Thursday, April 12, 2012

DIY: leopard print short shorts

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What better way to enhance a Coachella staple than by adding a little leopard? RAAR!

Everyone's got a few spare pairs of shorts laying around, so we took a walk on the wild side and made over the classic cut offs.

Try it yourself. Animal magnetism guaranteed!


How to: Leopard Print Short Shorts
You will need:
Shorts (we used a pair of the BCBGENERATION Jackson shorts)
X-Acto knife
Leopard print stencil, you can print one here
Fabric pen
1. Print and cut out leopard stencil with an X-Acto knife.

2. Place a piece of cardboard inside your shorts to prevent them from moving/keep them on a flat surface. Trace the outlines of the leopard print with your fabric pen.

3. Fill in each traced leopard spot.

More of our DIY's right this way.

Happy Coachelllllla!

Photos: because im addicted
in collaboration with Sophie Monet

79 comments:

.Tinacious Me. said...

whao, this is so cool! what a great idea!
xo, Tina
TINACIOUS.ME

Reptilia said...

OMG i LOVE it!!!!! I want those shorts!!!

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xx

PAU said...

nice!!! like the idea!! and the heart ;)

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clarity enhanced diamonds said...

This is awesome... My sister would love this!

Vasilieva said...

awesome, love the idea and these shorts turned out to be just perfect

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x

modelovers said...

This is a really great idea! Love your DIY!

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QUeen Bee of Beverly Hills said...

LOVE this!

Joana said...

This is such a cute DIY! I actually have this glowing stars cut out that doesn't have the actual stars anymore. I need to use it to paint the stars on clothes :)


xo Joana

Collections said...

So incredible, what an amazing DIY.

Collections

Anonymous said...

With the amount of time it would take to do this it would just be worth buying similar shorts somewhere.

jessica said...

love this! lovely jubbly tutorial.
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X

girl in the poodle shoes said...

LOVE this idea… currently brainstorming what items from my closet I can stencil leopard :)

Best,
Casey
Girl in the Poodle Shoes
@PoodleShoeGirl

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la vie quotidienne said...

AMAZING DIY...but is only for one use????

Have a good night.

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XOXO from MUNICH

La Vie Quotidienne

anna said...

such a good idea! I think I'm gonna give it a try!

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Hannah said...

These are beautiful , what a simple way to spice up clothes ! Will defo be doing this !

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Xx

Renyce Noel said...

Such a good idea. May have to do this myself hahaa :'). Http://www.bloodredsole.blogspot.com

Kate said...

another genius diy ladies!

Melissa said...

have to try this
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Nat said...

Thats such an amazing idea I always see leopard print jeans and want to buy them but im never sure Ill really wear them that much so dont purchase. But now I will def be updating old ones. Thankyou x

monkeyshines ♥ said...

brilliant!

Bises,
monkeyshines
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Tara said...

These are so cool! I love the heart in the center :)
xx

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geri hirsch said...

thanks guys!

la vie quotidienne - no. fabric markers are washable so you can wear and wash as many times as you like.

xx,

g

Ewa Prokopczuk said...

Now this is a DIY I can easily do in prep for summer. Perfect! I happen to have a pair of shorts that I don't wear that much anymore.

:) Ewa

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Jaeger said...

cool idea

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xx

FASHIONFED said...

Such an awesome idea! I can't wait to try this out!

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Taelin said...

Neaato! Thanks for sharing! xx

Rocio Lazarczuk said...

NICE, NICE, NICE!!! I love it!!

Rocio Lazarczuk said...

NICE, NICE, NICE!!! I love it!!

kuti said...

waow.. never cross in my mind about this.. coooool!! need to try it out..

AmazinglyBe-AU-tiful said...

I love this DYI idea! The shorts look amazing

xox,
Isa

ugne.k said...

that's an amazing idea! xx

Julia said...

So cool !!! Love it

Magda said...

But how to wash them? :))

Laure said...

This is my DIY project for the week end!!!
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EMA said...

This post is too good! You are very ceative!

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Amanda said...

Looks good!

Susan said...

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mollyeeb said...

So creative! Awesome :)

xx
m

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Liz said...

Super awesome idea!

White Girl said...

Great Great Great! What a perfect idea! Love it :)

Diana M. said...

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Diana M. said...

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Caitlin Rose said...

That's sick! Definately going to try and start customizing.

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xx

CULTstyle said...

Great idea and looks really finished X

CULTstyle

Wildthingsrunfast said...

Definitely adding this to my list of Coachella-Crafts.
Lovelove.
Xo

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Nancie Mwai said...

So easy? love it! wow!

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Ana G said...

What a great DIY, am gonna try something similar, thank you for sharing!
LAZYCATSTYLE

Elizabeth said...

One of the best DIY's I have seen in a while! Love them!

christina said...

Cute! xxx

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MessyDirtyHair said...

OMG this is so awesome!!!! they turned out amazing too!!! LOVE your blog! have a great weekend!

xo Kelly

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Anonymous said...

Like we say in french: Ptain tu n'as rien d'autre a faire dans la vie???

Jolie Angie said...

So beautiful.

my very own lookbook said...

great idea!
xoxo

angelwynx said...

OMG! You are really cool for sharing those diy tutorial! This short really turned into a cute and sexy outfit! You rock!

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AVY said...

Oh, cute!


/Avy

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Adeola Naomi said...

WOOOOOOW!!!!

Vega said...

Whoa! Totally great idea!
Must try this soon!

<3 VEGA
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Smokey Canvas said...

soo cool!! great blog!!

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xxx
Annie & Nicole

Van S. - PureGlam.tv said...

Wow - your pants look so gorgoeus... wonderful new design...!

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Andzia said...

omg! I already know what do it my shorts ! Thx for the good idea :)
invite to me :P

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Raslett said...

i actually love this idea. clever clogs xx

Tisha Green said...

I love anything lepoard and these shorts are a great idea! I also think it could be applied to shirts, pants or skirts. Great idea!

sahar said...

OMG there are AMAZING!!! I wish I could buy them!!!

Happy Modernlife said...

Great! Cool idea! It seems very easy!

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Lavoguette said...

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IamNina said...

nice!!.. that's a great idea!, very creative. :)

Style StreetStalker said...

Awesome idea! so trying this out!

SSSX

Veron said...

Ahh. I totally wanna have those shorts. Like, really really really. :D

Dianna C said...

Love it!

thanks for the DIY

xo

PopLove Designs said...

Cool looking and really well done. Thanks for sharing this is a great stencil idea!

animal print pants said...

awesome, love the idea and these shorts turned out to be just perfect

Marie said...

Very cool! I'll have to try this

<3 Marie

Charline said...

AMAZING

Anisa Diko said...

woww ı like it

Celyx Lim said...

This is beautiful! <3