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My Custom DIY Levi’s Shorts

05.06.2011 Posted in Denim DIY, Designer Jeans reviews by Lorna, Editor
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I thought I would do something a little different in what I share with you and customize a pair of Levi’s. I often customize my denim by ripping, shredding, patching, hemming, studding, paint splattering etc because I love to make jeans more my own.

This time I took a pair of higher rise Levi’s jeggings that I had and chopped the legs off to make them into shorts. It’s best to cut one leg first after measuring where you want them and then fold them in half and cut the other leg against the already chopped one to make sure they are the same. Since these were completely plain (see the first gallery image) I decided to make them a little more edgy and distress them. I took a small holed cheese grater and something hard to put inside the leg and then grated the denim really hard where I wanted the distressing. It does take a while to get the destruction as you want it. I also made abrasions on the zipper area, the pockets, the back pockets and around the waist band.

After I had finished doing all of that I soaked them in water to get all of the dust and fabric bits off and then I left them in the sun to dry for a while to fade the denim a bit. I then chucked them in the tumble dryer to roughen them up a little bit more. Finally I frayed the edges of the new hem with scissors. It’s really easy and simple to make your own shorts this way, it just takes a lot of patience to get the end result. I do prefer to customize and make my own denim shorts to actually buying new ones. How many of you do the same thing?

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14 Responses to “My Custom DIY Levi’s Shorts”

  1. izzy says:
    May 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    great job Lorna. They look like a pair of store bought designer shorts. I might just have to give it a try myself. Thanks for the turorial. Beautiful setting for the pictures as well.

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  3. Lorna, Editor says:
    May 7, 2011 at 4:02 am

    Thanks Izzy! Yeah, I saw the yellow fields by my house and thought wow, those would be great for photos :)

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  11. Vanessa says:
    November 21, 2011 at 5:27 am

    Is flare jeans really in? because I haven’t seen much ppl with them in the Netherlands

  12. Natalie says:
    February 13, 2012 at 7:04 am

    They look so great! How did you use the scissors to fray the hem? I can’t quite get this bit right :-)

  13. Lorna, Editor says:
    February 14, 2012 at 8:22 am

    Thanks! Yes I did, I also used some sand paper and pulled at it with my fingers :)

  14. Cecily Wicks says:
    April 11, 2012 at 12:38 am

    they look so beutiful

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