Boro’d Jacket

The Boro’d Jacket was inspired by the Japanese boro tradition of reusing valuable patches of fabric for blankets and garments.

I over the years I have kept many pairs of worn out jeans that started their life as raw denim (denim that is purchased unwashed and not pre-faded). These jeans had become faded over time through wear, leaving the fabric with unique honeycomb and wavy patterns.

Inspired by expressing the grain of wood in furniture making, I was able to express the beauty of the fades by book-matching the pieces of denim. The front, back and sleeves were all book-matched to create a symmetrical beauty.

This project is a culmination of teaching myself how to sew and create my own clothing patterns.