I've been mulling over my wardrobe over the past few months. As I have cut my spending habits and now only buying things that I think will either last the test of time or not just get bored off, I thought it would be an idea to try and revive some old stuff instead of getting rid.
Boring old chinos, a back of the cupboard jobby. So I needed to bring life back into the old dogs. I have separate painting clothes, which obviously get really messy with paint, but I always like the effect all the random paint splattering gives. I've also always had the images of Alexander McQueen's S/S 10 collection in the back of my mind, I knew I wanted to give it a bash.
The Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2010 presentation featured an array of paint splattered looks. Image from GQ.com
A couple of blobs of acrylic paint is all I needed.
I'm like a kid when I comes to mess, still love it.
I first I thought I'd gone overboard with the paint but screw it, so I just added more.
The finished product, pretty simple really. I decided to stop at the thighs, incase I took it too far, as there's no turning back. I splashed a bid on the back pockets and lower leg too.
I haven't got a shot of me wearing them yet, as I haven't actually worn them but I will do soon. Has anyone else done any DIYs with paint before, what did it turn like? What do you think of my effort?
Keep those Ray-Ban Competition entries coming, you have until 9th July to enter if you already haven't.
Good call Buckets, they look awesome.
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this is so interesting, cant wait to see you wear them, xoxo
ReplyDeletewhat a brilliant idea, i can't wait to see you in them! the idea also sightly reminds me of the dolce and gabbana painted tulle dresses a few years back...
ReplyDeletei'd quite like to try this technique, bleach would also look pretty cool. do you know gem fatale's blog? a few weeks back she did a tutorial on bleaching clothes.
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Looks great, Mat. Feeling a little left out at this stage, everyone seems to be DIY paint mad!
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Hey Mat,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great little project! And so inspiring..I certainly will be re-vamping some old clothes this weekend and will show them to you as I think I need something to do at nights other than watching Big Brother... :) x
looks awesome! what do you plan on wearing them with? i think a plain white t-shirt and jacket would look great.
ReplyDeleteWow, they look just fantastic! I think I could do the same thing to one of my old skirts. That could also look pretty good :---D Maybe I just have to try ..
ReplyDeleteLove the color palette you used on this one.
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I really like those! I think the danger with just white paint as you get in cheap high street designs is that it literally looks like a lame rip off of jeans actually worn to paint in. With multi colours it is far more obviously stylized, not merely a mimic, so it works better if that makes sense? Oh and it was tea, it was a limited edition Oolong I got at the Tea Palace!
ReplyDeletewow they look crazily cool! what a creative mind you have ;) this idea would look fab on a plain oversized t-shirt.. think i may have to do some DIY-ing this summer :P x
ReplyDeletea great idea! plus...i bet it was fun to do :)
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ReplyDeletei think you will like it very much . come to have a look , please !!
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Wow these are wicked! Always such a nice idea to reignite the love for old clothes. What are you going to put them with? Clashing patterns a la McQueen?
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good Idea I think I'll make also my own pants!
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me likey!!! what happens when you wash them though? :)
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Great idea! What I like best is that you can always 'add a touch' if you feel like it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a brilliant idea! I love how it turned out :D
ReplyDeleteThis is so great. One of my friends did this accidentally by wearing the same jeans to her art classes. Then she decided to wear them out, and got quite the compliments. Forgive me using the word, but it's pretty "badass."
ReplyDeleteThey look great. I also want to know what happens when you wash them! If you have to do it again I also think you should take the opportunity to do some actual painting while you're creating the jeans - a double creative/DIY session.
ReplyDeleteWow, these look awesome! I'm painting a wall for charity on friday, so maybe I'll end up with something similar!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, they look fantastic !!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, they look fantastic !!
ReplyDeleteWoow this looks super cool!
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