I am not a DIY aficionado by any stretch of the imagination. I'm great with anything that just requires cutting (jackets into sleevess jackets, long skirts into shorter skirts, natch!) but when more than just a pair of scissors is necessary count me out. I'm hopeless with a sewing machine - in fact, I don't even own one - and I wouldn't trust myself with a glue gun. Which is why I find myself completely shocked as I contemplate doing a DIY that involve that most scary of chemicals - bleach. It's a DIY version of the now infamous Dries Van Noten dip-dyed pieces from the Spring collection - dip-dyed jeans, jackets and skirts. The interwebz is awash with successful attempts - Jessie, Geneva and Kate have all given it a go with amazing results. You know I love the dip-bleach look. I already own a little sleeveless black coat like the outer layer of this DVN jacket - the remnants of an older DIY project that only required scissors and a steely resolve as I cut up my beloved stella mac for target coat - if I just bleached the sleeves of an old denim shirt (I'm sure my dad must have one somewhere...) then I could get the look of this jacket stat! The tutorials over on their blogs are great to give an idea of what you have to do in the DIY, but for someone who's never really delved into the realm of personal projects with the exception of ikea projects aided by allen keys, I am understandably very nervous. I mean... we're talking bleach here! That can't be a good idea, right?
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