . . .

And just in case the community seems completely alien, here's a small reminder that its members are indeed all too human:

Kevin said one of the reasons he left was because he was afraid of getting "assigned" a wife.

"My first fear was I would get married to an ugly girl," Kevin said.