Boots Baby!: January 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010

Day 2: ACNE Armor Jeans DIY

Materials:
Aluminum Tin Metal
Heavy Duty Clippers
Tape Measure
Jeans
Glue Gun with Fabric Glue
Cereal Bowl

Time:
1-2 Hours

Difficulty:
Medium/Hard

Step 1: Buy yourself a roll of aluminum tin available in the roofing section of Home Depot for around $13 (pictured above).

Step 2: Use your clippers to cut off 3 sections of tin, one for thigh, one for shin, and one for knee. We will then take these sections and cut them down into their exact size listed below, and round the corners.

Shin: 5 1/2" tall x 4" wide
Knee: About the size of the bottom of a cereal bowl or 4" x 4" with metal flaps on side

Thigh: 4" tall x 5 1/2" tall

Step 3: Now you will want to lay all of your armor pieces out and contour your shin and thigh pieces to match your knee piece by cutting out half circles on the bottom of the thigh piece and the top of the shin piece. Pictured below

Step 4: Now that our armor is all done, you need to put on your pants to mark the exact positioning for your armor. The most crucial piece will be the knee piece which must go on the bottom half of your knee so you can bend freely. Mark the position with a fabric marker or sharpie and then place the shin and thigh piece above and below accordingly allowing enough room in between so they do not overlap or clash when your legs move.

Step 5: After marking your armor position, we can now attach them using the glue gun just glueing the right and left edges of the armor to the jeans. An alternative to glueing could be using velcro to attach the metal to the jean so then the metal pieces are removable and you could wash the jeans easily.

VOILA! YOU'RE DONE!

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Day 1: Acne Armor Jeans DIY

Today was Do-It-Yourself day I guess. I've been achin' for the Acne Armor jeans for quite sometime now, I originally axed a DIY ruling it near impossible. However today I was feeling frisky and got my brain juices flowing and with help from a friend decided to use aluminum roofing tin that is easily pliable (even for little girls) as the metal armor material. So I went to Home Depot wandered around aimlessly and out of place until I found the tin which was available in a 6" X 25' roll for around $13. I inherited a great old toolbox as well which I knew I could use to cut, ply, and contort into my desired pieces. I ended up using heavy duty scissors that my grandpa used to trim the rose bush with (name?) to cut my material into my desired shapes. My biggest unknown factor was attaching the tin panels to the jean, I initially thought to poke holes in the tin with a hammer and nail in the corners and stitch the tin to the jeans. However, it was seemingly tedious and awkward trying to sew the panels in the skinny leg of the jeans, so I impatiently took to the glue-gun to get the job done. My errors thus far are sizing of the panels, mine are too large, and the durability of the glue gun cohesion. I'll get back to you tomorrow with a full step-by-step tutorial and the finished product!

Body Chain / Chain Vest / Chain Harness DIY

We start with two identical necklaces, these two I purchased from Forever 21 for under $10 for each.

Because I want the harness to be all chain I'm going to get rid of the ribbon on the necklace and replace it with the longest chain on the dangling part of the necklace by bringing it up on each necklace.

Next I am going to cut off the ribbon from each necklace.

Now our necklaces should look like this, with no ribbon. Take ONE of your necklaces, find the main connector piece (pictured above with red arrow) and gently pull it apart at the seam with your pliers to make an opening in the chain. Once there is an opening, we are going to take our second necklace and link it's connector piece to the connector piece of our first necklace and then use the pliers to put the seam back together so there is no opening.

After connecting your two necklaces it should look like this and you are finished! You may wear it like a vest with the opening in front or in back of your body, or you may connect the connector pieces on the other side of your necklace for more of a harness.

To try this yourself, find a necklace that is long and multi-layered like this one from forever 21, order 2 and get re-arranging!

NUBRELLA?

Well, this new product sure is unique, looks like something we'd see in an 70's movie about the future. I'm just worried only your head will stay dry but that tricky angled wind will still soak your legs. Anyhow if it tickles your fancy it can be yours for just $49 at Nubrella.com.

Deena & Ozzy Woven Boot

I love these Deena & Ozzy boots on UrbanOutfitters.com although they are selling out fast so you might want to buy them in store. My only complaint is the color, but it could be a nice change to my black filled closet.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

"Sometimes" - Miami Horror

What a sexy little video, kudos Miami Horror. Summer time get here fast!

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2010

The rumors are TRUE!

Apple formally announced today the iPad, after countless mock-up drawings and renderings thought to be merely a myth! The iPad will be priced starting at $499. Personally I feel that my MacBook is still superior just because the tablet looks like it may be bothersome to hold since it cannot just lazily sit on your lap, and being an avid multitasker I like to type to friends on AIM or e-mail while watching movies on my computer which may be difficult when the keyboard takes up half your screen... Only time will tell.