Posts filed under “Junk”
45rpm Sorahiko under the microscope
Looking at the denim with a rather cruddy USB microscope. Back pocket fading above hidden rivet. Edge of backpocket. … stay tuned for more microscopic adventures
Off Topic: Hanshin Tigers
This doesn’t really relate to the theme of this blog, but it happened while I was in Japan in March. On 10th March divers finally found the statue of the Colonel Sanders in the Dotombori Canal… it had been lost for 24 years. When I first saw the statue on the TV I couldn’t understand [...]
Stefan Sagmeister Deconstructs Levis
Artist Stefan Sagmeister deconstructed a pair of Levis, including separating the warp and weft. He then pulled the components together into an artwork. http://www.papermag.com/blogs/2009/03/stefan_sagmeister_shreds_levis.php Stefan also has a TED talk that you can watch or download.
A situation where denim is not appropriate attire
Yesterday was 43 degrees Celsius (110 Fahrenheit). Today, and tomorrow are also forecast to be 43. It isn’t 9am and we’re already 34 degrees.
Levi Strauss Factory 1906 (updated)
I stumbled upon this 1906 image of the Levi Strauss Factory. Source: http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb7580093v/?docId=hb7580093v&&brand=oac&layout=printable-details The Great Sanfrancisco Earthquake was also in 1906 (April 18th). The picture is obviously from after the quake because you can see the scaffolding and mess of bricks on the right-hand side. Something that struck me is that I’ve read many reports [...]
Setup of the blog
Well I’m finally making the change to a blog. The site was okay as XHTML/CSS, but a pain to update, so I’m converting it to a blog. It will take a while to incorporate the old content, but there will be benefits. I’ll tag/label each pair of jeans so selecting a tag will display a [...]