Studded Jeans

Lately, a lot of attention has been put on jeans and studs. From a tough, bleached, and embellished look:

Balmain Spring 2009

To Chloé's softened up spring 2010 all jean look:

I wanted to try this out for myself, and the pictures that really inspired me were these, by Tommy Ton from Jack & Jil.

These are actually from BESS which has a wide range of studded jeans. They can be found here for approximately $275.

I started off with a basic pair of high waisted shorts for the summertime and cut them off a little shorter for a more frayed effect.

I then took a studded belt, like the one below, and removed all the studs by hand.

After this long and arduous process, I placed some studs onto the pockets by pulling the prongs apart, sticking them through the jeans, and closing them back up. Although they are harder to work with than studs you might glue on, they last a lot longer.

After the front was done, I did the back pocket by ripping half of the seam out so that there would be a flap as shown above. Then I put in rows and rows of studs until the whole pocket was covered.

The final step was to bleach the shorts for a more deconstructed and worn look. I did this by simply taking a sponge with Clorox Bleach on it and pressing it onto the shorts in different areas making sure that it was a little splotchy.

The end result was:

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