Boro Garments
The antique and vintage boro, or 'ragged' patched and mended garments offered here are mainly work garb which were worn by men and women who worked as farmers, lumberman, fisherman and the like. These garments are made of hand loomed indigo dyed cotton, however we also offer examples sewn from asa, or cloth woven from bast fibers such as hemp or ramie.
A Boro Kimono: Complex Patched and Pieced Repurposed Cottons
early to mid twentieth centuryshoulder to hem x sleeve ti... (more)
A Densely Sashiko Stitched Sodenashi: Work Vest from Yamagata
early twentieth centuryshoulder to hem x width at bottom ... (more)
A Yukata of Stitched Together Tenugui: Souvenir Hand Towels with Repair Material
mid twentieth centuryshoulder to hem x sleeve tip to slee... (more)
An Inside-Out Kimono: Beautiful Black Stitching and Subtle Patches
early twentieth centuryshoulder to hem x sleeve tip to sl... (more)