The unique job of tearing jeans on the sidewalks of Ho Chi Minh City
“Back then, no one called the job of tearing jeans. I came to the job of tearing jeans by accident. Before, I worked as a painter, but my income was not enough to support my living, so I bought new ones. jeans that people call sencond hand goods. In the past, I loved rock music, seeing them wearing jeans on stage was very personal, so I had the idea to tear up the jeans I was selling,” said Mr. Truong Tan. Vien, Binh Tan Army, Ho Chi Minh City, shared.
From the available jeans, Mr. Vien thought of styling them. (Photo: PLO)
“The tool is only a paper cutter, nothing else is needed,” said Mr. Vien, “a pair of pants with 4 holes I take 80,000 to make in 30-40 minutes. One day I can tear 5-7 pairs of pants. . I don’t always have a lot of goods for me to do, sometimes there are only 2-3 pieces, there are 7-8 pieces of food. On average, it’s 7 – 9 million a month.”
“Pants have been worn, I asked uncle to tear them to create a new style”, a customer said.
The old jeans were bought by Mr. Vien and then designed different torn pieces, hung on the wall along the sidewalk to sell to customers in need. (Photo: PLO)
Mr. Vien said that in addition to tearing jeans, he also reuses jeans into bags or other products, protecting the environment.
“When I work with ideas, I’m not afraid of competition. Working for passion is one, because a little more income is two, giving me the motivation to keep trying to keep up to this day,” said Mr. Vien. expressed.
at Blogtuan.info – Source: cafebiz.vn – Read the original article here
