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Ethical DILEMMA in my upcycling: Altering vintage clothes with SENTIMENTAL value, is it preservation or PROGRESS? Your thoughts?
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the_nathan6mo ago
What I heard from a textile conservator once really stuck with me, that fixing up something to be used and loved is the best kind of care. It lines up with what @kevin_murray88 said about giving an item a new life instead of letting it fall apart in a box. To me, that's progress, not losing the past.
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kevin_murray886mo ago
Really depends if the item was just sitting in a box. Altering a fragile piece so it can actually be worn feels like the truest form of preservation, giving it a new life instead of letting it rot. The progress is in continuing its story.
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