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Just a little more patchy inspiration today. When I see these images I truly see these pieces of clothing as wearable art. The colors and shapes and placement of the patches all seem to tell a story...not of poverty and want...but of care and pride. The images above all come from a Japanese Etsy shop called Sasaki Yohinten. Vintage clothing is rescued + repaired or remade...and given another chance to be valued + used.
Some other patching heroes:
-The Montenegro sisters make patches beautiful. Everything they mend looks so much cooler afterward!
-Matt kind of makes me want to go rip my pants. :)
-Claire Hungerford's pieces look inspired by patches.
-Kristen Lombardi makes moccasins + these adorable round patches.
-Patagonia is a trailblazer in the patch + repair "business".
-Though I couldn't find any pictures of actual repaired pieces, Ace & Jig did a series of swaps complete with a mending station + free patch kits. I imagine their pieces would only become better with more layers of color, pattern, + stitching.
There is not a stitch of shame in patches...only beauty, love + pride. :)
Love,
Jane
Some other patching heroes:
-The Montenegro sisters make patches beautiful. Everything they mend looks so much cooler afterward!
-Matt kind of makes me want to go rip my pants. :)
-Claire Hungerford's pieces look inspired by patches.
-Kristen Lombardi makes moccasins + these adorable round patches.
-Patagonia is a trailblazer in the patch + repair "business".
-Though I couldn't find any pictures of actual repaired pieces, Ace & Jig did a series of swaps complete with a mending station + free patch kits. I imagine their pieces would only become better with more layers of color, pattern, + stitching.
There is not a stitch of shame in patches...only beauty, love + pride. :)
Love,
Jane
