Magnifeco by Kate Black

Author:Kate Black
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781550925906
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Published: 2015-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

Final Notes

Dr. Kate Fletcher, an academic and leading voice in ethical fashion (she literally wrote the textbook), has a side project called Local Wisdom. This five-year project collected stories and “examples of garments that are used in ways that save resources and give us satisfaction” — stories about the connections that people make to their clothes and how they think and feel when they wear certain clothes. Participants are invited to bring cherished items, be photographed in them and share their stories. My favorite, from an event in Devon in 2009, is a woman photographed in a beautiful gown, who shares,

At the moment I just wear [this dress] for special occasions, but I once met a woman who was in her 80s and who wore evening wear all the time. She’d made a decision years before not to buy any new clothes and to wear everything until it wore out. She’d worn her way through her wardrobe and had got to her evening wear. So when I’m in my 80s, it’s going to be this dress.17

That encapsulates my hope and dream for “special occasion” wear — that this chapter provides a roadmap to finding special pieces that give you delight and meaning. Pieces that you can (and will) wear often. Or at least every day in your 80s.

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