An international fashion research project exploring the 'craft of use'
Garments are used in many satisfying and resourceful ways influenced by a fusion of body, mind, habit, technique, stories and the piece itself. Local Wisdom has been gathering tales of how people use their garments since 2009 and taking portrait shots of the owners in their pieces. We are applying these use practices to inspire alternative ways to create, wear and think about fashion in an interdependent world.
Alternative Dress Codes
My Community
Climate-led behaviour
Patina of Use
Easy Repair
Open and Adjust
Super Long Life
Perfect Piece
Action Tools
Connections
See Things Differently
Shared Use
Flexible Thinking
Ethics of Use
Never Washed
Intensive Use
Mixed Use
Of Value
Mending
Garment Co-operation
Limits to Action
Material resourcefulness
Transfer of Ownership
Skills of resourcefulness