A key part of maintaining a sustainable wardrobe is taking care of the clothes you already own. Why buy something new if you can instead preserve what you’ve already purchased and loved? In addition to your local cobbler and tailor, larger brands, including Patagonia, Barbour, and Dior can repair your purchases. Extend the life of your favourite pieces – whether a pair of trainers or a luxury handbag – thanks to the global services below.
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Patagonia Product Repair, Global
In keeping with the brand’s eco-conscious philosophy, Patagonia provides a repair service on its website, as well as a wealth of instructional videos and guides for individuals who want to perform repairs themselves at home.
Levi’s Tailor Shop, Global
At Levi’s in-store Tailor Shops, denim lovers from London to Warsaw, Milan to Cologne, can refresh and restore their worn-in favourites – be it vintage 501s or a trucker jacket – with patches, pins and precision tailoring.
The Restory, Global
Give your favourite shoes, bags and clothing a newly-minted makeover, thanks to expert UK-based restoration service The Restory, be it dance-all-night Manolo Blahnik pumps with a broken heel or beloved moth-eaten cashmere.
Sojo, UK
Launched in 2021, Sojo connects Londoners to a community of seamstresses who can deliver altered or repaired clothing to your door within five days.
Mulberry Care & Repairs, Global
Mulberry’s restoration center in the UK houses components and materials from over three decades. It’s guaranteed to breathe new life into the heritage label’s accessories, whether it’s an Alexa bag calling for a repaired lock closure or a Bayswater requiring an expert clean.
Bottega Veneta Certificate of Craft, Global
Bottega Veneta obsessives can rest easy knowing the Italian brand’s Certificate Of Craft lifetime warranty, launched in 2022, guarantees unlimited handbag repairs.
Monica Vinader Repairs, Global
With its five-year warranty scheme, British jewellery brand Monica Vinader guarantees a full repair service free of charge for every purchase made – from anywhere in the world.
Tailor & Co, Spain
Spanish shoppers can customise their clothes with Tailor & Co’s locations across the country.
Cuir de Jouvence, France
The Parisian repair shop will get your designer bags looking like new. Voila!
Spur Jewelry, US
Diamonds are truly forever when it comes to Spur Jewelry. The company will reimagine heirloom jewellery and stones into modern creations.
Atelier Notify @ Le Bon Marché, France
Get your made-to-measure jeans at this denim factory in Paris. Or get a pair customised. The world is your well-threaded oyster.
Evans, Australia
A bonafide institution, Evans has been repairing and restoring leather goods for over 60 years in Melbourne.
Bode, US
Emily Bode’s beloved label’s Lower East Side store in New York features a tailoring annex where you can take your well-worn fabric, from embroidered trousers to camp shirts, and get them repaired and fitted.
The North Face, Global
Since 1971, The North Face has operated a warranty and repairs department to “keep gear out on the trails.” Now, their Renewed operation sells second-hand and refurbished goods as well. Anything that can’t be salvaged will be donated or recycled.
Asket, Global
Swedish fashion brand Asket mails customers spare parts – such as buttons – upon request and publishes detailed care and repair guides to help customers extend the life of their garments. Any items beyond repair can be sent to the brand for a credit and peace of mind that the clothes will be repaired, renewed, resold or recycled.
Edge of Ember Repair, Global
“Repair, restore and recycle” is central to Edge of Ember’s ethos. All pieces by the London-based jewellery brand can be given a new lease of life as part of its repair and restore service.
Fine Matter Jewellery Repair, Global
UK-based jewellery platform Fine Matter entrusts a team of experts to handle its repairs. Be it a snapped chain or broken earring post, the brand is dedicated to ensuring that its jewellery lasts as long as possible.
Auverture Repair, Global
Amsterdam jewellery platform Auverture offers repairs and alterations across its contemporary and vintage ranges, “no matter how big or small” the request.
Barbour Repair & Re-Wax, UK
Barbour’s heritage lies in its craftsmanship. For over a century, the British brand has produced its signature jackets, made at its headquarters in the UK’s South Shields, which can be restored and renewed with its re-waxing service.
Re.Uniqlo Repair Studio, Global
To help customers extend the life of their garments, Uniqlo offers its in-store Repair Studio services in London, New York and Tokyo, in addition to instructional tutorials on its website.
Pandora, Global
Customers can rest easy knowing that every Pandora purchase comes with a two-year warranty, during which time customers can send their damaged jewelry to be repaired for free. Items outside the warranty period can still be fixed in-store for a small fee.
The Seam, UK
According to The Seam’s manifesto, it sees a “conscious and connected world where people care for their garments, rather than consume them”. The Seam introduces people to local makers that can alter and repair, and has recently partnered with Net-A-Porter in the UK.
Hermès Maintenance & Repair, Global
Hermès is known for its highly sought-after luxury pieces, created by specially skilled artisans. For this reason, the French fashion house offers in-house repair and rejuvenation services, ranging from ready-to-wear to accessories and leather goods.
Dior Repair, Global
For every Dior purchase made online or in one of its boutiques worldwide, customers can access its range of repair services, which are completed exclusively in its workshops by dedicated artisans.
Burberry Aftercare, Global
The British heritage brand promises to treasure its forever trenches, with special cleaning and reproofing treatments and replacement part solutions. Like its leather refresh services, no restoration is too small for Burberry.
Make Nu, UK
Doing exactly what it says on the tin, Make Nu founders Daisy Marlow and Laura Johnson work with local embroiderers, darners and seamers to breathe new life into old clothes while keeping craftsmanship alive.
John Lobb Concierge Service, Global
The British bootmaker’s concierge service is designed to pamper its shoes created using the brand’s signature 190-step manufacturing process. From reheeling and resoling to polishing, this leather spa promises serious results.
Brunello Cucinelli Care, Global
The luxury Italian brand offers up the services of its Solomeo-based artisans to customers wanting to take extra-special care of their garments. Repairing, says Brunello Cucinelli, is not a practice, but an art form.
Tili, France
A trusted tailoring service in France that offers first-class reparial and alteration service.
Ginza Sneaker Hills, Japan
Located within the iconic Hankyu Men’s Tokyo department store, Ginza Sneaker Hills allows customers to clean and repair shoes at the “Sneaker Hospital and School.” Visitors can also browse a sneaker museum and shop new and used styles.
Re Clothing, Philippines
A sustainable fashion store in the Philippines that offers affordable clothing and apparel with a handmade touch. In addition to upcycled pieces, Re Clothing also has a second-hand section and tailoring services.
Leather Spa, US
With shops located across New York, this business specialises in skilled repairs and care needs for bags, shoes, and leather accessories.
Tailored by Ornela, US
Ornela Flamuri is one of the most skilled tailors in New York City, known and beloved by fashion women for her surgeon-like hands. Trained in Albania and raised in a family of tailors, she can fix any rip, tear, or hole no matter the fabric. Flamuri can also make your pieces bigger, smaller, or combine them to make a whole new look.
Kyoto Montsuki, Japan
Want to turn something old into something new again? Kyoto Montsuki uses the environmentally-friendly Japanese process of shinkuro to dye pieces.
Allude, Germany
This cashmere label in Germany offers a “clinic” service where one can wash and de-pill their garments, as well as repair seams or apply patches and buttons.
United Pair Centre, Global
The organisation aims to help apparel brands in Europe to achieve their circularity goals, by offering them high-quality clothing repair services.
RM Williams, Australia
Under its new brand strategy, “Crafted for Life,” the luxury footwear label announced a variety of sustainability initiatives – including increasing its product take-back and in-house repair services, as well as refurbishment and recycling programs.
