Clothes

Darning Clothes As an Art Form

darning for royal college of art show photo The Royal College of Art Summer Show has a whole section featuring textile artists. Celia Pym loves darning clothes; she has done it in Paris and the Orkney Islands and wants to mend her way around the UK. Now she is in London. She sees it as a way of reclaiming old clothes and recognising their intrinsic beauty. For one project she invited people to bring in clothing with holes. Responding to signs stuck on posts, they brought in things that they treasured which may not have been particularly elegant, but were special to them. Then she repaired t...

Source: TreeHugger

National Geographic Human Footprint - Clothes

Consumtion Clothes Textiles Human FootprintHave you ever considered your lifetime wardrobe and the amount of clothing that you will consume in a lifetime? National Geographic will lay out a lifetime wardrobe so that you can see for yourself.

Source: Eco Preservation Society Blog