Photos are the “Boro” in progress. Yes. We are making “fresh Boro” out of “swatches that didn’t become Boro”. Not only the patchworking but also including “using” and “mending” to be Boro. ☆ I read the news of Forever21 filing Chapter 11. The article was concluded that the “taste” of…
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Follow-up video of Boro, back and front side of the Jacket. Some of us (includin
Follow-up video of Boro, back and front side of the Jacket. Some of us (including myself) feel beauty on the patchworks, but traditionally (like Keiko) we hide those patches inside. This is the Boro jacket I wear in ordinary days to recreate the “routine” that the Japanese made Boro in….
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One of our Boro pieces Sold. I sincerely appreciate the understanding from the c
One of our Boro pieces Sold. I sincerely appreciate the understanding from the customer. It helps us make another Boro again. ☆ The word “Boro” start having a power recently. It originally means “A piece of Rag”. It sometime communicate “failure”, so it wasn’t the positive (valued) word. Yet, the…
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Boro acquires its name & value as the art. It may be valuable because of its age
Boro acquires its name & value as the art. It may be valuable because of its age and the preservation form that people passed down. At the same time, I believe, the core concept of Boro is “Appreciation to the fabric” and “A pride to be beautiful even in the…
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Boro.
Boro. We “Make” Boro piece by patching and repairing the small Japanese vintage fabric, which can be in a trash bin because they are too small. The vintage fabric gets so small after washing them. We sometimes call it “fresh Boro” since it doesn’t smell or dirty ★ There are…