Saint-Avold. Claudine Dempt, seamstress: "The profession almost disappeared, but today it is being reborn."

A small sigh of relief to start with. Claudine Dempt, 58, admits that her job as a seamstress "almost disappeared." "For many years, the profession wasn't valued; the knowledge wasn't passed on... But ultimately, it's a profession that's being reborn. Even young people are getting into it, if only to customize their clothes. And more generally, to counter the phenomenon of fast fashion , people today attach importance to giving their clothes a second life." Proof of this: knowing how to sew means being in tune with the times!

Originally from Forbach and now based in Faulquemont, Claudine Dempt has almost always worked in...

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