Man you're ripped! (...jeans are awesome.)

As some of you may know already Topshop have been having a massive sale at the moment and when I went in I was doomed as soon as I saw the jeans rail which actually had quite a few things in my size. Unfortunately though I was that annoying customer who comes in 10 minutes before closing time so I didn't have enough time to thoroughly look through what they had but I still picked up some jeans and one pair were these:

They were £15 in the sale so I would have probably regretted it if I left them behind because they are perfect for looking edgy and oversized if I'm having a day where I want people to think "Woah don't mess with that chick." And they are just pretty cute. Anyway I thought the rips that were only in the knee looked a bit too large to come off as naturally distressed by themselves so I decided to add a few more holes n stuff. I used this blog post (basically one of the first results on google lol) to help me do this but im going toshow you how I did it anyway how. It's so simple & I hope you enjoy!

Things you need:

• Pen
• Jeans
• Stanley knife or any sharp blade
• A magazine you are willing to destroy
• Needle (optional)

Guide:

1. So imagine I am holding that expertly photoshopped pen. You want to put on the jeans you intend to distress and begin to draw lines where you would like to make rips. Try to keep to places where there would typically be natural tears such as the knees, bottom of the jeans and thighs. I didn't add the pictures but I also added some rips to the pockets of my jeans.

2.Get the rest of your equipment.

3. Slide a magazine into the leg of your jeans and always make sure that it is under the area you are cutting; this will keep both your surface and yourself safer.

4.  On a stable surface (for the love of god don't do this on your lap), begin to tear the jeans, using the blade you have, along the lines you have drawn. PLEASE mind your fingers and hands during this part as amputating body parts is not the main aim here.

5. After ripping away you can choose to take the needle and pull more threads out of the rips just to make them look a little less artificial.

This is my result:

Putting the jeans through the wash once before wearing can help distress the jeans to make them look like they have been worn out over time.

*Salesman voice* So if YOU are looking to turn YOUR anger into fashion this summer...

Please feel free to leave any advice for others in the comments and also comment with links to your blogs and I will check them out as I am trying to find more blogs to follow.

Thank you guys :)