DIY: Jason Wu pre-fall 2012 - the pants

Color block pants are all over for the next spring, summer 

and apparently for next {pre}fall, too!

Today's easy step-by-step tutorial will show you how to have a pair of these Jason Wu pre-fall 2012 color block pants without breaking the bank!

{Not-so-side-note: mine turned out completely free!!! 

A pair of old dark grey wool pants and fabric color from my stash!}

left pic from Vogue.com - collage by moi

Because my pants are a very deep dark grey, I decided to go with a metallic blue color accent: I mixed a bit of leftover silver, navy blue and some black to obtain the desired color.

SHOPPING LIST:

* a pair of pants 

* saran wrap

* cardboard

* masking tape

* pins 

* ruler

* water soluble marker (or chalk)

* fabric paint

* brush 

PAINT YOUR {JASON WU} COLOR-BLOCK PANTS: 

THE TUTORIAL

1* take two pieces of cardboard and trace the shape of your pants' legs, at the knee's area

2* cut the cardboard where you traced the lines

3* wrap the cardboard with saran wrap and tape it to the back of the cardboard

4* place the cardboard pieces inside your pants' legs, making sure the fabric is tight and flat and pin in place

5* tape the top and the bottom of the pants on a prep surface, and trace an horizontal line on both legs at the point where you'll want the tip of the triangle 

6* trace a triangle on the first leg (my diagonal lines are 3" on each side of the horizontal line) 

7* ... repeat on the other leg

8* now apply the masking tape over the diagonal lines (I trusted myself enough to not tape the side, since I painted just one the side seam. in case... tape also the side)

9* start to apply the fabric paint with vertical strokes 

10* until you covered the designated area 

11* let dry and repeat for the second coat

12* let dry {overnight} and remove the tape

13* remove the cardboard

14* iron on reverse... and wear with pride!

xox, d.