Eye Candy: PRPS Skinny Jeans from Italy, $617.
My eight-year old $7 flare jeans turned skinny!
DIY Skinny Jeans
Hello friends. It's Saturday and that means I get to have a little time to pull up my feet, relax and browse through some designer eye candies. Today, I was into skinny jeans!
For some of you who have been following this blog, you know by now that I'm huge on 'do-it-yourself' projects. I've been a fan of designer Donwan Harrell for quite some time now, and the way he re-engineered the must-have jeans. Harrell's PRPS (short for 'purpose') jeans are understandably pricey because each one is 'rare and premium' and designs run in limited editions. A true wearable art! That inspired me to re-design one of my old forgotten jeans, instead of breaking the bank.
I wish I took photos in the process, but it was a bit tough with two energetic toddlers ready to conquer the weekend fun. It's actually pretty simple if you have a little experience in sewing. There are a lot of videos you can watch out there on how to turn any pair of jeans into a skinny one. The one I found the most helpful is by ModCloth.
It took me twenty-five minutes to finish mine, and very happy with how it turned out, especially the fit.
There you have it! If ever you decide to alter your own jeans, share your photo. Have fun! And thanks for stopping by again, and thanks ModCloth for the video.
2 comments:
I have no sewing experience or ability whatsoever, but my mum has been skinny-ing my sister-in-law's jeans this past months too!
Hi Pili. Another 'save-than-splurge' tip to turning any regular pair of jeans to skinny is to bring it to your local alteration shop or to someone you know who can do it for you :)
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