Akleriah/Platform-7 project 'Re-imagining Ladies Tights' supported by Arts Council England and London Borough of Lewisham

Akleriah are excited to have the opportunity to collaborate with Platform-7 on our new project 'Re-imagining Ladies Tights' which aims to raise awareness of textile recycling by exploring the politics of tights and stockings.  

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This opportunity allow us to explore the image, gender politics, social and material value of women’s tights. By working with women volunteer in Catford and their personal tights’ stories, it is envisaged that a more significant social meaning, which discarded tights carry, and make their recycling problematic and challenging, will be addressed.

The project is about conversation; we want your stories (and your used tights) to better understand how tights affect us, as women, how we wear them for our own purposes and how they may possibly culturally bind us.  By better understanding what tights mean to us we may become more aware of why we, as a population, waste so many with such little consideration.  Regardless of your background, we would love to hear how tights are part of your life – join us in Catford during May and June 2013. 

To take part in one of our tights transformation gatherings or to give us tights you no longer require, please contact us on re-imagining@mail.com

 reu-imagining@mail.com

PLEASE NOTE: The gathering is open to women over the age of 18 only, to encourage openness, frankness and discretion.  Apologies in advance to any men or under 18s, thanks for your understanding!