REPAIRING CLOTHES FOR JOY

This idea came from an article on LinkedIn of all places.

So I’m going to write it in that annoying LinkedIn style.

Lean in…

When your clothes start to decay and fall apart, don’t throw them away.

Repair them.

Using the Japanese practice of Kintsugi where broken porcelain or ceramic vessels are repaired with a gold lacquer.

The breaks are celebrated, and the object is given a second life.

Patch the holes in your old clothes, but not with a hidden patch.

Celebrate the repair by making them as loud as possible with brightly-coloured threads and fabrics.

Call attention to the repair by branding it with a label (in the case of the article it was branded with their company masamichisouzou.com which appears to be a very interesting organisation).

Repair your clothes with joy.

Own your clothes for longer.

And be proud.

(sorry)