SO-IL created the Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics exhibition for New York's Japan Society. It showcases the boro textiles practice that originated in Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries ...

Boro textiles refer to the Japanese tradition of hand stitching together cotton scraps to make new garments and textiles. Most boro fabrics these days are sewn from 19th and 20th century indigo ...

Imogene + Willie looked to Japan for the inspiration behind this scarf, which features Boro fabric—the stitched together "rags" of indigo dyed cotton by Japanese families during the turn of the ...

Clothing made with "boro" Japanese fabric is seen at the Aoyama Koichi antique market at United Nations University in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Sept. 9, 2023.