My friend Leandra, of Man Repeller fame came to me with a little project idea… A pair of never hit production Chloe pumps crossed her path, and she had the Eureka! moment all of us crafters have had at one point at another: The “I COULD DO THAT” moment. So we had a little DIY for Duh-mmies date at my apartment and made a project!
The results are pretty stunning and their goodness is twofold: 1. They were the easiest things in the world to make and 2. They look SO LEGIT.
And no it’s not lost on me that she is wearing a pair of elegant Louboutin DIY’ed pumps and I’m in my painted Tom’s. We are who we are. She’s one of the few friend’s I have that inspires me to wear heels to lunch. (And I gotta tell you, I think it works… Dress for who you want to be?)
Hit up Leandra’s blog to see more of the project… The inspiration, the fun with glue guns…etc… We used red leather tape from M&J, but we used the suede side.
And thats the money shot…
They are just too good. I must admit, I was skeptical about those Acne jeans when they first hit the internet and Leandra told me about them, but now I must say: MAJOR. I think I need to DIY those next. And also, my photos look awesome, too… I wish I had the foresight to be in some!
Check out the rest of the collab HERE!
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Your painted Toms are every bit as chic as the DIY bow Loubs.
I love them both, and am totally going to add them to the (long) list of DIYs I plan on doing this summer. As always, your blog inspires me
hold on….is the ribbon thing attached to the shoe?
YES!
i hate bows but i would wear this, so chic…love it!
Love this DIY! I am game for anything with a bow. Love this combo!
I love it! Yes, the photos are AMAZING! good job…. love the shoes…love the red….I’m a sucker for bows….and that is the perfect outfit for them. Curious about the jeans….they look so comfy
OMG. AMAZING!!!!!! Did you shoot this?? Looks amazing! viva la sketchrepeller! xo
Yes! I shot it… getting better right?!? We need to do more BOX42 collabs
This is a such an inspiration! Thanks for posting! What exactly was the width of the ribbon you use? (I opened the link and am not convinced if the one you used was only 15 milimeters ???)
It was about 1.5 inches, or more… I couldnt find the exact one online. In store they had a lot more leather… this was leather, but we used the suede side.