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Embroidery is my favorite way of adorning denim. The material is so ubiquitous that adding even a small bit of flair will make the piece stand out. Mapi Bartolome, aka MapiBG, has done this by transforming a jacket into a recreation of a Matisse painting. “Growing up,” she says, “every woman in my family had a poster of The Goldfish by Matisse, hanging in their homes.”
Mapi stitches the painting on the back panel of the jacket, which happens to be a rectangle that’s in proportion with the original work. Using thick thread, she sews with a painterly approach that captures the energy of Matisse’s composition.
Mapi’s embroidery goes beyond a fashion statement. “I decided to embroider Matisse’s Goldfish on a denim jacket, so I could carry the strength of the women in my family everywhere I go,” she explains. “And carry all the good memories we shared, having the painting watching over us in the background.”
Mapi sells her embroidery, including more embroidered denim, in her Etsy shop.
Mapi Bartolome stitched an embroidered denim jacket based on the Matisse painting The Goldfish. Here’s the original painting:
And here is Mapi’s spectacular stitching!
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