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Make do and mend? It’s nothing new to the war generation

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@wandythemaker, he is becoming increasingly famous for his “thrift flip” clips, in which he repurposes used material into clothes.

His most popular videos show him turning quilts, blankets and curtains into tops, trousers and jackets. He’s very young and very talented - and this modern day Maria von Trapp has become a Gen Z star, amassing 350k followers and 6 million likes since he started posting on the app in 2020.

A post shared by Vivid Visions (@vivid.visions.co)“Every survey we’ve done shows young people care about the environment above any other cause,” says MaryLeigh Bliss, head of content at youth consumer insights firm, YPulse. “But equally, they’ve grown up in the shadow of a recession and are about to live through a cost of living crisis – and price is everything to them.

The way I see it, you have two options if you want to shop for less. You buy fast fashion, or you mend your clothes and buy second-hand.”It seems they are taking note: #sustainablefashion has 2.1 billion views on TikTok and the platform’s head of fashion has said that “thrift flipping, DIY and upcycling projects” (in other words, making and mending clothes) are hugely popular, and often accompanied by impassioned videos of young people imploring their peers not to buy cheap clothes.

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