Current Obsession: Denim DIY

This summer I've been obsessed with denim lately, in particular denim jackets. I was probably the very last one to hop on to the DIY bandwagon, but now I'm hooked! So far though, the only DIY projects I had gone through with were anything that had to do with denim; the reason being, I follow so many grunge Tumblrs, and after seeing so many awesome jackets, I just had to make one of my very own. For me, denim is one of the easiest things to manipulate, and is also the easiest to customize as your very own.

This jacket I had made over winter break. I had found this jacket in the basement one day, and this was a jacket that one of us three siblings wore in our childhood (so glad it still fits!).  I bleached it, hoping it was all going to turn white, only to find out it didn't; I decided to keep it this way because it had a nice tye-dye effect. After bleaching it, I had dyed it pink and adorned it with skull studs. To make a jacket like this you can easily find fabric dye in any craft store or even the laundry section of the supermarket, and you can easily find the studs on Etsy as well!

But wait, there's more!

The next piece is just a jacket that I had cut into a vest. I always change my mind about what I'm going to do with this vest, so it's still a work in progress. Don't worry though, there will be a lot more added on!

And last but not least....

This jacket is latest project. It was inspired by a jacket my friend Sophie has- at least the placement of the studs were. This was also the first time I had tried distressing denim. Free People has a great video on how to do so! The only thing different I did was that instead of throwing it into the washing machine  over and over again- my mom would have killed me if I did- I had just continued using the sand paper to make the tears in the denim. I'm trying to go for a little bit of a riot grrl/feminism theme (can you tell?) with buttons and patches of my favorite female figures ever. So far, this has been my favorite project ever, and the best part is, is that it's still going.

Claire Boucher, Bjork, and Chloe Sevigny buttons- The Pulp Girls
Alice Glass and Crystal Castles buttons- OhFuschia on Etsy

I hope this has inspired some of you to experiment with denim; it's so much fun! I would also love to see pictures of your denim jackets in the near future.