diy distressed shorts

I instagrammed a photo of these two weeks ago, and I've been restraining myself from taking scissors to my entire jean collection.  I distressed these in a few spots and I love the outcome. These were a pair of vintage levi's boyfriend jeans that I picked up at a thrift shop that needed to be re-loved. 

*Jeans
*Measuring Tape
*Chalk or Fabric Marker
*Sharp scissors
Slip on jeans and measure where you want to cut jeans with chalk (or fabric marker). If you plan to cuff them, add about two inches to your desired length. Cut jeans at marked lines with scissors.  With scissors, cut two slits in area where you want to distress. Keep in mind the distressing will occur inside of the two slits. Once you have cut your desired slits, pull at the white threads with a fine needle to loosen and separate from the blue threads. Pick at the white threads individually and lift them away from the denim edge. This helps to loosen the white threads and also the blue ones.  Use your tweezers to pull the blue threads out. This part is a bit of a challenge, but once you get the first thread the rest come out pretty easily. Continue distressing in other areas to achieve your desired look. Don't worry if you mess up here or there, the whole finished product is supposed to look imperfect. That's the whole appeal to the distressed look.  After you're done, throw them in the washer and dryer to get that fraying and tattered look.  Voila! Final product after wash and dry.  *In order to create the perfect denim shorts out of jeans, choose a pair that is slightly looser in the thigh area. I chose a pair of boyfriend levi's. 
*One way to choose the perfect length for your shorts is to measure the intended jeans against a pair you already own and are the perfect length. It's always better to make them longer, just to be on the safe side. 
*You do not necessarily need to use the needle to dig out the white threads; but I did find it easier on time (and my hands!)
*Always throw them in the washer and dryer. This step is essential to achieving the distressed look. 
*If this is your first time distressing, it would probably be best to test out on a pair that you don't have too much love for in the event the distressing doesn't come out exactly the way you want it to. 

If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me. I'd be more than happy to help! 

Have fun! 





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weekend recap

afternoon treat break

diy'g a pair of boyfriend shortshot temps = obligatory pool dayweekend wear: full outfit post tomorrowi am a sucker for bikes with baskets, although my own bike doesn't have one as she pedaled, the machine produced shaved ice. genius!these "legs" were all over the streets of SoHo
Hey party people! How was your weekend? Mine was just fabulous. There is nothing like summer weekends, I tell you. No better excuse to spend the weekend at the pool or beach cooling off, on the go, or just being lazy (you can always blame it on the heat). We got a little bit of rest yesterday but have been on the go for the better part of the weekend. After this past week's heatwave, Saturday and Sunday were glorious days; yesterday being the better of the two. We spent Saturday in Long Island at a backyard barbecue doing what we do best: eating, drinking, talking and lounging by the pool. If we had our own pool, I'm pretty sure that's where you'd find us about 95% of the summer. Sunday, we checked out the new flea market in LIC in Queens. It is not as big as the Brooklyn Flea, but still definitely worth a run through to see all the cool stuff they have. And a trip into the city is never complete without a stop through SoHo. It's disappointing that summer is so short of a season. Retail stores are already putting out their fall merchandise and although I love the Fall season, it's depressing to think the cold looms right around the corner. Yes, I'm in denial. 'Til then I'll be making the most out of the summer. So should you. 
By the way, I can't get this song OUT. OF. MY. MIND. Doesn't it make you want to take off all your clothes?! Oh. That's just me huh?! 



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pop of style

J.Crew Collection Blazer {last year}. H+M striped tank {similar}. Zara faux leather shorts {similar}. Zara heels {old, but similar}. Bauble necklace via Etsy {last worn here}. Vintage necklaces. Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid in Electric Orange. Essie Saturday Disco Fever nails.  Happy Tuesday loves! Hope you are all having a great day, so far. Can we just stop for a moment and have a moment of silence for these faux leather shorts? *cue elevator music* If I told you I loved them, it'd be an understatement. They are perfect in every way but then again isn't everything Zara makes?! I am a self-dubbed Zara whore, seriously. If I wore everything I owned from Zara on the blog it would take the element of surprise out of every outfit post. I checked and they don't have these shorts on their website anymore, but these are similar. Now let's talk about these sandals. I've had these sandals for well over a year and I just realized this is the first time I've worn them on the blog. I'm a bad girl! When they first came out, I think every blogger in Blog Land scooped them up. That's what usually happens when you mix shoe-a-holics and a gorgeous shoe at a great price point. Naturally, I gravitate towards colors like red, black, animal print, and brown but these stood out to me moreso than the other color choices because of the great color combo. So these sexy green and blue sandals were a perfect pop of color to add to my collection. I'm getting sassy in my old age. 

Photos by Larry Vila


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seafood festival

Blouse: J.Crew | Shorts: J Brand {made into cutoffs} | Wedges: L.A.M.B.

Hat: H+M {recent} | Belt: J.Crew

Jewelry: J.Crew and H+M bracelets; Mini Bauble Necklace via Groopdealz

Nails: NYX Pastel Coral | Lips: MAC Amorous

Wishing you all a very Happy Monday! Thank you for reading! 

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