Seamstress-stylists give old clothes new life with French app Sweaters with small holes, trousers that don't fit quite right, or a slightly out-of-date jacket: a French start-up wants to put unused clothing back in circulation by putting the owners in touch with a personal seamstress-turned-stylist. Beryl de Labouchere, the brains behind the app "Tilli," says she had the idea when had 8 weddings to attend in one year. Rather than head to the shops, she took out her old dresses and gave them a new lease of life. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES