Every season, something from a MMM’s collection steals my heart. And every season, I can’t afford it. Admittedly, most Margiela pieces are so well-crafted, you couldn’t DIY it if you tried. Luckily for me, this shirt practically screamed “Make me!!” so make it I did. Until I can buy the real thing (or at least until I can borrow it for a shoot), I’ll have to stick to my DIY alternative. Which actually isn’t half bad.
Shirt, $4.50 @ Forever 21
Chain from old F21 necklaces (about $10)
Safety Pins
Scissors
Instructions are pretty simple – just slash the shirt until you get the desired effect, then safety pin the chain across and through the holes. I used old discolored chain for a more distressed look and alternated between gold and silver safety pins.
I searched high and low for a runway image of the front of the shirt, but could only find images of the back. I swear, the front images of this shirt disappeared into a black hole or something. If you find, please pass it over!
xo J
Tags: DIY · Martin Margiela11 Comments
<3 it! This is something I’d like to try, so I can wear it for summer…
Really creative. Would be such a cuts beach cover up too. -L
there isnt a front view during the runway show in the video the model came out at the opposite end of the runway just showing the back :)
great diy & blog jazzi!
cute shirt! looks great on you!
i am a lover of fashion for sure but sometimes i have to shake my head in wonder. that’s just a shirt that was cut up with some chains attached and i am sure people are going to go lady ga ga all over that. now i guess i know how i feel when my guy friends see me drooling over shoes. to them it’s a shoe but to me it’s so much more. when does fashion become less fashion and more…unfashionable?
…you would.
oh btw it’s APRIL and I don’t see an April banner yet. CHOP CHOP MISSY. I know it’s not April yes on the West Coast but as far as I know the world lives on East Coast time :p
your DIY turned great! MMM always has so many amazing pieces including this grungy one :) your inspiring me to whip up a DIY of my own !
This actually looks pretty good. mmm might have to try it out.
I love this shirt and will definitely have to give this a try! Thanks for posting!
Besides the sheerness and the oversized nature of the MM shirt I don’t see the difference. I’m such a bargain girl that I much prefer your version simply because you did it so cheaply!
love these “i dont give a damn” look (^_^) trying to make one for myself