Before and After: Denim Shorts With A Splash Of Color

I have always loved my staple pair of distressed denim shorts, to the point where I may have slightly overused. Overused to the point where ripped turned to torn. So I decided not to throw my beloved denims away, rather add a hint of pink.

I experimented with a few different variations:

This was my favorite, not too much or little and slightly wacky.

Before and After: Distressed and Bleached Denim Shorts

Based on the inspiration from my previous post my friend and I made ourselves some distressed and bleached denim shorts. Aren't they cool?

I began with these jeans:

And turned them into these:

Here is my friend's pair:

We followed this step by step video tutorial made by caffaccino. Enjoy!

Inspiration: Bleached Denim

I think the best way to revamp your denim is to bleach it, but not completely. Be creative.

Below are a couple of photos that I loved from all over the web. I hope they inspire you as much as they did to me.

For a revamp to your bleached denim set them ablaze with a packet of colored dye.

Now grab that old denim and bleach away :)

DIY Elastic Cuffed Jeans

Denim, denim, denim and more denim <3 

Stuff you need:

Loose pair of jeans

Elastic

Sewing machine

Chalk

1. To begin lay down your jeans.

2. Next, you need to draw 3 lines with a piece of chalk. The first line (the middle line) is the length of your result. Then draw one line 3 cm above and one 4 cm below.

3. Cut off all of the fabric below the third line.

4. Then fold the fabric inwards on the second line and pin. Sew around the cuff on the first line. Leave about 4 cm between the start and finish when you sew.

5. To measure how much elastic you need, find out the circumference of the thickest part of your calf. Subtract 1.5 cm from that number and cut the elastic. Attach a safety pin to the elastic and thread it through the cuff. Once it is fully through sew the beginning end together. After that, finish sewing the gap in the cuff.

Ta-daa!