Repair: the first repair guide by BEAU Magazine

This book presents you with a selection of 318 artisans from France. There is surely one very close to you.

Because without menders, without reweavers, without resolers, cobblers or tailors, there is no sustainable society. Nor clothes that we can appreciate the wear, cherish the scars, enhance the imperfections, signs of a well-lived life. But also because, in a society that overproduces on a large scale and in a standardized way, the act of repairing imposes itself as the art of respecting, of being unique and of passing on. For BEAU Magazine, it was an obvious choice.

318 ARTISANS ALL OVER FRANCE

"We investigated in all regions of France, we searched, interviewed these artisans who, often poorly connected, practice the art of discreet mending. Gems and know-how that we couldn't even imagine: a umbrella repairer, a savior of neoprene suits, a feminist of patching... Behind their commitments often lies a hard and financially fragile daily life. For what price are we willing to pay to extend the life of our clothes or a pair of shoes?"