Posts filed under “Movie”

Bangkok: PRONTO & Take5

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I recently visited Bangkok after almost 20 years! When I was there I visited both the Take5 shop in Siam Square, and the Pronto shop in CentralWorld (there are others). Both are worth visiting if you are in the Thailand. Take5 have a much larger range of the Japanese brands. Here’s a funny video by [...]

Blue Alchemy

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This seems to be a large amount of the Blue Alchemy movie. [ video removed ] It’s cut off at the end, so I don’t know if it continues for much longer. Also, you get to see some segments with Jenny Balfour-Paul.

Global Denim Project – Anthropology of Denim

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Watch this video while you’re high… (presentation starts at 2m35s) This is Daniel Miller, talking about his philosophy / anthropology of denim. Here’s the book GLOBAL DENIM PROJECT Here’s the web site http://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-denim-project/

Hermès: Saddle Stitch

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Here’s another Hermès’ video showing leather handstitching.

Hermès: Hand Rolling

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Here’s a great video where you can watch an expert hand rolling the hems on a Hermès’ silk scarf. There are some good tricks with the paperclip and the pinning of the corner to a weighted pin-cushion.

Movie: Blue Alchemy: Stories of Indigo

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BLUE ALCHEMY: STORIES OF INDIGO is a feature-length documentary about indigo, a blue
 dye that has captured the human imagination for millennia. It is also about remarkable people
 around the globe who are reviving indigo in projects that are intended to improve life in their 
communities, preserve cultural integrity, improve the environment, and bring beauty [...]

Visvim Method of Indigo Dyeing

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I missed this video 5 months ago. Here it is for people who also missed it. Seems a bit quiet. And the guy pulling his sleeves up just before he puts his hands into the vat looks a bit awkward, but it’s a nice video.

Travelling Denim

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” Traveling Denim ” Recording color fade for two years from Takayuki Akachi on Vimeo. This is a documentary film that a girl wearing denim traveled over 50 countries in two years. The denim walks freely in the world, meets people, changes and fades. Takayuki Akachi Film Exhibition Tokyo “The Time of World” 12/18 – [...]