I have shared this photo here and there. It may not be the first time to post on Instagram. I apologize if it is not something new to you. However, the image often communicates the message more than words. ☆
Again. “Boro” is not a word for Visible Mending. The patches are inside. ☆
Please do not get me wrong. I enjoy “Visible Mending” myself, and “Boro”s are beautiful. I have been enjoying “non-traditional” denim mending for more than a decade. I just want to say that “Boro” is not someone’s word to express their self-assertion
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I believe mending culture exists(ed) everywhere in the world. Often, it was from poverty. So is Boro. Celebrating the word “Boro” for what they did not want to do is a bit too much, don’t you think?
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This is a “To-Be-Boro” Jacket I am “wearing” today. It is folded in a drawer so I can wear it again in winter. It is a culture of 2~500 years old with limited documents (They did not want to leave). So, we can only synchronize our “caring”. Again, don’t get me wrong. I am happy that people are celebrating their visible mending as “Boro”. Just “(Try to ) care” the origin behind (especially if one is making teaching/selling/publishing for commercial purpose).
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もう何度も紹介している襤褸（になりつつある）ジャケット。僕がNYCで刺し子を紹介する際に襤褸の話は避けて通れないだろうということで、「実物が何よりも語るよね」と、恵子さんが作ってくれ、今はそれを引き継いで僕が紡いでいるジャケットです。
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襤褸は素敵だ！は大歓迎です。実際僕も素敵だと思うし。ただ、「カラフルで自由な芸術性を求めた襤褸」は、その原点を無視されているようで、やっぱり嫌なんです。本来、きっと、襤褸を作った人は、襤褸を作りたくなかったわけで。その葛藤があったからこその美しさで、そこに到達する為には、思いを重ねるしかないんだろうなと。
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2020-05-02 07:49:31
It is lovely and nothing more important to wear our own culture. It is a second skin plenty of meanings!!!! Bravo. I d love to sew one to myself. It is like quilting?
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Beautifully expressed- I feel that misunderstanding is often lack of knowledge and respect. Sadly I see a lot less respect than when I was growing up.
Wow wow wow!!!
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We are so removed from what we are trying to recreate
I think I understand the history better now. And I appreciate you taking the time to make sure we understand it. But is it okay for me to think it’s beautiful and so artistic, even if your ancestors may not have seen it that way? I am not sure if that is what you are saying. I get the emphasis that boro is not external patchwork. It would be wrong for people to keep calling it that at this point that is to your explanation. But are you also saying that it’s inappropriate to celebrate boro as a beautiful art and creation because of its use and place in the past? Thank you for reading my question!
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good read for a amazing garment
This is really Beautiful 🌻
For me, the celebration is of the ingenuity that can turn a mark of poverty into an art form and thing of beauty. I celebrate their courage and determination.
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Thank you for this beautiful image. I appreciate.
@phoebe.ashpotter