WORN_RELICS© is an interactive online archive that was live and open for participation from 2007 - 2014. Pre-dating Instagram it was one of the first platforms on which the stories and memories attached to garments could be collected and shared by their owners. The project explores the idea that clothing acquires value over time through being worn, a concept that in the time since the launch of the project has become much more mainstream. Many unique stories have been contributed over the years that reveal some of the creativity and innovation that can be found in the diverse ways we interact with clothing in everyday life. In addition to the virtual platform the continued live presentation of the project involved swapping events, workshops and lectures and was also included in the publication Fashion and Sustainability: Design for Change by Kate Fletcher and Lynda Grose (2014). The project lives on in the many WORN_RELICS labels inside garments still being worn.

WORN_RELICS was developed in collaboration with Clare McNally, Lane Gry and Hanno ten Hoor