DIY Distressed Denim Shorts

Ya, I know it might be a bit late in the year for distressing shorts, but you'll still have a a few months to where them....  and what about the folk on the other side of the hemisphere, their probably dreaming of summer time, tanned skin and short shorts.  Continue reading for the tutorial!

Welcome to My Galaxy (DIY Galaxy Pants)

Our little blog hit 1000000 views yesterday.  In honour of all those views we present you with a Galaxy pants tutorial!  If you're reading this thinking I couldn't wear those, your wrong you could and you should.  You should probably even make them your self if you have a spare hour and some paint. But if not they may just end up on our Etsy Store sooner then later!  Continue reading for the full tutorial....

Shop: Prudence and Austere

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What was that you say "We've been slackin?"

"Ya I know, But we've been busy!"

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Prudence &Austere

A vintage clothing store run by two friends with a passion for thrift store shopping and altering clothes. All of the clothes shown in our Etsy store are vintage or second hand finds many of them altered to follow our favourite trends.

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DIY Studded Shorts

Of all the studding I've seen in the past few seasons I feel Versace has done it best. White leather with gold studs, or really just white and gold in general boarders on such a thin line between trashy and classy.  Maybe it really comes down to the wearer more then the garment.  Either way I'd probably kill for the dress in the last photo of my Studded Inspiration post.   Back to the short though, these shorts are my ode to that Versace dress.  Hopefully they fall on the classy side of the line or at least trashy in a cool 90's grunge kinda way.  Tutorial below.
 Xo Austere

Materials Needed: 

A Pair of Shorts or Jeans 

20 Studs  (10 Pyramid and 10 Round)

Needle Nose Pliers

A Stitch Ripper

1. Arrange the studs where you will want them to be place 

2. Starting in the top left corner, gently push the stud into our material to create to small indents from the prongs.

3. Use your stitch ripper to create to small holes in place of the indents you just created.

4. Place the stud into the holes.

5. Looking at the back side of the material use the pliers the flatten each prong down so it is flush with the material. 

6. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 until all of your studs are in place. 

6. Cut one leg of your denim, then fold in half

7. Cut the other leg 

8. if you wish for a cuff as shown, fold your bottom of the shorts of twice.  If you want a frayed pair of cut offs,  put the short through a complete washer and dryer cycle and they will come out nicely frayed.

DIY Dip Dye Tribal Shorts

If you saw my Obsessed post a few days a ago then you might understand the dire need to make these shorts as soon as possible, so here are my DIY dip dye Tribal shorts. 

I won't lie I may have some brain damage from the bleach fumes, but I'd say it was worth it.   

They'll be even better with a little more wear and tear!

As for a tutorial I started with a pair of Jeans, cut them to the same length as my favorite pair of cut offs then dipped the shorts in a half bleach half water solution for a couple hours.  I was expecting a peach color but I was pleasantly surprised with this pale yellow. 

For the pattern all I can say is a ruler will be your best friend and maybe draw it out on a pice of paper first.  I had to learn for my mistakes so don't look to closely :)  

Austere

Obsessed

A true sign of love is when a person, place, or pair of shorts (?) make their way into your dreams.....
DIY tutorial to come .

Xo Austere