Sashiko (and Boro) became a trendy word in unfortunate lack of resources, and more scary, in ignorance & indifference. My heart aches when I see a person damaging the fabric with a file or sandpaper, and they call it Sashiko/Boro without proper understanding/explanation. The Japanese felt the opposite, I believe. They stitched to avoid those “damages”. When one ignores the fact & voices from origin, then, it becomes the issue of Cultural Appropriation, I understand.
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I am NOT, however, limiting anyone’s creativity. If they want to “distress” their denim, and say it “inspired by Sashiko (Boro)”, I am fine as long as one condition is agreed: The willingness to introduce the stories on the other side. When one explains (shares) as many stories as possible to respect the culture, the outcome (here distressed garment itself) will not cause the pain. When one expresses their willingness to learn, I am here to share. Only thing I despise is the “ignorant” and “indifference” as if my stories are over-reacting.
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If anyone wants to be creative with distressed denim, I respect it. That’s an important evolution in “Fashion”. It is perfectly fine to say “inspired by Sashiko”, but I want them to specify what they are inspired by. If that doesn’t include the stories: if they are just inspired by how it looks, then I need to keep speaking up loudly (More than 99% cases, they just don’t know and they are willing to learn, so it’s all good. not knowing isn’t the issue. They can learn. Unfortunately, 1% of the people block & intentionally ignore what I share). The word “inspired” cannot be the excuse for ignorance, yet I’m happy to see anything can be inspired by Sashiko when the try to learn.
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体重がドラマチックに上下している食欲とダイエットの秋。もう見た目にはあまり拘らなくなりましたが、何がキツイってお気に入りのデニムを履けなくなった事だったりします。サイズが違うとモデルになって頂く形を探さなきゃいけない（笑）。日本の平面裁断って、そういう意味では体重の増減にも対応できる余裕はあるよなぁと。作務衣とかどれだけ太っても同じの着てますし。言い訳はこれくらいにして、かっこよく刺し子デニムを着こなせるように頑張ります。
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2021-10-18 20:54:54
Stunning work.. 💙
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🤞🏼🪡 I love Sashiko
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The denims in the image looks like mass-produced denim that has been distressed from sooner industrial mass-production process? And the sashiko that’s done with it seems like it could also have been industrial? They left the knee-hole part clear of stitching, if it were hand-sewn, surely they would have mended the biggest hole?
J adore ce travail in Denim
My journey in all of this began when the only jeans I could get that fit me were pre-distressed. So I just patched them. Now I get to couple that with more understanding of the fabric meaning I can reinforce it against future damage as well. Distressing clothes is an important step in fashion but it’s always one that has made me uncomfortable.
Waouhhhh ! Quel travail ! 👏👏
It’s not that confusing: 1 stitcher is working to extend a garment’s life, and the other is working to shorten its life. And it’s so dumb, because if the 2nd person would just post their shipping address (& maybe even cover the post cost), there are plenty of people who hate waste but don’t have much down-time, who would happily send in their *naturally* worn, torn jeans. I would.
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刺し子して痩せれたらなぁ😢
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すごいですねー👏👏👏
I really appreciate your voice and how you tell stories. Especially regarding the Japanese culture 🤟🏼🙏🏼
I am very attracted to mending, since a child I have always loved “old” things especially old clothes, I wore my grandpas old torn Levi’s until they crumbled into pieces. If I would have known about Shashiko/Boro then I would probably still have those jeans.
Thank you thank you thank you for your inspiration and education you provide here 💜
Sending love and blessings 🌀🌞