 Sharing ValueFMoD at MBAD photo: Nia-Rah |  FMoD Outdoorphoto: Halima Cassells |  So What?What is the impact of our consumption habits? photo: Halima Cassells |
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 Value SharingFMoD at MBAD photo: Nia-Rah |  FMoD Texturesphoto: Franchesca Lamarre |  FMoD Fashion ElementsFMoD Photo Shoot at Belle Isle photo: Desmond Love |
 FMoD FindsFMoD at Sidewalk Festival photo: Bryce Detroit |  FMoD upcyclingIntergenerational co-creation at the swap photo: Franchesca Lamarre |  FMoD Divine ReflectionsUp-cycled hat created on the spot at the swap photo: Franchesca Lamarre |
FMoD OutdoorFMoD swap encircled by the outdoors on Detroit's Eastside photo: Halima Cassells |  Upcylced Pop Tab Beltphoto: Halima Cassells |  FMoD Co-creator JonniJonni is holding down the FMoD Alteration Station photo: Desmond Love |
 FMoD Divine ReflectionsSwap Scene photo: Franchesca Lamarre |  FMoD Co-Creator CleoFMoD photo shoot at the Fisher photo: Bree Gant |  FMoD Co-creator Vanessaphoto: Franchesca Lamarre |
 FMoD Findsphoto: Halima Cassells |  FMoD Findsphoto: Franchesca Lamarre |  FMoD FindsSwappers at Sidewalk Festival photo: Bryce Detroit |
 Handmade mini loomsFMoD at OAUF photo: Halima Cassells |  FMoD Creative Team: Jonni, Cleo, HalimaFMoD at the Jam Handy photo: Desmond Love |  FMoD OfferingFMoD at Njelele photo: Halima Cassells |
What do you fashion with your hands? How are you fashioning your life?
Here's what we are up to at the Free Market of Detroit [FMoD]
Living into a world that is full of beauty, and everyone having their needs met through community. We are fashioning swap spaces (interactive installations) where goods are exchanged with stories and ideas and laughter, which add value to those objects or pieces of apparel. In these liberated spaces, which build upon indigenous economic practices, everyone is entered into the circle of giving. Additionally, people are encouraged to dismantle, reconstruct, tailor, and up-cycle items to fit their needs and liking- thus empowering through creativity. Our being together weaves the fabric of the community that often leads to more...
The book Fashioning the Free Market [FTFM] chronicles 7 years of these experiences, and some amazing handcrafted fashion. We started in Detroit, traveled to the Motherland, and other parts of the Diaspora.
We invite you to join us.
