Mister Freedom Indigo “Boro” Tie
Boro is a Japanese term describing patched up textiles. Repairing and patching was a necessity in early Japan, when new fabric was scarce and expensive.
A garment may have had many lives, often ending up in small pieces to repair a futon cover, monpei pants, yukata, furoshiki…
I came across some original folk indigo boro in the early 1990′s, while in Japan, and have been an admirer since then. Although not originally done for aesthetic reasons, some surviving examples are to me Folk Art at its best.
Mister Freedom revisits Paris of the 1900s with this nice little video showcasing pieces from their current collection. Comedic fisticuffs and suspicious lurking, the Apaches may cut ya as soon as look at ya but there’ll do it dressed in their finest. As ever, MF have really done their homework when it comes to this collection, repros can be serious business but it’s nice to see a brand willing to keep things a bit light-hearted.
Mister Freedom - MF Watch Cap.
The only head gear I’ll be wearing this winter.
