Concrete Catwalk // Dipped Denim

more photos taken by the lovely merl

(what would we have done without her all weekend?!)

my outfit posts have been a little out of order over the past week or so...

this is what i wore on the last day of the TxSCC (to the actual panel meetings)

and i don't know if it was because i had made a gaggle of new best friends

and was feeling endlessly inspired, or because i was wearing silky pants

[that should really be classified as pajamas],

but i was feeling really great about what i had on.

could also have been because two different people told me that i reminded them

of the fabulous beth from b. jones style!
(i could have hugged them! i have a major girl crush on that one.)

i also thought i'd mention the dip-dyed sleeves of my denim jacket.

i totally fell in love with the idea after seeing it on garance dore,

(what? she always finds the coolest things that inspire great ideas!)

and so i had to try it on this denim jacket that i thrifted at the end of last summer. 

i'm sure someone will end up asking for a how-to, so here it is:

- fill two identical glasses about 1/3 with bleach & 1/3 with water

(for you math whizzes, this means the glass will only be 2/3 full)

- place each jacket sleeve cuff-first into their respective glasses, being careful not to splash

- adjust as necessary to make sure they are submerged the same amount

- check every 20 mins or so until the denim has reached the desired lightness

- rinse your jacket in the sink and repeat if necessary

- wash in your machine as you normally would and hang to dry

voila!

jacket - thrifted, bleached by me!
top - vintage vogue (in kc)
necklace - vintage, thrifted (in boise)
silky pants - vintage, thrifted
belt - vintage, thrifted
clogs - jessica simpson