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I never refuse the Change in Sashiko. All I ask for is “acknowledgement”. Some c

atsushijp, 2024年3月13日

I never refuse the Change in Sashiko. All I ask for is “acknowledgement”. Some call their stitching Sashiko with no understanding of what Sashiko is. Some may do so simply because of how “Sashiko” looks. Some even think that a pattern itself is called Sashiko… Well. To avoid the “Change with Ignorance”, I keep sharing the Stories. I just say “Don’t (Intentionally) Ignore”… I hope it isn’t too much to ask.
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KUON (@kuon_tokyo_official) is a brand that has been bridging Past & Future in Sashiko. I met the founder of Kuon when I was in Otsuchi town after the 3/11 earthquake. It has been more than 12 years since… and he is now launching the new project to “expand the possibility of Sashiko”. There are so many “Sashiko Artists and Designers” now. Some of them make something very “traditional look” or good looking imitation. However, there aren’t so many Fashion brands who sincerely care for the origin of its practice. I hope that this society will support not only the past but also the future of precious practices such as Sashiko as we stitch every day for the future while appreciating the past.
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I will write about his new project more in the next post.
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どんな文化においても「変化」は必ず訪れます。逆説的に見ると、変化をしないものは文化とは呼ばないのかもしれません。「伝承」が古くから存在するものを伝え続けていくことだとしたら、「伝統」とは伝承から学び変化をし続けるものなのだろうと思います。刺し子においても、当たり前ですが「変化」は存在します。「伝統的だよね」と括られる私達の刺し子も、変化した刺し子の一つです。諸行無常。日本文化において「変わらないこと」はないとされている考え方が存在するからこそ、過去を無視した、非日本語圏での適当な変化には苦言を呈しているのかもしれません。あるいは、過去を無かったものにしてまで己の利益を守ろうとする姿が心底気に入らないのかもしれません。
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では「過去を無視しない変化」とはどういうものか。過去をどれだけ認識するかは、未来に向けての覚悟の量と比例してくるとは思うのですが(趣味で今を楽しみたいだけの人はそれほど過去を学ぶ必要はないけれど、未来を作ろうとする気概のある人は過去を学ぶ必要がある)、刺し子を商業ベースに乗っけてファッションとして昇華させながらも、しっかりと過去も尊重して下さっているブランドが存在します。それが、KUON (@kuon_tokyo_official) であり、デザイナーの石橋さん (@shinichiro_ishibashi_ ) です。お洒落とは真逆に位置している私ですが、カッコいいものはカッコいい。私達の刺し子の可能性の一つとして、本当に嬉しく、そして頼もしく思っています。
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KUONを立ち上げた藤原さんとの出会いは、私が滞在していた大槌刺し子(@ootsuchisashikoproject
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2024-03-13 00:44:31




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Comments (5)

  1. marceli guedes says:
    2024年3月12日 at 9:28 PM

    Wonderful work! 🌿

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  2. Sinichiro Ishibashi says:
    2024年3月13日 at 12:24 PM

    ありがとうございます😭

    Reply
  3. Patricia Lara says:
    2024年3月13日 at 9:13 PM

    Me encanta tu arte, me encantas

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  4. Irina Almgren says:
    2024年3月14日 at 9:11 AM

    Can you please expand on how this brand “care for the origin of this practice”, if possible? It sounds great but very diffuse for me as I don’t know this person and their processes. How is this reflected in the final product (this jacket)? Do they hand-stitch the used garments into new more fashionable ones or?
    And what are the possibilities they want to expand? Is it reaching to the new markets outside of Japan?
    🙋‍♀️ Another follow-up question: among those artists you refer to, making skillful imitations of Sashiko, have you met artist of Japanese heritage as well?
    So far my impression has been this is us Westerners not being aware of the Japanese background of this practice, etc. maybe I misunderstood. 🤔

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  5. Aixa says:
    2024年3月16日 at 4:10 PM

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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