Made By Lex » jeans http://www.madebylex.com My love for sewing, expressed here. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:06:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How to Distress Denim Jeans http://www.madebylex.com/2010/06/how-to-distress-denim-jeans.html http://www.madebylex.com/2010/06/how-to-distress-denim-jeans.html#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:23:27 +0000 Alexis http://www.madebylex.com/?p=1839 I’ve had some old jeans that I was going to throw away that I thought I’d try distressing. It’s a trend that’s always in style- and EXPENSIVE! I’ve never bought ripped up jeans because they’re always so expensive or they look to calculated in their distressing. So I looked it up and chose a couple different methods I’ll show you so you can tear up your own jeans!

Here’s how:

Think about natural areas you’d se distressing: knees, upper highs, pockets, belt loops, around the hem…

After you’re satisfied with the look, give them a wash. They will look MORE distressed after washing them.

Voila! Here’s what I love about distressed jeans. You can wear them laid back like this look. I have it here on my sister  with a flannel and leather hightops.

I also rolled them up at different heights.

Then you can take it to a totally different level by pairing it with heels, a plain white tank and a black blazer.

It’s still classic and chic, with an edge!

I have another pair that I’m working on. I’d love to hear any other tips you have, too!


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