Serge Debrebant's piece on Michel Swaine in the FT last Saturday caught my eye. It begins, "I've always liked clothes that had a life before me." Swaine has a sewing cart with an umbrella, a neon sign that reads sew, and a treadle sewing machine in San Francisco's Tenderloin.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
"I mend people's clothes for free on the street"
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Thank you for the link to a thought-provoking article. It tied into a meeting I attended today which involved having a sense of ownership in one's community.
And his name is Serge.
Fabulous. If only I lived in SF.
I love the Saturday FT. It contains rare jewels of somewhat amazing information!
What a lovely life for an old sewing machine!
I work in a place where affluent and middle class meet over a shared interest/hobby. I am always pleased to see the breaking down of barriers.
I LOVE the piece you posted! I would like to run into him someday... :)
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