World 36

The year is 2020 in World 36, the force that sets the tone to fashion cultures is a global pandemic. Living under partial lockdown, people experience an extreme level of uncertainty and a high level of job loss. Buying new clothing is not considered to be a socially sensitive path, and people turn to mending as a way to repair and refresh their wardrobes, to express themselves.

Mending studios become common, one on every few blocks. Over time, menders become figures like tattoo artists, helping people channel their unique values and experiences into stories, creatively told on their textiles.

Estamos en 2020 y, en el Mundo 36, la fuerza que marca la pauta a las culturas de moda es una pandemia mundial. Al vivir en un confinamiento parcial, las personas sufren un nivel extremo de incertidumbre y una elevada pérdida de empleo. Comprar ropa nueva no se considera una acción aceptable desde el punto de vista social, y las personas recurren a los arreglos y remiendos para reparar y renovar sus armarios, así como para expresarse.

Los talleres de arreglos y remiendos se convierten en algo habitual, y se puede ver uno cada pocas calles. Con el tiempo, los remendadores se convierten en figuras parecidas a los tatuadores, que ayudan a las personas a canalizar sus experiencias y valores únicos en historias narradas de forma creativa a través de su ropa.

What if …

mending studios were common?

Issue targeted:

reduce, reuse, refresh, express

Inspiration:

Kate Sekules

This World was contributed by Sara E. Bernat (located in Philadelphia, USA) using a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence which allows others to share and adapt the work in any medium and for any purpose, providing that they credit the author and share their material using the same Creative Commons licence.

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