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Otrium and Bleckmann extend garment repair partnership

Otrium, the digital fashion outlet tackling excess inventory, is launching a dedicated garment refurbishment and repair programme for damaged returns following a successful pilot scheme with Bleckmann's team of circular fashion experts from The Renewal Workshop. The initiative will be run in partnership with logistics specialist Bleckmann and...

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Primark rolls out repair workshops and commissions durability research

Fast-fashion retailer Primark is looking to educate its consumers on how to repair their clothes with a series of durability and repair initiatives to help clothes “be loved and worn for longer”. The move is part of the retailer’s commitment to give clothes a longer life and will include scaling up Primark’s free clothing repair workshops...

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Toast launches collection of “creatively repaired” pieces

Fashion and lifestyle brand Toast has launched a collection of one-of-a-kind “creatively repaired pieces for increased longevity” to demonstrate “the beauty in the process of repairs”. The Toast Renewed collection features womenswear and menswear garments, as well as soft textiles, which have been mended by the brand’s repair specialists. Each...

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Net-A-Porter teams up with The Seam to offer repair service

Luxury online retail group Yoox Net-A-Porter is launching its first dedicated customer care and repair service in partnership with clothing repairs and alterations service The Seam. The ‘Repair & Rewear’ scheme will offer clothing alterations and repairs, bespoke customisations, and care and repair for handbags, footwear, and jewellery, as the...

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Berghaus refreshes free repairs service

British outdoor brand Berghaus has announced that it is championing repairs over replacing with a relaunch of the free repairs service it has offered since established 56 years ago. The ‘Repairhaus’ service will see the brand attempting to repair any damaged Berghaus clothing, footwear, or pack accessory, “however old, worn or weathered the item...

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Video: Hermès | Luxury is that which can be repaired

In Hong Kong, experienced artisans make a well-loved bag look new again, by changing a handle or retouching an area of color. Restoring, repairing, it’s what their skill is all about. Source: Youtube, Hermes, Repairs