Clothes should conform to our needs and support humans based on our unique bodies, lifestyles, and styling preferences. We often consume apparel and accessories as if they are precious in their retail-sold forms, as if we cannot make an impression on them through personal alteration. We might assume our body is at fault rather than the garment. But often our clothes are at fault by not fitting, functioning, and flattering us in the ways we need and want. Clothing Hacks help us increase our agency in our apparel by giving us the skills and knowledge to remake our clothes so that they fit, flatter, support, and function the ways we want. Clothing has always been about self-expression. Clothing Hacks amplify that practice into a highly active one, infused with DIY spirit.
Clothes hacking promotes agency, a deeper understanding of one's body, environmentally conscious practices, economically friendly alternatives, creativity, personalized clothing, and heightened self-confidence.