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A repairable garment system

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A garment recorded through wear, intervention, and handover. The seam keeps its own history.

Inspect the repair
A black modular coat and trousers on a mannequin, with contrasting seams and hanging paper patterns in the studio behind it.
State /04A black modular coat and trousers on a mannequin, with contrasting seams and hanging paper patterns in the studio behind it.
A maker stitches the damaged panel with contrast thread and adds the next code.
Repair /02A maker stitches the damaged panel with contrast thread and adds the next code.
An industrial atelier displays garment panels, fasteners, thread, and tools by code.
Library /03An industrial atelier displays garment panels, fasteners, thread, and tools by code.
The altered garment is worn through a raw industrial passage rather than displayed as an object.
Wear /05The altered garment is worn through a raw industrial passage rather than displayed as an object.
The original garment hangs beside its flat pattern and empty intervention record.
State /00The original garment hangs beside its flat pattern and empty intervention record.
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Interactive study / repair record

Keep the intervention visible.

A black modular coat and trousers on a mannequin, with contrasting seams and hanging paper patterns in the studio behind it.
A black modular coat and trousers on a mannequin, with contrasting seams and hanging paper patterns in the studio behind it.
A torn elbow and stressed seam are documented on the wearer before repair.
Damage /01A torn elbow and stressed seam are documented on the wearer before repair.
A maker stitches the damaged panel with contrast thread and adds the next code.
Repair /02A maker stitches the damaged panel with contrast thread and adds the next code.
A second wearer scans the passport while every earlier seam remains visible.
Transfer /06A second wearer scans the passport while every earlier seam remains visible.

Image index

  1. 01 / State /04
  2. 02 / Seam /02
  3. 03 / Library /03
  4. 04 / Wear /05
  5. 05 / State /00
  6. 06 / Damage /01
  7. 07 / Repair /02
  8. 08 / Transfer /06
Project context & references

A repairable garment system

A garment remains open to repair, transfer, and reconstruction throughout its life.

Keep every intervention visible.

Setting
A pattern room, an industrial repair atelier, a parts library, and two wearers in the city.
Value
Visible intervention as provenance.
Design approach
A full mannequin garment beside a small repair detail, followed by a cutting-table spread.

Independent design project · Isaac Sohn · 2026