repairing things

Seems like, in the opposite corner, 'visible mending' is also a thing?

I patched my teenager's beloved butterfly print puffer with a solid color and she kept wearing it. I appreciated that.

yeah visible mending is definitely a thing. i mean obv it always has been (leather patches on elbows, motley patching on trousers or coats) but you see places that fix moth holes with v different colours. brings individuality over time, makes the garment yours etc. no longer going to be formal wear but it migrates clothing to old loved comfy wear.

invisible mending - i was at the tailors pinnas and needles recently, standing on the stairs waiting my turn while one of the brothers discussed whether they could invisibly mend a reversible silk bomber the customer had brought in. in the end they said they couldn’t - there just wasn’t enough spare fabric to do it but they suggested visibly mending it to give it some character. customer didn’t want that tho.