DUBLIN – Gen Z is repairing their clothes more than any other age group, with 77 per cent picking up a needle and thread within the last 18 months, according to new research.
A study by Penneys – the trading name of Primark in Ireland – suggests the current cost of living crisis is encouraging more people to repair their clothes.
Some 62 per cent of people who carried out clothing repairs – and 95 per cent of 18- to 24-year-olds – told researchers that they did it to save money.
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