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