From Levi's to Primark - the fashion chains selling mended clothes
A new generation is embracing eye-catching patching and visible mends.
At a workshop run by Levi's, Nicholas (r) says he prefers mending not to show, while Bianca (centre) says people still see it as a sign of poverty
If Alice Brown is browsing in second-hand shops and finds a jumper with a hole, that won't stop her buying it.
Over the last year she has developed her own unique style, needle-felting cute animals and insects to cover moth holes, stains and other imperfections, winning her a huge following online.
So perhaps it is surprising just how popular mended style is proving among retailers, with brands from Ralph Lauren to ultra-fast-fashion firm Shein currently selling stitched and patched garments, albeit in both of those cases brand new off the peg.