The Repair Economy Gains Momentum with Help from Patagonia, The North Face, REI, Prana – And Consumers
Patagonia’s Worn Wear vehicle travels to different locations to offer repairs on-the-spot.
Patagonia’s Worn Wear vehicle travels to different locations to offer repairs on-the-spot.
An employee works on a jacket at The Renewal Workshop.
Eileen Fisher has collected more than one million gently worn garments. Here, an employee restoring a garment in its New York factory.
Jeffy Denby at The Renewal WorkshopÕs warehouse.
Patagonia sells refurbished garments online and in select stores.
Alabama Chanin, Dress, Fall 2007. Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund. RISD Museum, Providence, RI.
Japanese, Noragi (work coat), late 1800s-mid-1900s. Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund. RISD Museum, Providence, RI.