Fluorescent Adolescent

I gave the DIY article in the NYLON's August issue a try, and even though the end result almost fail epically (almost), I thought it won't kill if I post the tutorial here just for the sake of it. So here's how to make the awkward looking shorts that those fat and bald men in Bali often use:

The essentials:

• a copy of NYLON's August issue for (extra) preference (optional)
• a pair of light-color jeans
• Acrylic paint, preferably neon colours, more preferably neon yellow (I can't find a fabric dye, but acrylic does the same job)
• cheap brush. seriously. it's only for a lame shorts.
• paint for pattern, in different colour
• Kings of Leon's "Come Around Sundown" to scream along to (optional)

The steps:

1. Cut your jeans into the preferable length of your choice. I made mine short since long pants in neon yellow is just too much. Like really.

 

2. Soaked your jeans in a bucket filled with water mixed with the paint. I let mine stay in there overnight just so the colour would be absorbed thoroughly.

3. Take the pants out of the water, rinse it with cold water, and let it dry for a while before you could do the most vital part of this experiment: which is to spray the paint all over it.

Words of wisdom from me: if you don't have the "art hands" just be really careful, or else it'll look horrid if the paint is not spread out evenly.

 So, of course, I failed epically in step 3 since I definitely do not have the "art hands". And so here's the end result of my fail shorts.

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