Here is the inspiration pair of shorts from American Eagle
Here are the jeans I bought. Cute jeans, but they were high waters on me!
First put the jeans on and mark where you would like them to hit on your leg. I'm cuffing these so I marked where I would like the bottom of the cuff.
Next gather some supplies. You will need a razor blade, scissors, tweezers and an old magazine. Cut straight across the mark on the jeans to cut the leg off...
Next decide where you would like the distressing. Insert the old magazine into the pant leg so you don't damage both sides of the jeans. Then use your razor blade edge moving it up and down with the grain of the jean. You don't want to cut through the jean, just break down the fabric.
Then use the tweezers to pull out the BLUE thread. This will reveal the white thread to give you the distressed look without leaving an actual hole in the jean.
I added distressing to both legs and one on the back pocket. You can also use your razor blade on the pocket edges and zipper edge of the jean to make a more worn look. Just run the blade back and forth until you get the desired look and fraying.
Next you will need to wash and dry the shorts. This will make the parts you distressed open up a bit to reveal more of the white thread. Roll up the bottoms to create a cuff.
And your done! You now have an expensive looking pair of distressed shorts for less than 6 bucks!
Your husbands will thank you and praise you for your bargain hunting skills and your girlfriends will never know you went Goodwill hunting, unless you want to share your mad skills with them!
