with Exploration

World 30

in which sewing becomes an unstoppable trend among young people

in which wartime ‘digging for victory’ leads to widespread natural dyeing practices

in which Cuba leads a post-capitalist heirloom-chain economy

in which secondhand-only editorial styling turns fashion upside down

in which the purpose of the fashion ‘season’ is turned on its head

in which young men become obsessed with sewing

in which subsidised clothing factories are accessible to local people

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

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

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