Shredded Jeans
Everyone in the blogosphere seems to have buzzed about Martin Margiela’s unbelievably bad ass fucked-up denim except for me. Am I the ugly duckling? Hopefully not for long, then, because I too have decided to persue this dirt-cheap, high-fashion look. But, shockingly enough, I cannot afford these splendid jeans. Here’s how I feel about them:
So I have economically decided to customize my own out of a pair of worn down Guess jeans, already fraying at the seams and pockets. I’ve decided that since they’re on their way out anyway, I might as well use that look to my advantage and do something useful with them. Even i it doesn’t work out, it’s no great loss, right?
Their Way
(The originals, ripping it up on the runway)
My Way
I became so enamoured by the last picture that I am perusing dying my own slasher jeans black to better suit them for more formal occasions. I never knew completely destroyed clothing could be so classy.
EDIT: See the update on how the jeans have weathered over time here.
Jury is still out for me. I tried this look a while back and it didn’t suit me very well.
Hmmm…
niice job, love what you did to those jeans
thanks babe.
instantvintage – i sort of know what you mean, but this is a look i think I can grow to love and cherish, i still have some adjustments to make though.
i think these jeans are a good look, and when you dye them they’re going to look alot better.
I just don’t like slightly shredded jeans or a few holes, it’s either right out shredded or not at all.
they look really cool! Well done.
Well done on the shredding, however, I am really not buying into the slashed jeans thing. I am actually a bit disappointed in Margiela for doing this!
that was a brave thing to do and you totally rock it.
i want jeans like that as well,a nd im ready for bleaching but am i ready for drastic cuts. show us more.
madamoiselle robot – yeah, I can sympathize with your point of view on the slashed jeans, but i think its about time to make high fashion a little scruffier, so I fully support this fashion phenomenon.
ryder – thanks for your words, but the first thing i tried with these jeans before shredding them was bleaching, and that failed pretty badly because they were already a little pre-bleached.
The jeans look great. I am pretty much convinced at this point to destroy a pair of my jeans. I’m just worried about messing it up and then being out a perfectly good pair of jeans — is it possible to screw this up?? What is the secret? Scissors?
I don’t think you can really ’screw up’ since your goal is to screw up your jeans in the first place. I used an exacto knife and tried to slash in straight lines. I tried them on periodically and slashed wherever seemed appropriate. I think you should go for it, good luck!
Great DIY work! I don’t think I’m going to go there, personally. I’m probably a little too old for this look.
What did you use to shred them?
I used an exacto knife and shredded each side at a time, letting smaller slashes from the other sides “leak” over for a more rough, distressed look.
Could you explain it to me, step by step, how you did it ?
1. Get a pair of old jeans.
2. Plave them on top of a hard surface.
3. Slash the legs deeply from side to side with an exacto knife.
4. Repeat on the backs of the legs.