Mend

Have you ever had an amazing pair of pants, or maybe it was a dress, or even a jacket that you absolutely love and could never get rid of? But one day this miraculous little garment starts to fall apart. Now what? Get it fixed on Mend, a platform that encourages the repair, reuse, and redesign of garments.The US wastes around 21 billion tons of textiles per year, but if we were to extend the life of garments by just nine months, it would reduce their carbon, water, and waste footprints by 25%. Mend is a digital marketplace that will extend the life of clothing through connecting individuals with local creatives and seamstresses, for a more budget-friendly, sustainable, and creative solution to all of their clothing repair & redesign needs.