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Repairing clothes is becoming more fashionable

And it can help the industry address sustainability concerns

By Imogen White: Co-ordinating editor, Culture, The Economist

PEOPLE BUY more clothes than they used to, and wear them less. Every second, the equivalent of a garbage truck full of textiles is dumped into landfill, or burned. Little wonder that fashionistas, particularly young ones, are becoming increasingly worried about the industry’s impact on the environment.

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