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HOW TO MAKE GUCCI JEANS AND SAVE $3,429

There’s no question that this season’s hottest item of clothing is the ripped, feathered and beaded hippie blue jeans by Gucci. They’re in all the magazines: Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire…

But how to get them?

You could shell out about $3,500 at Gucci (where you have put your name on a list and wait several weeks for delivery).

Or you could got to a major Midtown department store like Macy’s where you can find cheap-looking rip-offs that are obviously mass-produced. For this honor you’ll shell out $40 to $60 – not to mention a few precious hours fighting your way through the maze of pimply pre-teens that populate the Junior Department.

Your third and final choice is to do as I did and spend a few hours in a healthy creative bliss while whipping up your own version of the distressed Gucci dungarees. Here’s how I did it.

1- THE JEANS

2- BEADING

3- FEATHERS

4- RIPPING THE JEANS

5- COPYING THE ORIGINAL

6- ASSEMBLY

7- FINISHED PRODUCT

COST BREAKDOWN FOR GUCCI RIP-OFFS

TOTAL COST: $70.93