new shoes revamped. diy.
When Meli told me All Saints was having a huge sale, I didn't fret on running to purchasing the Amarante boots that I have been eyeing for months now—only problem, the color I wanted wasn't marked down! The black pair was full price at $250 but the bitter brown was down to $125! Argh!I decided, well fuck it, I am just going to buy the brown and dye them black myself!
1. I roughed up the leather a tad with a fine sandpaper pad to aid in the dye absorption.
3. A day later, after they were completely dry, they were totally black!
4. For the worn out effect, I used the sandpaper again on them and replaced the laces with a black twine.
5. The result looks pretty similar to the actual black pair All Saints was selling!
mission accomplished! :)
When Meli told me All Saints was having a huge sale, I didn't fret on running to purchasing the Amarante boots that I have been eyeing for months now—only problem, the color I wanted wasn't marked down! The black pair was full price at $250 but the bitter brown was down to $125! Argh!
OMG, I love those!... You must of dyed shoes before... I would of been too chicken and had a shoe place do it .... Good job- looks brand new.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Love this kind of thinking and the boots are really awesome.
ReplyDeleteThat's so amazing! I love these boots so much more now =)
ReplyDeleteThis inspires me to be more thrifty with my stuff <3
Wow! This is so amazing how you did this. :D And they look really awesome too!
ReplyDeletegreat DIY!
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This is a great idea, and done beautifully.
ReplyDeleteVery cool!
ReplyDeleteWow! Clever you.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I love it when someone makes a new item theirs! It added so much character :)
ReplyDeleteNice!
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