Loved Clothes Last
Interesting online interview from the Victoria and Albert Museum with Orsola de Castro, co-founder of Fashion Revolution, which campaigns for ethical production in the fashion industry. Tamsin Blanchard, Editor, 'Hole & Corner' magazine, interviewed Orsola about her new book “Loved Clothes Last” advocating the mending of clothes. Tamsin described the book as a “why to” book rather than a “how to” one. They talked about Orsola’s fashion brand using upcycled remnants from the fashion industry, her work supporting ethical designers and manufacturers via the Aesthetica initiative at London Fashion Week and the work of Fashion Revolution. They then looked at some of the ideas and suggestions in the book including what emergency repair tools Orsola keeps in her handbag and the idea of having mending stations in high street stores. She advocated thinking though the life cycle of a garment before buying it, how you will look after it, how it might be repaired and if it might...