Ever since seeing these shorts on the runway I thought ‘I need to make those.’ They remind me of these little indian prayer flags my friend Diana brought me from India. Also it doesn’t hurt that I love denim shorts and it’s always cool to find new ways of wearing them. AND I know a lot of you are tired of hearing about Coachella but they are cool shorts to wear to a festival too!….
What you need:
1) Use needles to pin the pom pom to the denim.
2) It should look like this.
3) After you’ve threaded the needle begin to sew the pom pom to the denim diagonally. (I’ve used black thread so you can see how I’ve sewed it.
4) Tah dah! You are done. If you want add the multicolored ones go ahead. You can also add a belly dance chain to make it look cooler!
This is how they look. Sorry about the crap quality of the photo but I took it with my computer since there was nobody home and I couldn’t find my tripod! What do you think? To be quite honest I made these with wishful thinking since its been raining in London and looks like it will be raining for the next few days (sad face).
I think this tutorial by the beauty department is great! To be honest I haven’t tried the nail stickers yet but I think they look super cool! These look great! Definitely trying this! Full Instructions here.
It was only last ss2011 that the Jil Sander’s market bag was all the craze (good and bad) and now for their SS 2012 collection Jil Sander has done it again (via Stephen Jones), This time with a beanie. When I first saw the beanie worn by Bryanboy and Anna dello Russo I was angry that people would pay so much money for a beanie with a piece of net on it but then again I am conflicted. I love the simple modernist design brought about by Raf Simmons and I really do consider it art (in a sort of DIY ready-made way) however since the piece is not singular I don’t know if a mass produced item that could be more cheaply made is worth $450+-. I know this is on the verge of becoming ‘what is fashion?’ babble so I will compromise by making my own in hommage to Jil Sander for just under £5. Here are the steps:
You need:
oversized beanie in whatever color you want ( I got mine for £2 on ebay)
net or veiling for millinery in same color as beanie ( I bought a meter for £2 on ebay)
a needle and thread (in the same color as beanie)
1.) Start by grabbing the end of the net and placing it on the back of your head.
2.) Wrap the net around your face so that you meet the back of the net. Keep Hold of this spot because this is where you will cut. 
3.)Cut length wise 
4.) Wrap the cut net around your head and find the center top of your head like below. This will be where you cut horizontally. 
5.)Cut of the horizontal part of the net that you just measured.
6.)Put on the beanie to the place where you want to wear it. 
7.)Wrap the cut net around your beanie and adjust it how you like it. It should be just below the bottom lip line and loose around this area. 
8.) Sew the back area in the middle with just one stich.
9.)Since the thread of the net is very thin you will sew around it like below. 
10.)Put the beanie on and touch the center of your head this is what you will sew down.
11.)Put the beanie (now sewed on front and back) and hold down the left and right hand top sides that need to be sewed and do this.
12.) Et voila you are done!! Now you can parade around like me (very man repeller)!
What do you think about the beanie in general (Mine or JIl Sander’s)? Would you wear it? Would you pay the price?
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I love this hair chain idea by the Beauty Department it kind of reminds me of the head chains from the 1920s that they used to drape across their foreheads. I’m sure you could also drape this chain across your forehead as well. This is probably a more advanced DIY.
You Need:
Wire cutters
flat-head pliers
thin gold wire
strands of necklace chain
a brass loop
a small hair comb + a bobby pin that matches your hair color. (FYI, all of the metal used here can be found at a bead store if you don’t have a necklace to take apart at home!)
Go to there website for full Instructions!
