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"    Welcome to Green Style, a daily series that shows you how to make your wardrobe more environmentally friendly \u2014 all without sacrificing your personal look. It&amp;#039;s tempting to toss clothes and footwear that have well outlived their season, but before you discard what&amp;#039;s old, consider making it new again. With the right tailor on your side, a threadbare sport coat can get reinvigorated with elbow patches, a tear in your trousers can be rendered all-but-invisible, and sweaters can get de-pilled to live another day. Dyeing is another option, giving everything from shirts to sneakers a second chance with a fresh coat of color (though it&amp;#039;s best leave that to the professionals, lest you leave blue handprints all over your house a la Tobias Funke). And remember: Refurbishing isn&amp;#039;t just for your tonier items. Both Denim Therapy out of New York and The Denim Repair Shop in Los Angeles specialize in repairing your favorite jeans, no matter how battered and worn. But perhaps the most important refurb investment you can make is in your shoes. &amp;quot;Get a good cobbler,&amp;quot; recommends Christopher Gavigan, environmental leader and Chief Product Officer of the Honest Company. &amp;quot;They can extend the life of your shoes far beyond what you think they can.&amp;quot; The right cobbler knows tricks to revitalizing leather, tips to make the sole last longer, and how to replace it entirely when necessary. Basically, he wields the magic touch capable of breathing new life into your footwear from heel to eyelet. Considering the cost of a decent pair of shoes \u2014 and the fact that proper maintenance can make them last years longer \u2014 it&amp;#039;s well worth the effort of finding the right person to care for them. Check back in on Monday for the next installment of the series. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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