{"product_id":"reviving-boro-leren-li-9781350516243","title":"Reviving Boro: Exploring Japanese Textile Repair Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 'shameful' utilitarian garments to a contemporary, trans-cultural fashion trend: like wabi-sabi and kintsugi before it, boro has gained worldwide recognition as a quintessential Japanese aesthetic and sustainable design practice. How has this \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecross-cultural reimagining shaped boro's meaning in art and fashion? And what are we doing when we make, collect, display and wear boro today?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs boro's functional value has decreased in the contemporary context, it has acquired new layers of meaning: from antique object to vintage fashion style, sustainable design practice to contemporary art piece. Reviving Boro investigates this revival using primary materials, including a wealth of unpublished images, oral histories and archival research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeren Li conducts a thorough examination of the process of value generation, reviewing personal and museum boro collections, emerging boro brands, and recent boro initiatives undertaken by independent fashion innovators. Investigating boro as a revived cultural phenomenon, this is a critical resource for readers wanting to understand the past, present and future of this traditional Japanese textile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leren Li\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350516244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350516243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.00d","brand":"Leren Li","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852712784127,"sku":"9781350516243","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reviving-boro-leren-li-9781350516243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}