Each of us has that pile of
jeans in our wardrobe that we don't wear anymore. A pair was our favorite of a period and trying it on again now we cannot explain ourselves why. Another one never really fitted us, but we promised to lose weight so we bought it anyway. Nonetheless, it never happened and those jeans are still on the back of the closet. The third pair is not fashionable anymore. The other day I was reading about the
Upcycling denim challenge on
Outsapop and I was reflecting that
denim fabric is almost indestrutible and can be used again and again before being trashed. So take that pile of
jeans, a pair of scissors and give a new life to that old denim.
Recycle your jeans, they may become your new favorite spring must have. Get inspired by the ideas below and check out my
diy trousers section with a lot of
jeans re-styles.
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| jeans bag -the 5 pockets istantly become useful bag pockets - tutorial by Make Mine Silk |
Three different bags made of
recycled denim of increasing difficulty. The istant bag is the one above, you cut your jeans and sew them at the bottom, the tutorial is by
Make Mine Silk.
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man shirt into skirt by madebylex
Man shirts are often "the chosen victims" of re-fashions. Made by Lex, transformed a man shirt into an easy skirt. Love it. |
Now if we pick the
skirt with elastic at the waist as a starting point we can create a lot more styles making little variations. This Lanvin for Acne collection from 2010 it's a great source of inspiration. The skirt with the frill on one side is feminine and wearable while the dress is the middle has a draped top over the simple skirt.
A creative way to
reuse jeans? Boots with pockets!
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| Chanel spring 2013 |
Girly short dress by Chanel clearly inspired to a pair of jeans; and that pair could be used to make it!
So you don't like your jeans anymore, why not
dye them? The ones above are
dip dyed jeans soaken up in a bleach solution.
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| jeans leg into lunch tote bag via outsapop |
The different fabrics sewn together create a new up-to-date look.
11 comments:
Siccome ho una pila di vecchi jeans e ne dovro' pur fare qualcosa, stavo leggendo il tuo post quando ... bam! ci sono anch'io!! grazie per avermi messo nel tuo roundup! il vestitino di Chanel.... mmmmmm... mi garba!!! :)
I love all of these ideas - but I think for the novice sewer a handbag is a great place to start!
Are you going to show us how its done? Just if you have the time :-D
♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.
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@donatella eh eh quella camicia รจ proprio bella!
@Paula if you click on the link I put below the images you'll find the tutorials of the bag with pockets and the vowen one
This is so inspiring!! I love Lavin's dresses and the one from Chanel. Love the idea of the dyed denim. I was going to make a denim dress and I'll probably use some of this inspirations :)
xxx
I love the draped dresses and skirt! Thanks for this inspiration
These are some great ideas, thanks for sharing :)
xx
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This is the BEST round up I've seen! So often reusing denim can look tacky and dated, but these are wonderful. I'm fairly certain a pair of denim boots + lunch bag are in my future! <3
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Mi piace tantissimo questa idea:
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This is great. I love the woven bags. I will not throw away my old jeans now. Upcycling is one of my favorite things to do.
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