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Saturday, August 15, 2009

I Dyed These Pants

I may have given up on the Recession Challenges, but I’m still working some of the challenge ideas on my own. I bought a pair of white, cropped, cargo pants at Valley Thrift with the intent of dyeing them a darker color. Before the dye, they reminded me of a big diaper.


Black dye applied to a 60% cotton/40% polyester blend yielded a slate gray shade. The trim and ties came out a lighter gray.


Shirt, Target. Pants, Forever 21 (thrifted and overdyed). Flipflops, Ecote. Earrings, Pangaea.


Black dye has magical butt-shrinking properties.

10 comments:

  1. Wow! The dye job on those is incredible! I'd buy those pants off the rack like that. Nicely done.

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  2. I really like those! It's so pretty how the main pant part is brown, and the rest came out gray!

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  3. you don't need the shrinkage- but they are more flattering in that interesting hue! you're so brave.

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  4. The dye job definitely yielded such an improvement! Because of you, I've often looked at something on clearance and thought, 'I wonder what that would look like if I dyed it, hmmm..." :)

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  5. LOVE the dye job!

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  6. Those pants are adorable! Good job.

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  7. WAY better after the dyeing! Love how the detailing came out a different color.

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  8. I love how these turned out.... it´s so cool when you buy something but vision it a different way... and then make it happen.

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  9. CUTE! It worked!

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  10. Anonymous8:41 AM

    Smart, smart, smart! Love how the trim turned out lighter. Very cute.

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