Patched! ‘My friends keep doing big charity shop hauls - please help’
Patched advises someone whose friends are buying way too many clothes… but from charity shops so it’s complicated.
Dress To Protest: Watermelon Edition
Provocative but safer than a flag - the fruit defining the protests
Patched! ‘I need help finding ethical yarn’
Patched helps a reader who loves knitting but hates yarn supply chains
Wages Not Warrants
Protest photos, remembering Rana Plaza and resisting the crackdown in Bangladesh.
Patched! ‘I’m starting a “wardrobe strike” but is there any point in completely boycotting fashion?’
Patched helps someone who has pledged not to buy any new clothes for a year - how to make it political instead of personal.
In my eye line
"Kohl isn't a product, it's a cultural institution." Meet the author of Eyeliner - A Cultural History; and get important updates on Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Patched! ‘I’m feeling o insecure about skinny jeans - please help’
Patched encourages a reader to push back on trends and asks if the objectives of 'cancelling clothes' aligns with the future we want to see?
Unpicking Dior vs Chanel
Making Nazis look pretty so they can have nice parties is not an admirable act.
Patched! ‘How do we take action against cultural appropriation while preserving the beauty of cultural exchange.’
Patched discusses the fight for Land rights, anti-racism and ending exploitation in fashion.
Newsletter No. 18 - Still Stitched Up
Ten years on - writing process, advice that doesn't work, plus Anne Hathaway, Myanmar and trainers.
