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mfad3mo ago
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NYT - In a World of Fast Fashion, They Take Pride in Taking Their Time

By Julie Satow
The New York Times
In a World of Fast Fashion, They Take Pride in Taking Their Time
Some younger people have become obsessed with learning old-fashioned hand crafts like leather-making, millinery and lacework.
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njoyer
njoyer3mo ago
this is the dream would love to do something like this
zeometer
zeometer3mo ago
There is now growing demand here for these skills, experts said. “There are a lot of jobs available, a lot of opportunities for artisans,” Ms. Burris said. “It is luxury fashion, yes, but the jobs aren’t luxury.”
There is now growing demand here for these skills, experts said. “There are a lot of jobs available, a lot of opportunities for artisans,” Ms. Burris said. “It is luxury fashion, yes, but the jobs aren’t luxury.”
pleasantly surprised that the market is growing but as the article notes, it's contingent upon the skills being passed down before they're lost i imagine the next generation to take this on will have the benefit of better forms of documentation/archival
njoyer
njoyer3mo ago
ya sadly i don't think there's anywhere even remotely near me doing this
njoyer
njoyer3mo ago
also this jacket is rad
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