Guide to personalizing a denim jacket with patches, pins and studs

Dsquared2 denim jacket with patches

Appliqued denim jacket is experiencing huge popularity since firms like Gucci gave it a chic accent and relaunched them as a must-have for mid-season jackets.

If you still don't have yours, you can buy a ready-made one or customize it yourself by following the steps in the following guide, obtaining as a result a unique piece that will allow you to express your personality.

Choose a denim jacket

The first step is to decide which denim jacket we are going to customize. It can be dark blue, light blue, black, smooth, worn ... If you have several models at home, the best thing to do is to choose the one that suits you best (which for some reason is always the oldest). And it is that to customize you have to invest time and money, so the smartest thing is to make sure that we will take advantage of the garment later.

Gather appliques

If you've acquired a few patches over the years, now is the time to put them to use. If you have to start from scratch, be patient. Spend as much time as necessary gathering patches and pins to decorate your denim jacket. Don't settle until you are completely satisfied with your collection before launching into the next phase of the process.

XNUMXs style clothing patches

The secret to choosing the right patches is that they say something about your personality (favorite band, a city that you will never forget, phrases or symbols with which you feel identified ...). Another option is to personalize it following a specific theme. For example, based on the 90s, integrating into our jacket smiley aliques, Nirvana, yin yang, MTV, green alien, etc.

Regarding the tacks, it is up to each one to put a few or do without them altogether. What stands out the most are the patches, which is why these are relegated to a secondary role in the form of small details here and there. If you think they will improve your jacket, go ahead, but if you feel that they do not really add anything to the garment, better not wear them.

Find the perfect arrangement

Lay the jacket out on a flat surface and start moving the patches until you find the arrangement that is most aesthetically pleasing to you. Take a photo and repeat the operation with the other side of the garment if you want to decorate it from the front and the back. The mistake some people make is putting quantity before quality. Do not mind if you leave some without putting, since surely in the future you will find them another site. Nor should you worry if you have the feeling of an unfinished work. Actually, that's a good thing. Leaving holes for things that come to mind later is a great idea.

Glued patch to garment

Finish off the job

Once you have your appliqués and you know exactly what place each one should occupy in your denim jacket, it's time to move on to the last phase. Pins and studs are generally very easy and quick to integrate into the garment. Patches, on the other hand, require additional tools. It all depends on the method you choose. Hot gluing (ironing clothes) is the fastest and easiest way. If the patch does not have glue, you will need a needle and thread / sewing machine or fabric glue.


Be the first to comment

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked with *

*

*

  1. Responsible for the data: Miguel Ángel Gatón
  2. Purpose of the data: Control SPAM, comment management.
  3. Legitimation: Your consent
  4. Communication of the data: The data will not be communicated to third parties except by legal obligation.
  5. Data storage: Database hosted by Occentus Networks (EU)
  6. Rights: At any time you can limit, recover and delete your information.