jil

So you know you're a dork when your 3am study break is posting a new blog entry and pictures on Chictopia. A fashion dork, that is.

Anyway, my Jil Sander's have finally made their blog debut! I've had these Jil Sanders sitting in my closet for some time now and have only whipped them out on some special occasions. I wish I could leave them permanently attached to my feet but the platform is ridiculous that whenever I wear them I'm the same height as my 6'2" boy. He loves them because, consequently, we can talk eye-to-eye, but it doesn't change the fact that I look freakish and my feet appear bigger than my head! Silly self deprecation aside, these pictures are for a small magazine feature of a DIY dress. I've received permission to post them here so you lovely readers can have a sneak peek before the issue is out November. I'll post more details once it's out. The DIY is unbelievably easy (chimps with the slightest manual dexterity can even do it, not to diss chimps) that I'm a little ashamed that it's one of the 3 DIYs I've submitted to the mag, but I figured it was good to mix it up a bit and not make all 3 DIYs seizure inducing-ly difficult. Ya know? The steps are as follows:

You'll need:
* plain black dress (hint: I bought my dress from Target's maternity section. The fit will give you more fabric to slice up creating a heavier pile of shreds)
* scissors

Steps:
1. Put your dress on and measure off where you want your shreds to end. I made my slits end mid-thigh, but the choice is up to you.
2. Make a mark with tailor's chalk (or just eyeball) where you want to cut.
3. Take your dress off, lay it flat, and fold the dress straight across where you've marked (or eyeballed) it.
4. Take your scissors and cut straight up from the hem to the fold. Depending on how far apart you cut your lines, you'll get shreds of varying widths. I cut my lines 1mm apart.
5. Cut lines until you've circled around the entire circumference. You can embellish your shreds with nail heads or studs for some edge. G'luck!