Jeans to Skinny Jeans - Fail

You know those bloggers who have their husbands take photos of them for their "Outfit of the Day"/"What I Wore Wednesday" posts or their clothing re-fashion posts?  Well, I became one of those ladies at the beginning of October.

I had a few pairs of flares that I wanted to refashion into skinny jeans.  I'd seen lots of refashions on Pinterest and the instructions were pretty simple.  I had Kyle snap several photos of the pants in different positions before I started the process.  Sometime later, I sat down with the jeans and my sewing machine and got busy.  After trying with two pairs, both majorly failing, I gave up.  I didn't even want to take the time to rip the seam I had just made so we threw them away (wasteful, I know...but they're mostly biodegradable so I don't feel as bad).

A month ago I was clearing photos off the camera and I came across that lovely photo shoot!  It was pretty hysterical, but I only saved a few photos.  One of the pants.  Two of Kyle not wanting to be on camera.  You're welcome.

I'm sure you're wondering "Why didn't the refashion work?  It seems so simple on Pinterest!"  It is pretty simple.  The problem with the two pairs I tried is that they have a certain wash, so when I refashioned them, they just looked awkward.  Plus, I think it would be better to completely rip out the original seams all the way up the pants before starting to sew.  The refashions I had read about just said to turn the pants inside out and sew up the side to make the jeans "skinnier".  Unfortunately, my jeans needed to be "skinnified" almost all the way up (they were loose in the lower thigh as well) and they had a not-so-nice minuscule pucker where the old and new seams met.

It was a great learning experience, but in the end it was just better to get rid of them.  I think Kyle approves.