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Denim (Denim is a publishing textile in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads. This twill weaving produces a diagonal ribbing that distinguishes it from cotton duck).
There was a time when I was 'thirsty' after anything denim, jeans, shirts, jackets and most of all the frayed torn style as worn in jackets without sleeves, some call them vests, waistcoats and gillets(gilets) body warmers. I just liked the feel and look of them.
I wondered why I had this panache for this? During my stay abroad from the UK, I took with me a Denim assortment and going into the sea with them to cool off I became in the 60's what is fashionable now in 2017 -------holes in jeans manufactured rents and tears.
The clothes had a subtle meaning; they felt like I was close to the Earth, getting hands dirty, sweaty, unwashed, bearded, eking out a living, hunting, fishing, gathering, farming getting holes in them worn out and faded through constant wear and washing, rough sowing and patching, a familiar feel and comfort, well worn and fitting snugly. After a hard days work sipping tea, a simple meal, tired and aching, to bed early with the setting sun and rising with it, the bare wooden shack a refuge, home and sanctuary, the entertainment was the silence, the sounds of nature and repairing equipment and clothes. Ah the simple Life and a sort of satisfaction in natures abundance and supply and living with awareness necessity, innovation, creativity and not wasting anything or taking too much, everything had a use and recycling and composting the rules of the day.
The fashion now is a designer statement; for those well off it maybe a statement 'I know of the hard labor, the mind of the hobo, tramp and not having enough, I am simple and although I have so much, I know my roots-----lets hope thats true' And for some I just like the look of it. And for others a statement look I am really not well off----or give of your wealth to others.
In the long run nothing really matters for all is swallowed up by the march of time and destiny.
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The clothes had a subtle meaning; they felt like I was close to the Earth, getting hands dirty, sweaty, unwashed, bearded, eking out a living, hunting, fishing, gathering, farming getting holes in them worn out and faded through constant wear and washing, rough sowing and patching, a familiar feel and comfort, well worn and fitting snugly. After a hard days work sipping tea, a simple meal, tired and aching, to bed early with the setting sun and rising with it, the bare wooden shack a refuge, home and sanctuary, the entertainment was the silence, the sounds of nature and repairing equipment and clothes. Ah the simple Life and a sort of satisfaction in natures abundance and supply and living with awareness necessity, innovation, creativity and not wasting anything or taking too much, everything had a use and recycling and composting the rules of the day.
The fashion now is a designer statement; for those well off it maybe a statement 'I know of the hard labor, the mind of the hobo, tramp and not having enough, I am simple and although I have so much, I know my roots-----lets hope thats true' And for some I just like the look of it. And for others a statement look I am really not well off----or give of your wealth to others.
In the long run nothing really matters for all is swallowed up by the march of time and destiny.
SHACK
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