I love sashiko. Both the philosophy of repairing your own clothes, the idea of visual mending, and the awesome designs.

However, my pants aren’t ripped. My shirts are intact.

Of course, I could make a hole in them just to mend it, and I could add sashiko for purely aesthetic purposes, but that simply doesn’t please me nearly as much as mending would. I want my things to last forever, but I want them to break so I can fix them as well.

I got new jeans, today. I bought them a week-or-so back, they arrived on Friday, but I only got to go pick them up today. They seem to be exactly as advertised: very well maintained, correct sizing, no blemishes or rips… They’re perfect. The colour is just as I thought it would be, too. I bought these jeans to replace some previous jeans that no longer fit me, after I lost weight.

Perfect condition Levi’s 501s for €20. I wonder if that’s actually a good deal. It feels like a good deal, and I guess that’s what actually matters. If I take good care of them—and watch my line—these two jeans might be the only pants I’ll ever have to own. That sounds a little unlikely, but I guess we’ll see.