A Blues Clothing

Down here in Vavipalayam Post, things move at a different pace than the big cities. A Blues Clothing is located at No. 341/2 C, which is part of Nerupperichal Village. Most of the people working here come from the nearby houses or the next village over. To get here, you have to follow the road through Gandhi Nagar and keep going via Perumanallur. It’s a long address to write down on envelopes, that’s for sure. We spend our mornings sorting through different shades of blue fabric. Sometimes the wind blows the dust in from the fields, and we have to be quick to cover the finished pieces. The building is simple, just concrete and some tin roofing in the back area. When it rains, the sound on the roof is so loud we can’t even hear the phones ringing. We’ve got a small area where we keep the thread and buttons. It’s organized in a way that only we understand. If someone new comes in, they get lost in the piles. We don’t really have a big corporate structure or anything like that. It’s just us, the machines, and the orders that need to go out. The neighbors often stop by to chat or borrow a tool. It feels more like a community workshop than a factory. We take our breaks under the big tree near the entrance when the sun gets too hot inside. The commute is quiet, mostly passing by coconut trees and small local shops.