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(My homemade boyfriend jeans.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Over the weekend, I “made” myself a pair of boyfriend jeans!\u00a0 But don’t go getting all excited, because this isn’t a DIY post.\u00a0 (You should know me better than that by now!)<\/p>\n

I’m a big fan of Kohl’s Simply Vera Vera Wang jeans<\/a> (I’ll never get why Wang’s cheap line says her name twice!), though I typically prefer the dark wash to minimize the pear part of my silhouette.\u00a0 But I found this lighter pair of bootcut jeans on sale, complete with the whiskering I can’t stand.\u00a0 Since the temperature is creeping over the 80 degree mark these days, I definitely don’t need more full-length jeans in my closet, and on Saturday, I took a pair of scissors to them, inspired partly by this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m a stay-at-home mom, and I fully admit to wearing capri jeans for most of the year.\u00a0 I’m not embarrassed to share that fact, and I often make my own.\u00a0 It’s too easy to do, by simply lining up a shorter pair of pants on top of the longer jeans, drawing a line, and cutting.\u00a0 Just be sure that both pant legs are cut at the same general length, so you don’t get a lop-sided pair of jeans.\u00a0 After that, you can wash the jeans, remove the loose threads as they unravel, roll up the cuffs, and voila!\u00a0 A new pair of jeans!<\/p>\n

I used some fabric scissors to distress my jeans ever so slightly, and I even tried the cheese grater approach.\u00a0 Since my jeans are thicker than Emily’s shirt, it didn’t work as well, so I cut a few small slits at random points to make the jeans look more lived-in.\u00a0 It didn’t take much, because they were sporting the worn-in look when I bought them.<\/p>\n

These will be my at-home jeans for the spring and summer, and I’m surprised by how much I like them.\u00a0 I typically prefer a more polished look, but I love the edginess they add to an outfit, especially combined with a feminine top and shoes.\u00a0 I’ll post a picture as soon as I’m in a posing mood, but here’s a chance<\/a> to appear in The New York Times<\/em> in your own pair of boyfriend jeans!<\/p>\n

Have you updated or improvised with a piece of your clothing?\u00a0 I’d love to hear about it!<\/p>\n

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