I'm referring to the massive pile of jeans I have bought over the past few years, but that I have only worn a couple of times.
Why?
Well, mostly I outgrew them belly-wise. Or I'm saving them for when I'm back into that size again (probably never). Or they just didn't look great on me the last time I wore them.
And such is the case with one pair of my jeans in particular.
You might not know this about me, but I do almost all of my clothes sopping in thrift stores (sarcasm alert). As it turns out, though, I'm one of those people who hates using the dressing room to try something on before I buy it. If I'm spending a lot on an item (more than 5 dollars. Yes, I know that's not a lot in the real world, but it is in the thrift world - MY world), I'll run in the dressing room and try it on, whatever it is. But $2 jeans? I'll buy now and ask questions later.
They fit great around the waist, which in and of itself is a major accomplishment. But I'm 5 feet tall, and the length on the jean along with the boot cut style just didn't work for me.
Pack rat that I am, however, I folded the jeans and tucked them in a drawer. Maybe I thought I would grow taller or something.
But I'm glad I did that, as it turns out.
Pinterest, that wily minx, has had me addicted for a while now, and I recently noticed a video on how to distress jeans. That got me thinking about making boyfriend jeans. I've always wanted a pair, but they're expensive new and are almost never in thrift stores. So I decided to use my old jeans as a guinea pig. No loss if they didn't work, right? And hey, at least I can say I tried.
This is the link to the video, by the way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2maI9roHJzM
So anyway, I followed the instructions and this is how they turned out:
Ok, so they're not exactly making their way down any runways any time soon, but not bad for my first time, right?
Maybe I should have distressed them more. I don't know. Also, my phone camera is crap. You can't really trust the way it makes them look.
So that's it! I hope this helps to inspire you a wee bit if you feel like getting in that DIY sort of mood.
Happy thrifting!
