Rachel Kaufman, freelance writer » Fashion http://www.readwriterachel.com Interrogator of gargoyle lovers, frog fondlers, and the eternal optimists saving the news industry Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:53:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Make Old Clothes Fab: Jean Modification http://www.readwriterachel.com/top/make-old-clothes-fab-jean-modification/ http://www.readwriterachel.com/top/make-old-clothes-fab-jean-modification/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 20:07:08 +0000 Rachel http://www.illogicalart.net/blog/?p=23 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> WITH THE CURRENT DRIVE to be green and spend less money, thrift-store shopping is now eco-chic. But what if those Gap skinnies or Seven bootcuts don’t fit, are out of date, or are just revolting? Don’t die of barfness — reconstruct.

Did Levi Strauss have skirts, appliques and raw hems in mind when he invented jeans? Nah, but redoing denim makes sense. Denim “has a distinct American history,” says San Francisco designer Scatha G. Allison, author of “Jean Therapy” ($20, Quarry). “It’s designed to be worn until it falls apart,” meaning blues that’ve outlived their hipness are ripe for rehab.
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