Urban Boro Denim Jackets

Using a denim jacket as a base, we stitched on them by hand different kinds of textiles. The Japanese art of mending fabrics making a more beautiful and strong garment is a very ancient method pre-industrial Japan when the fabric was scarce and clothes were mended with patches or scraps with visible simple stitches called Sashiko. "Sashiko ( literally "little stabs" or "little pierce") is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching or functional embroidery, from Japan.  Traditionally used to reinforce points of wear or to repair worn places or tears with patches, making the piece ultimately stronger and warmer, this running stitch technique is often used for purely decorative purposes. The white cotton thread on the traditional indigo blue cloth (said to recall snow falling around old farmhouses) gives sashiko its distinctive appearance, though decorative items sometimes use red thread. "Boro is a class of Japanse textiles that have been mended or patched together. The term is derived