The "visible mending" movement is being driven by individuals concerned about the environmental impact of new clothing. But its roots go back centuries to the Japanese tradition of sashiko.

A little workshop in Minokamo City, central Japan receives countless requests from across Japan to repair damaged clothes. Kaketsugi, or invisible mending, is a technique for repairing holes or ...

Second-hand Japanese clothes are popular even in China and elsewhere, Mr Causton said, “because people know the Japanese look after their stuff and what they will send is a high level of quality”.