I’m sure I speak for most fashion conscientious people when I say finding the perfect pair of jeans is never easy. Searching for the perfect fit, cut, style and color is already enough of a struggle. Now try adding the perfect distressed and ripped look to the mix and it’s enough to make you crazy. Jeans are definitely one article of clothing that don’t give very much leeway for body type variation. So, when you’re in the store and you finally find that pair that look just right on you, you’re guaranteed to buy them. Even if you were secretly hoping the ones that looked the best on you were those trending ones with the distressed touch. Lucky for you, the DIY culture is making it a whole lot easier for all you Fashionistos/as to get exactly what you’re looking for.
I spotted this Fashionisto on the streets of Oneonta rocking a black skinny jean look. I soon came to find out that his jeans were a bit of a DIY project. By taking a pair of black denim pants, a pair of scissors and tweezers, he was able to accomplish a perfectly distressed look. Creating the rips is a bit tedious and time consuming but definitely worth the end result. All you have to do is make a cut in the denim parallel to the weft threads, which are the threads that run vertically. Next, take your tweezers and begin pulling out the warp threads, which are the threads that run horizontally. Before you know it, you’ll have transformed the jeans with the perfect fit into a trendy and one-of-a-kind pair like this Fashionisto’s.
How To: Using the scissor and tweezer trick is just one-way to get the perfect pair of jeans just in time for fall. Another option is to take the sharp straight end of a bobby pin and aggressively scrape the jeans back and forth. This option might take a little more arm muscle, but will definitely get the job done.
