Patrick Grant

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We used to care a lot about our clothes. We didn’t have many but those we had were important to us, we’d cherish them, repair them and pass them on. And making them provided fulfilling work for millions of skilled people locally. Last year 100 billion garments were produced worldwide, most made from oil, 30% of which were not even sold, and the equivalent of one bin lorry full of clothing is dumped in landfill or burned every single second. Why do we keep buying more?

Weaving in his personal journey through fashion, clothing and the other everyday objects in his life this is a book that celebrates craftsmanship, making things with care, buying things with thought and valuing everything we own. It explains how rethinking our relationship with clothing could kickstart a thriving new local economy bringing prosperity and hope.

With a career in fashion spanning nearly two decades Patrick Grant has a lot to say about our clothing.

He is a regular on television and radio as a commentator on the clothing and textile industries and is best known as a judge on the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee. In 2016 he launched Community Clothing, a social enterprise which supports thousands of UK jobs through making and selling affordable high-quality clothing.

This event will take place in Westlands Ballroom.

You may also like the following events from Yeovil Literary Festival:

• Next Friday, 17th October, 12:00 pm, Damien Boyd in Yeovil
• Next Friday, 17th October, 02:00 pm, Claire Douglas in Yeovil
• Next Friday, 17th October, 04:00 pm, Emma Stonex in Yeovil