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Closing The Loop: How mending our clothes can be a political act

“From my experience in running an up-cycled children’s studio and regular mending workshops, I’ve seen micro-communities forming where people will pass on caring and mending tips. Mending has a set of values that anticipate the need to preserve and covet our belongings and knowledge – something that we have lost touch with, but now is the time to salvage these skills.”

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If you don't have it, make it: Judy Blame's legacy. An Op-Ed by Karen Binns

JUDY BLAME, was a true rebel in every sense of the word.
He was one of the first pioneers of the DIY stylist movement of the 1980s. Not only a stylist, but an amazing jeweller, making what we throw away as garbage into compelling pieces of art. A true anarchist, he is what I would consider the real meaning of a real stylist. Totally original in his aesthetic and a constant influence on today’s fashion community.

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