We See
People redefining their clothing habits and clothing practice returning into the hands of local communities, in permanent spaces, that offer solutional goods and services.
Mend Assembly spaces are positioned in response to:
clothing over-consumption waste;
textile waste streams;
exploitative business practices;
isolation and lack of connection to the people who make our clothes or as makers;
disappearing basic making skills;
disappearing heritage skills;
access to basic repair and alteration services;
repurposing and sustainable textile and design knowledge.
We Believe
That when clothing becomes aligned with local practice so many of the problematic elements of the global commercial model fall away. From reduced carbon and transport to deeper connection, respect and care for the clothes that we own and wear.
We are fascinated by how fashion and the way clothing is made and worn is informed by any given locality, especially in this current time.
We believe it is one of the options that will support global solutions and is directly linked to the wider movement for regeneration. We believe in preserving and honouring indigenous and native practice wherever that maybe. We do not seek to hyper-commercialise, dominate or appropriate, rather we encourage a wearer led approach to ‘fashion’.
WE ARE
A spectrum of stakeholders in any given community. After all, every member of society wears clothes!
We are local clothing practitioners and experts who connect, collaborate and innovate.