Ever accidentally break a beloved trinket, only to have the day saved with the creative and deceptive use of sticky putty? Receive a hand-me-down garment from your great-great-grandmother with patches in all the right places? Have a friend tell you, “I think the super-glued cracks adds character to your fine China!”?

WORN is very excited to be teaming up with Toronto Craft Alert and City of Craft to present For Keeps: a Mending Show.

Filled with mended works – originals and photographic portraits by photographer Danijela Pruginic – For Keeps is a celebration of everyday beauty and the intricate stories behind things we care enough about to fix when broken.

You may be harbouring a piece of art in your home without even knowing it. If you have a garment, textile, or household object with visible repairs and a story to tell, we’d love to see a photo and learn about its history. Objects that can be mounted on a wall are preferred.

You can submit your piece here, but act quick: the deadline for submissions is on Wednesday, September 15, 2010.

WORN will be hosting the opening reception (date to be confirmed, but you can still start getting excited), and the show will run from December 9th to 18th 2010, at the Great Hall’s Cream Tangerine Café Gallery during the annual City of Craft fair.

Above: Slipper Darning (2010). Work and photograph by Becky Johnson.

photo by the awesome Alyssa Faoro

WORN call for submissions for ISSUE 10 (due for release in the spring of 2010)

Worn wants your ideas about fashion and style. We are especially interested in pieces with diverse political or cultural angles, and clothing articles from a non-traditional fashion perspective, as well as structured and well-researched explorations of fashion history, groundbreaking designers, aesthetic pioneers and all-around visionaries.

Think you’ve got something to say about fashion? Send us your ideas:
• Outline your idea clearly. Bullet points are fine, but don’t skimp on the detail.
• Include any research materials you plan to use (texts, interviews, personal experiences, etc.)
• Give us a rough estimate of the length of your proposed article.
• Include at least one writing sample (two samples are even better). Unpublished work is fine.

Are you a photographer? Send us your pitch for a photo shoot.
An illustrator? We need some drawings too.

If you are pitching a photo shoot, please let us know as much detail about your concept as is humanly possible, including location, model ideas and clothing style.

Deadline for proposals is midnight September 1st, 2009.
More information available under How To Submit.

or at least to our publication…

Worn call for submissions for ISSUE 9 (due for release in the fall of 2009)

Worn wants your ideas about fashion and style. We are especially interested in pieces with diverse political or cultural angles, and clothing articles from a non-traditional fashion perspective, as well as structured and well-researched explorations of fashion history, groundbreaking designers, aesthetic pioneers and all-around visionaries.

Think you’ve got something to say about fashion? Send us your ideas:
• Outline your idea clearly. Bullet points are fine, but don’t skimp on the detail.
• Include any research materials you plan to use (texts, interviews, personal experiences, etc.)
• Give us a rough estimate of the length of your proposed article.
• Include at least one writing sample (two samples are even better). Unpublished work is fine.

Are you a photographer? Send us your pitch for a photo shoot.
An illustrator? We need some drawings too.

If you are pitching a photo shoot, please let us know as much detail about your concept as is humanly possible, including location, model ideas and clothing style.

Worn will be accepting proposals for new articles throughout the month of January, 2009.
More information available under How To Submit.