platform 21's 'repair manifesto'

yeah!! what they* said!!
(they = platform 21, a design laboratory based in the netherlands.)

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(via craft:)

quick (fashion) questions: what's your 'uniform'?

(an old wardrobe_remix photo of mine from 2006...it is a pretty typical representation of my own daily 'uniform', even 3 years later. all my everyday loves and staples are represented: a denim jacket, a warm colorful scarf, some variation on a sweatshirt, an interesting pair of shoes/boots, and my favorite thing to wear, hands down, a pair of jeans.)

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i have asked this question before, but it's a great question and it's been a while, so i'll ask it again:
what is YOUR 'uniform'?
do you have a 'uniform' at all? or are you, in some sense, a 'different' person every day, playing with vastly different looks and pieces, so much so that we, as a viewer, could not pigeonhole you in any way?
what pieces make up your personal 'uniform', if you have one?
why do you have that particular 'uniform'? what purpose in your wardrobe and life do those pieces serve (practical or otherwise), and, if you can articulate it, what do you feel those pieces or the total look represent or symbolize to those with whom you interact, or to those that see you?
by the way: i am not necessarily referring to what you wear to work (or are forced to wear to work as the case may be)...rather, what do you 'typically', generally wear on a given day (in case that somehow wasn't clear!)?

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(see also: more discussion about uniforms (in conjunction with my mention of the exactitudes project), here)

wardrobe_remix(ers) o' the week

my apologies for the absence of this column last week! technical/life difficulties! haha!
anyway, as always always, enjoy...
xo, -tricia

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this here is the ORIGINAL and OFFICIAL weekly wardrobe_remix recap of the latest and the greatest from the wardrobe_remix community, from yours truly, the creator of wardrobe_remix!
any wardrobe_remix photos that find themselves here showcase great style + great photography = the two meet and merrily marry to make a perfect expression of YOU and your singular personal style! and i've said it a million times before, it's not what you wear, it's how you wear it...the ticket is the confidence and sureness you exude when you express yourself the way that makes YOU feel most comfortable. that confidence shines through and is captured on film. so whether you're wearing couture clothes from the finest designers, mass market threads, stuff you made yourself, thrifted finds, or even a shirt you stumbled across on the side of the road...rock it! it's ALL GOOD and it's ALL WELCOME in wardrobe_remix!

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strawberrykoi:
d.arlingdarling:
melt brianna.:
iidaelina:
house five-three-two:
rusaleczka:
rynie:
WMHART:
ibruisered:
nemrešpobjećodnedjelje:
Cocoku:
Warp And Woof:
lulka_frulka:

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