Ways to help individuals and organisations keep clothes alive longer.
Pretty much everyone has several items of clothing in their wardrobes that don’t get worn because something is just not right. They might need a minor repair, alteration or a total redesign. Too often, they end up in landfill.
At Florence Saves Clothes we can do anything from hemming trousers to turning coats into jackets, dresses into coats and ball gowns into skirts. It’s easy when you know how!
We make this happen by taking away the barriers to making clothes wearable again by providing repair and redesign services on our doorstep or yours. That’s right – you can come to us in our central Auckland workrooms or we can come to your home or workplace.
But that’s not all. We love sharing this vital knowledge at community workshops and pop ups too AND we remake and sell funky clothes and accessories from good stuff we’ve rescued.
House Calls and Mobile Mending
Does it seem hard to find the right time to gather up your garments and visit an alterations shop? We already know the answer is yes, especially if you have kiddies at home, mobility challenges or are simply snowed under with work. That;s why we come to you when you need it. We can visit your in your home or workplace, OR we can pull up in our roomy mobile workroom, we outside homes and business premises. Fittings, pick ups, drops offs and even mending on the spot is all in a day's work 🙂
Experts at transforming old into new
Got a beautiful dress that you'll never wear again but you would if it was a skirt? What about a top quality sports jacket that you'd wear if the sleeves were shorter and it had totally different buttons? With a long history of working with top fashion houses and making bespoke designs, Florence Saves Clothes can take garments you love but don't know what to do with, and create a wearable, comfortable, beautiful new pieces for you to cherish.
Community workshops and pop-ups
We hold workshops where ever we can, even in cafes and bistros! All your basic tools, threads sewing machines are provided - we even bring a wide range of cool buttons, zips and other trinkets along. These 2-3 hour sessions offer expert coaching for groups of people who want to learn, save and sew together with like-minded folk. Keeping Pants Alive Longer and Sip Sew and Mend are just some fun examples.
Sandy's kimono coat started out as three velvet cocktail dresses that hadn't seen the light of day for 15 years....now they're enjoying a new life at festivals and parties in this fun, versatile form. What do you have that deserves a second chance?
