I got these overalls as a gift from Evan Myers in SF on my last visit. The patchwork is incredible and you can tell these were heavily worn by the farmer. He found them in an abandoned house in Guilford County out near Camp Herman, a lake and a summer camp retreat that was for Cone Mills employees. They were found under the floorboards in the attic. He put them back together by hand basting them to maintain the shape. Thanks again Evan!!
This trip was packed with adventure. We had all types of pleasant surprises. First night out we had a great sandstorm, the next day was miserable, our eyes were swollen all day and felt like scratchy goop was trapped in them. Other than the storm it was beautiful out, we had a full moon and it was the Super moon. We took lots of fun photos in the moonlight and even had a ringtail visit our camp and eat some of our food when we were on the top of the hill taking photos. One of the mines we visited was full of bats which didn't want us to leave the mine. We went way up in the mountains and visited four old log cabins from the 1800's and turn of the century. While up there we found a old stamp mill and some really wet mines. We found a pair of awesome pants on the trip which have a very unique history to be revealed in the future in Mike and Charla Harris's new book. The trip ended with a visit from friends from Levi Vintage Clothing. Incredible little trip. Thanks again to Mike and Charla Harris for an awesome time.
Super Moon Light
photo by Charla Harris
Small clip of bats not letting us out of the mine.
Luckily I have been able to talk to the BlueBlanket guys the last two inspiration shows. Antonio Di Battista (mastermind of BlueBlanket) is one of the most incredible designers in the denim industry today. His attention to detail and fabric is only one of many things that makes him stand out. I have posted about BlueBlanket Jeans in a previous post, but here are the Fader style jeans from BB. Also I included some photos by Federigi Riccardo (Blue Blankets photographer) from inspiration he took of me. Please check out his work at: BlueBlanket Blog and smalltownvideo's page.
