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| (via The Glamourai -- I love the distressed/destroyed look of this jacket.) |
Denim jackets will never go out of style. Whether yours is cropped or regular, bleached or dark wash, there are countless outfits you can throw a jean jacket over to complete a look. They're also endlessly personalize-able. I just made that word up -- feel free to use it in your everyday vocabulary.
To be clear: when I say "personalize," that doesn't mean I condone bedazzling, cutesy embroidery, or puff paint. Jackets, or ANYTHING for that matter, decorated with these travesties should be left in the 80's and in midwestern Goodwill stores where they belong. Below, however, are some fun ideas that are worth a try...
Use pins to add a little personality: Search your mom or grandmother's jewelry box, grab vintage ones from Goodwill, or buy a
big flower pin from Forever 21 for a buck. Also, putting a pop of fun fabric under the collar is a great idea... it would take a little sewing know-how, but would be a really cool addition to a jacket.
Decorating the entire back panel of your jacket: You could probably use a sharpie, paint, or your favorite art medium to create your own design, kind of like the jacket below from Forever 21. On Anthropologie's site, I saw these jackets where the panel was
replaced with a painting -- an extreme version, but maybe
worth considering and emulating in a slightly less dramatic way.
Classic studs: You can buy studs at any craft store (or
even online). Choose a section or two on your jacket (the shoulders or back top panel are good ideas, but consider the collar, down the sleeves, around the bottom, pocket flaps...) and go to town. This is bedazzling done right.
Cool, huh? Now I just need to figure out what exactly I want to do to my jacket. I'm thinking distressed, and maybe a few studs...
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