How To Customize Your Jeans

Brian Johansson

When you buy a pair of jeans there is inevitably something that
doesn't work out about them. For me it is often the ankle and
the heel. Jeans tend to fit me fairly well throughout but in
those two areas I still have a hard time finding a pair that fit
perfectly. This often means that I will be forced to customize
these jeans to work for me. I have three major pairs of shoes
that I wear with jeans my converse chucks, black dress loafers
and flip flops. Often times if I go with jean that already has a
boot cut fit they work for the loafers but I end up dragging my
heel under the other shoes. Sometimes this can give you a nice
distressed look to the heel of your jean, but on a rainy day it
just means frozen feet and disgusting muddy heels on your jeans.

My simple answer is to go with a boot fit jean that doesn't drag
under my heel to much. Then cut the cuffs of the jeans
vertically along the inside and outside seam to open the boot
cut up further. This cut will look odd at first but after a few
washings it will look nice and distressed and ad some
personality to your jeans. The other answer is to cut the heel
of your jeans out. Be careful when you do this and always cut on
the side of caution. Once you cut the fabric away it cannot be
put back. This cut will also look strange at first but after
washing the jeans it will start to develop a nice distressed
look. I always think it is better to cut your jeans specifically
to what you needs are. Take the time to decide how to alter your
jeans to make the work better for you next time you are looking
to buy a pair.

About the author:
Brian has extensive experience with clothing designers both
domestic and international. Find out more about jeans at
http://www.jeans-freak.info