Explorations 1-100

World 47, Exploration B

in which radical fashion students transform the industry and design training

in which members of a niche movement personify a book for a year via their clothes

in which community laundries are thriving social hubs

in which chemical dyes have been banned worldwide

in which making by hand is a quasi-devotional act and path to ‘enlightenment’

in which every high street has a repair salon, each with its own unique style

in which digital fashion marketplaces limit the need for physical clothing

in which usable elements of damaged garments are traded as spare parts

in which all textiles are used initially as curtains before being remade into clothes

in which learning to sew is a teenage rite of passage, like learning to drive