/fa/ - Fashion

Front pic.
Made with $5 Kmart converse black low fakes and about $10 worth of Acrylic off-white (Dulux spanish white) wall paint. 2 coats hand painted.
White laces are the stock ones and black are just some I had lying around

>pic 'lated

WTF OUUUUUUT

>>7404791
you just made white sneaks?
white laces duh

>>7404799
Forgot pic, :^)
>>7404802
See above.

I prefer the black laces. Those look cool!

>>7404813
black laces

super cool tho

>>7404810
Thanks bb :^)
These are them next to my ~3 or 4 month old hitop painted reds.
Still not sure how I feel about the paint cracking/dirtying. The lows won't get as dirty/cracked as I tend to wear the highs through hard conditions/while traipsing through the bush and whatnot.
>>7404820
Thanks xx

>>7404810

Don't listen to this guy

Black laces look like shit with those

In fact, laces darker than the shoe most often look like shit

Do something with the laces, paint them too or whatever

>>7404827
Aaand I forgot the pic again.

Just arrived are black leather hitops. $120aud because I couldn't find any cheaper and I quite like converse when it's monocoloured.

White laces, looks good mate.

>>7404813
the black ones look bad because too much contrast and the white ones look bad because the shoe is more of a cream; the colors are too close together i.e. not enough contrast
so either find laces the exact same color, paint the laces, or get light grey laces

Has anyone have any experience with waxing cotton? Thinking about experimenting with it when I have the time.

>>7404872

>>7404868
Thanks for the advice :) I'll try to find some grey laces at a store tomorrow and try them on.
x

>>7404873

Otter waxed a pair of old Cheap Mondays, looked OK but gave them a really oily coating that would rub against everything and collect shit tons of dust. I washed them after 3 days because of how disgusting they get.

Would not recommend. Waxing Canvas is probably a better idea.

>>7404881
Cape? Looks nice. Love the silhouette.
>>7404872
Did you make it or alter it? The colour looks coolios.
The bowtie/pocketsquare. Black lace with white satin underneath. Was v hard to keep them together while sewing but they turned out alright :)

>>7404854
120aud?
are you fucking australians out of your god damned minds? you can find that shit for like $60 international shipping
goddamn

>>7404881
love that silhouette
would buy off etsy/bigcartel/etc

>>7404914
Nah I looked and couldn't find any. On amazon they were cheap but no shipping to AUS :( Also customs has a habit of screwing anything that passes our borders with a hefty entry fee. Also free overnight delivery was nice :^) x

>>7404936
you could have bought it on eastbay for $70 with $40 shipping and it would have of made more sense than buying it for $120
they're
everywhere
for so fucking cheap

>>7404946
Oh well. Maybe next time. :)
I'll check out eastbay though. x

>>7404936
>customs gas a habit of screwing anything that passes our borders with a hefty entry fee
what I get shipments every week and I've never had any extra fees

>>7404973
Hmm, maybe it's mainly on electronics. It could be related to the seller/shipping method. I dunno :)

>>7404986
GST is imposed on purchases over $1000 maybe customs is over valuing your shipments?

>>7405006
I haven't had any fees on clothes - I don't think I've had any imported at all actually. I know my brother's Macbook Air copped an extra $300 or so billing for tax/shipping/customs or something.
Thanks for the info though :)

>>7405023
yea that'd be the GST because a macbook breaches the $1000 thresh hold.
you'll be fine for clothes or anything under $1000

>>7405032
Sweet :) I'll keep it in mind for future international purchases.

Question for DIYers

I'm lazily taking in a pair of chinos that have a good fit in the top block but are loose from the top of the leg down. Would it be better to take all the extra fabric in at the inseam, all at the outseam, or half at each part? Previously, I've had the problem of sewing at the outseam causing the packets to jutt out kinda unnaturally.

>>7405074
I do all at the inseam, but maybe from the knee down it'd be a good idea to do half half. That's just what I do. Am about to do a pair myself actually.

>>7405074

half at each part, otherwise the leg is will twist

>>7405096
I suspected this was the answer, but I never quite understood it. It has to do with the alignment of the front crease, right?

Thinking of doing a couple black to white dip dye tee. Like pic related. Anyone here done it before?

pic related, not mine but some inspo

Basically what I'm planning

-Bleach my brown Parka and spray paint the patches white

-Bleach a pair of black Zara drop crotch pants and wax them.

-Print something on the back of a Parka

>>7404791
>trying to copy teddys ann d's

>>7405110
make sure you test the bleach on an inconspicuous spot before you do it. From my experience bleach turns black pants orange

>>7405111
No, I just had done fake MMMxCons on my highs and thought it might look good on some lows I had considering I didn't have any lowtop shoes and it's about to be summer. Ann Ds are nice, just expensive :)

>>7405110
i doubt you'll be able to get the parka to go completely white
>>7405119
and this it's difficult to bleach black things without them going orange and then decomposing from the bleach

>>7405107
interested in this as well. I've messed with chlorine and black tee's but I haven't messed with dip dying.

What's a good brand to get some dye? I get mixed reviews on Amazon

>>7405129
Yeah I figured.
I don't care about the Parka so I'll just try.
ANd the Zara's aren'T expensive either, it's just trying something new, you know.
THank's for the advice.

>>7405137
It's probably easier to dip dye a white tee with black dye imo.
Thinking about marbling some tees with fabric ink.

>>7405148
make sure to get a dye for synthetic fabric if the t-shirts are synthetic

>>7405149
I wasn't looking to make the black tee shirts white. I wanted an orangey color. Though on some shirts I got a very bright orange-white I haven't been able to replicate.

>>7405149
pics of marbled shirt? sounds sick

>>7405195
Haven't actually done it yet. Have to wait until I get home from uni. Thinking about marbling them the same way you do with paper. If they turn out well I might try it with sweatshirts/sweatpants. Also thinking about painting some shit
So many ideas so little time

>>7405107
Haven't done it, but I would kind of like to. I think that it looks much better when the darker of the two colors is on top, otherwise it looks like you just waded into some sort of black lagoon. In your pic, the bottom one looks better than the top one, imho

>>7405213
Guide/tutorial??

>>7405149
Any recommendations on dye? I hear some dyes leak and I'm unsure as to where i should cop.

>>7404791
Noice OP, good job

I have this pair of $30 prokeds from when I was starting out, never worn. They're basically chucks without the toe cap.

Think they'd look good if I painted them gray? Or should I stick with white and dye the laces slightly darker?

The laces are sort of cream-colored, so there wouldn't be enough contrast if I just painted the shoes white

>>7405246
http://rookiemag.com/2013/01/diy-paper-marbling/
Thinking about doing the same process to the tees. I'll post results when I actually get around to doing this. It's all theoretical for now.
Also does anyone know the best way to distress a pair of jeans without it looking fake?

>>7405227
I like the bottom one in the pic too. It looks more trippy, as if it should be the other way around but isn't. :)

>>7405263
Wear them :) But srsly, probably use sandpaper to get syk faydz or some crap. Just wear them in really rough conditions or leave them out hanging on the line for weathering.
>>7405252
I think white'd look better, but if you're set on grey try it. I'd say go with white and try the laces that it comes with, otherwise maybe go out and buy some cheap white/black/grey laces. x

>>7405263
That marbling looks awesome. I'm gonna give it a shot when I finish my stack of alterations to be done :)

>>7405263
Looks good. I'l probably try it when I get paid,will probably also mess with more black tees and bleach.

>>7404854
>mfw over 100 dollars for converse
>mfw I got Jack Purcell's at Marshall's for 22 bucks

>>7405289
Lemme know how it turns out. Need to cop some transfer paper for some more DIYs.
>tfw can't sew because of needle phobia
I would do so many alterations.

>>7404791
>saw tooth lacing
>black laces on white shoes

Real super tryhard man. Real Tryhard.

>>7405315
so what you don't try at all or something?

>>7405315
I dunno man, I think it looks pre sick :^)

>>7405313
welcome to australia

>>7404813
those look pretty good

white laces fo sho tho

>>7405423
Hey, nothing but love and constructive criticism here :^)
ily x

>>7405107
i had a go but it was pretty shitty
the black ended up blue
and i managed to splatter some dye over the white portion by accident which looked like shit
and the stitching at the hem didn't take the dye so that looked shit as well

>>7405429

>try to buy black Vans as a basic sneaker
>most american stores conveniently do not ship Vans to Australia
>$80 for a pair of Vans in Straya

>>7405927
Damn. Did the dye creep up further than you wanted it or was the actual dying alright?

I have white converse I wanna paint up

dunno what i should do tho

someone give me ideas?!!

>>7406006
Someone the other day did this. It's some black acrylic? paint and it looks pretty sick. The duct tape is there to keep the slim silhouette with his preferred lacing arrangement.

>>7406017
damn

those are fuckin sweet

>>7405927
post a pic

Any ideas on what i should do with my mud boots?

>>7406054
paint them in white latex

>>7406017
such rick knockoffs

>>7406086
That could actually turn out really well I reckon. Give it a shot if you're game :)
>>7406088
But he made them himself, so entirely fair enough x

>>7406096
he didn't make the shoes himself fucknut he just painted them

>>7406086
>>7406096
I would completely cover the shoe, correct?

>>7406113
like yours up here >>7404839

>>7406106
Yes, but he did it himself. He didn't go out and buy fakes :^)
>>7406113
I painted the complete outside (not the bottom of the sole) and the inside rim of the tongue/upper canvas and around the inner eyelets aswell.

what paint should i use on leather converse for cracking?

>>7406017
i kind of like the ducttape

>2013
>too poor for cps

>>7404899
use acrylic paint + gel gloss
theres tuts on that as well
doesnt rub off anywhere, but washes out if you put them in the machine so i'll repaint mine

>>7405074
>>7405096
>>7405098
you do the outseam because thats a less complicated stitching method so you can do the same sewing but cut the rest of. grammar much bad but point such important

>>7406017
w-would you be mad i-if i stole that idea?

>>7406088
knock offs how?

>>7406335
ginda like how i wrote subbreme on my cap in sharbie :D not nogg off made it myslef :^D

>>7406017
what colour were the converse originally?

Best rubber to buy for homemade CCP drips?


quiicckkllyyyyy

>>7409374
that drippy stuff is latex

>>7409406

yeah which one should i buy?

on ebay atm and a lot of them are being sold for moulding purposes and say that they won't cling to the object theyre being molded to

what cop?

>>7409415
http://stylezeitgeist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14252

thin it out more for longer drips

it will wear out with time

you will get lots of practice

>>7409425

saw that article before and heard that stuff turned out being a pretty bad choice

not to mention its expensive

>>7409374
shoe goo

>>7409093
But he's not adding "Rick Owens" to the sole or a rick pic inside, he just made his own custom shoes and didn't try to brand them as rick.

>>7408175
I wouldn't have suspected outseam. Will it still fit well enough?

>>7409794
If you have multiple pairs of pants you can try with them. For me it really depends on each pants - what stitching it has and how much fabric I want to take off. G'luck either way :^)

>>7406017
I feel like this is the type of thing that looks cool in pictures but looks dumb in person.

Do you have any more pics?

>>7409794
why would it fit weird? it only does when you dont sew straight which maybe is a little tricky at first seeing as you'll want a taper
-turn inside out
-look how the existing stiching is
-measure how tight you want the leg opening/use needles to fix it and try it on
-sew over needles, try to get a smoot line
-try on, if bad sew over it again or remove stitches, if good cut fabric off and sew over edge to stop fraying

my mum taught me this and ive done several pants since. i always shortened them as well so that would take care of the edge of the opening and seam

>>7404813
the white one looks goddamn amazing, will have to try out myself eventually

>>7411442
Thanks man! Could you tell us how to shorten the pants too?

You guys think it would be cool if I painted a pair of converse lows white like OP, but splattered some primary colored acrilic paint on em? Kinda like a MMM Replica but in converse form?

>>7412257
Ive seen the margielas irl and id say nail varnish comes closer than acrylic
But are they really appealing to you? Not only bc theyre margiela? If yes then go for it if no dont
>>7412218
Will do

>>7412744
>repairing $30 sneakers

repairing my pf flyers

>>7412747
letting your shit go to waste

>>7412218
okay so this is not a professional guide, just some easy steps for easy altering
ill just explain shortening + tapering together, i trust you guys arent complete retards and will be able to do one seperately
you need a sewing maching, yarn, scissors, needles, iron, measuring tape


-put pants on, figure out how short you want them, mark with needles or chalk
-cut off about 3cm's below your marking
-put them on again and figure out how much tighter you want them (remember to get your foot out)
-turn them inside out and mark where the new seam is supposed to run along -taper should start at the knee or even higher to make it nice and gradually and end at the leg opening
-you can just use needles and poke them through both layers to hold it in place
-sew along the line, a basic - - - - - - stitch is fine
-remove needles then try them on
-it might not be perfect but you can just try again, either sew over the other seam or remove it and start new
-you will see if its a nice taper or has an edge somewhere or is too curvy
-if youre happy cut the excess fabric off
-sew zigzag vvvvvvvvv over the edge to stop it from fraying
-now fold the bottom bit once about half the length to your actual length then fold again
-iron the cuffs to make them stay in place and then sew along the top (just like it looks now). because of the double fold it will look nice and tidy even when cuffed
-done!

here this picture might illustrate the steps or maybe confuse you

anyone here tried arm knitting? seems easy and fast

>>7412750
You must be really poor or something, buy a new pair.

>changing your laces
>diy
>genertation y

>>7413407
>generation consume
y-you m-must be poor!!11

>>7406088
look more like ccp knockoffs to me

just painted some old shoes lol

bumü

What kind of brush did you paint them with?

>>7413610
I don't like it personally but I hope you used acrylic. Are you looking for a flake-and-chip pattern? Plan on repainting? I might be prejudging, those could look cool with the right outfit.

Can anyone steer me toward the right direction in making the pattern for this shirt?
Why are the seams on the collarbone?

>>7413610
looks rad brad

>>7414554

it's rick iirc so it's probably p.difficult to recreate

>>7414554

It's just a yoke. Nothing that weird about it except that it's rarely proportioned like that.

>>7414666

To clarify, it's a shoulder seam that's modified to function like a yoke. It just means that the pattern piece for the back of the tee is longer than the front and that excess wraps over the shoulder to meet the front pattern piece.

>>7414677
wow
thanks lol

>>7404791
those look really good op

if i had the time and money, i'd do the same and make myself some diy cdg x converses

i'd also like to dip-dye some tees as well
what color combos should i experiment with???

i think the only real diy i've done was cutting the velcro off some addidas and buying 5 foot long laces to tie around the ankle

>>7412744
Looking good bb :^)
>>7413433
I painted the shoes too x
>>7414517
Just a regular one with a 1cm bristle width or whatever you call it :)
>>7414710
Thanks. I think it's worth trying out black/white dyes for a monochrome palette, but maybe navy/burgundy for a coloured palette could look good. Best of luck with diying :)

Just made this a short sleeved shirt, added extra slits at the back (because of a rip) and added the floral bits yesterday. Pic with the new board + shoes (with white laces) :)

>>7415120

I like the idea man, and I'm definitely jealous that you make your own clothes...but I'm not feeling the floral. looks pretty cheap

>>7413150
thanks!

>>7415120
you welsh?

>>7415120
lookin' great bruh!

>>7416607
who's asking?

>>7415657
Yeah, double that, looks like wall mart 5$ shirt. Better make plain colour shirt with interesting fit.

always wanted to try this

Any directions i have to do before painting my shoes?

>>7418792
what are you trying to do?

>>7418957

look like this:

>>7406017

i deed these once

>>7419315
why not twice?

>>7419323
well technically there are two

>>7419329
>technically

>>7419335
if you want to get technical

>>7412744
andy samberg guy you should put on a trip, you actually do cool shit and contribute. i recognize you from shoes, sad to see their messed but i dig the stitching, itll probably hold together better than the glue did

>>7404873
yes, i melted beeswax with boiled linseed oil, it bleeds on everything if you don't post-treat it.

>>7405074
depends on where the ease needs to be taken in m8, i'd really need to see them in person to give a good assessment.

>>7411442
bad technique tbh, unless you just want pants skinnier and don't particularly care about the quality of the fit.

>>7412218
use your iron to press the raw hem up once until it's firmly creased, then over again until it's firmly creased, sew in the round.

>>7414554
i thought it was more complex when i first saw it, but it's really straightforward, it's just a massive tshirt and the weight and body of the fabric is what carries the design.
easiest way to do it would be to slash up a similar pattern and cop some dense double knit. i was going to do something more complex with a similar feel but didn't have time before the semester closed out. anyway, there's a really cool vogue vintage pattern for a coat that could be modified for this, idr the name or code but i can go find it mebe

>>7404839
I wonder if the cracking would look good if you did black on white or white on black...

hmmm

>>7416607
Nah Aus :^) Irish and German heritage tho.
>>7415657
Cheers x the floral is just a bit of personal flare I added. the rolled down sleeves are the same as the rest tho
>>7419315
They're really sick. Love the blue around the sole fading to the white. Keep up the good work
>>7419902
The lows are white on black and I'm gonna do a pair for my brother the same so I'll see how they end up cracking and post some pics. x

If i want to paint my shoes like OP, do i need to use a medium-sized paint brush or small?

>>7423288
I used a medium sized, but a small would work too.

>>7423460

if i want to do something like this, how?

>>7423524
I'm not really sure what you want to replicate with this, but CCP drips have an entire leather upper (including the extra tongue flap) and use a plasti-dip for the drips. You could but leather white converses or a similar leather sneaker and use the plasti-dip solution suggested in the previous comments above to get the drips on the sole and the rubber/plastic exterior, or alternatively you could use a full acrylic paint or another shiny paint on regular canvas converses like in >>7406017 and do the drips on that. :^) Hope it helps

>>7423524
get shoes that you like...cum on it multiple times

>>7423569
ccp uses dyed rubber not some shitty plasti-dip

>>7423687
Coolies. :^)

>>7418681
did something like that for an exam, v. time consuming and frustrating if you dont bang the nails in hard enough.

>>7423569

th-thanks mate