Contrast Denim Shorts

I have a new item added to my etsy store: 

 A pair of denim cut off shorts with distressed hem. The left side has been bleached to a near white giving a speckled effect. The waist band sits about an inch and a half below the natural waist helping to give the shorts a very relaxed feel the outside side seams are also open an inch and half up from the hem to help give a relaxed worn in feel. 

SIZE: Waist band from side to side 38cm

For sale at www.crossmyheartapparel.etsy.com

his jeans looked better on me any way.

These are a pair of shorts i made from a pair of my ex's jeans. And sorry to disappoint you but i didn't cut them up out hatred of for closure. He completely destroyed them playing football waiting for a bus, ripping the fabric at the crotch beyond repair (i have sewn up many of his jeans countless times) and i got them for scrap fabric. 

                                      

                                      

•  I started by cutting the length of the legs still keeping the shorts quite long at this stage and keeping the bottom of the legs for scrap.
• I then unpinned the waist band and belt loops and then unpinned the front back and side seams. (I kept the back yoke, pockets and zip in, basically because I'm lazy) 
• using the scrap denim i patched up the larger holes in the fabric and darned the smaller ones. 
• I then pinned and tacked the front and back pieces back together, putting them on to check fit and adjusting. 
• once i was happy with the fit i sewed the seems together using a flat welt down the center front and back, reversed lapped seam along the outer leg this left the edges exposed for a more distressed look and a kind of patchwork lapped type seem along the inside legs. 
• at this point i would have reattached the waist band and belt loops, only they went walkies, so I'm leaving that off, but it adds to the distressed effect. 

• I then cut the shorts to length and dipped in bleach. (unfortunately they turned orange not white/gray, but nether mind. 

• once rinsed and dried I continued by adding dome studs to the back pocket and the front and dripped and distressed the fabric. 

ta-da!!    

i love the outcome, now i just need to get out and wear them ;)

Lets Customize

So a little stripped for cash and slightly bored I decided to get some shorts cheep off ebay, I got this pair for £3 including p+p. I changed the fit, cut the length, distressed them and added studs. the shorts are now back on ebay with one day left to go. 

I'll post later on how i did it all, but for now, hear are some more pictures. enjoy <3