Repair Café Archives - SustMeme

Multiple pairs of loafers, face-down snaking bottom L to top R, black upcycled-tyre soles with herringbone tread, on white and grey marble.

September 23, 2026 Jim McClelland

Can a ‘Preppy’ style choice help save the Planet?

Guest Blog by Benjie Davis: How the craft and spec behind sustainable shoes might just mean a ‘Preppy’ style choice can help save the Planet.

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Square ChatGPT of pile of decaying product debris, with circular meter above and behind, hands in red; faded duplicate 25% panels L & R.

July 29, 2026 Jim McClelland

Economics of expiration: Is stuff designed to fail?

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: What drives manufacturers to make unsustainable products that are designed to fail, and why do consumers buy them?

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