Going off the headline alone makes me think of when the idea of putting cosmetic patches on things felt cool. Personally I still think it's cool, maybe others do too, I dunno.
Anyway, repairing things is cool whether it's electronic or cloth!
I wear a jacket that is now structurally reliant on the random patches I have sewn on over the years... and it still looks like shit... but it has a pocket that once held a jug of wine while I saw Prodigy in Paris, and no new jacket can replace that
I bought some gold thread to finish my clothing fixes with, just to borrow some of Japanese 'repair it better' vibes. And to show it off & inspire 😁 ofc
I'm a guy with zero style but I've been trying to think on styles that would work for me and look solarpunk without being too much. Visible stitching definitely will be an element.
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Going off the headline alone makes me think of when the idea of putting cosmetic patches on things felt cool. Personally I still think it's cool, maybe others do too, I dunno.
Anyway, repairing things is cool whether it's electronic or cloth!
I wear a jacket that is now structurally reliant on the random patches I have sewn on over the years... and it still looks like shit... but it has a pocket that once held a jug of wine while I saw Prodigy in Paris, and no new jacket can replace that
Visible mending is wicked, it's kintsugi for a modern age
I bought some gold thread to finish my clothing fixes with, just to borrow some of Japanese 'repair it better' vibes. And to show it off & inspire 😁 ofc
"as an act of resistance i am going to buy a good thing instead of an item of absolutely fucking DOGSHIT quality"
it's pretty insane to think about how we ended up in this situation, imagine saying this to a medieval peasant
I'm a guy with zero style but I've been trying to think on styles that would work for me and look solarpunk without being too much. Visible stitching definitely will be an element.
As a guy who has always believed in fix it til you can't, I love this trend.