“I’ve seen people throw out shirts because the buttons have popped off,” says author and mender Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald. “That’s a different kind of fashion crime. Don’t do that.” She’s right, of course ...

Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. A hole in a jumper is a fiddly thing. Darn it or patch it, the item will never be restored to its original condition. But ...

This article is part of Ask Umbra’s guide on How to Dress for the Planet. To attempt to buy “sustainable” clothing in 2022 is to face a carnival’s worth of smoke and mirrors — that is, if you’re ...

(RNS) — There is not much reason to mend a worn sock. Socks are cheap. Overnight delivery can get me a new pair by the time I wake up tomorrow. Darning a sock takes time. And yet, I’ve made the ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Style news every morning. A hole in a jumper is a fiddly thing. Darn it or patch it, the item will never be restored to its original ...