The club fashion of the late 1980s celebrates a real comeback. A look at the resort collections of the largest fashion houses shows that particularly painted jeans jackets are very popular. The cool patterns on the back of the jacket make you an absolute must-have for the summer season. However, you don't have to invest in an expensive designer piece to get your wardrobe up to date. With a little skill and imagination you can spice up your jacket and turn into a fashioned unique piece. We explain what you have to consider when painting and how you can make the fabric colors durable. As inspiration, we have put together 40+ ideas for colorful outfits for you.
Painted jeans jackets: step-by-step instructions
Painted denim jackets not only look very cool, but are real unique pieces that you can shape and style according to your personal preferences. If you want to paint your denim jacket yourself, then you need the following materials:
1. Textile colors that are suitable for coloring jeans. They are sold in powder form and then have to be dissolved in a glass of water. Optionally, you can choose acrylic paints.
2. Color fixers with which you can increase the durability of the textile colors. Some colors are not fixed by fixing agents, but by ironing. Let yourself be advised in the handicraft shop.
3. Textile pens with which you can draw contours.
3. A brush
4. If you wish, you can also make or download and print templates yourself.
5. Pergament paper
- Wash the denim jacket and let it dry completely.
- Spread out the denim jacket flat and lay it out from the inside with the white packaging paper. The paper will prevent the fabric color from printing through on the other side of the fabric.
- Follow the manufacturer's instructions and dissolve the fabric colors in the water.
- Draw up the desired patterns or transfer the template with a textile pen to the denim fabric.
- Let the painted denim jacket dry.
- Now you have to treat the denim jacket with the color fixer.
- If the textile color is fixed by ironing, then you do not need to treat the jacket with the fixation agent. Instead, cover the painted motif with a light cotton cloth and iron the jacket for 3-6 minutes.
Painted jeans jackets: useful care tips
So that the colors of the painted denim jacket last long and do not fade, some simple care tricks help:
1. Treat stains with a special stain remover or with gall soap.
2. Then turn the fashionable garment on the left, the colors last significantly longer.
3. Wash the jacket by hand in cold water.
4. Use fine detergent or little liquid soap for the wash cycle. Do not use fabric softener. Avoid rubbing the fabric, pulling apart or wringing out.
5. After the rinsing in cold water, you can hang the jacket dripping wet. Painted textiles are usually not suitable for the dryer.
It is also possible to wash the denim jacket in the washing machine at 30 degrees. So that the colors do not fade, avoid detergent with bleach. Wash the jacket with liquid color detergents. If you want to iron your denim jacket, you have to turn it onto the left side and cover it with a thin cotton cloth. However, you can easily do without if you hang the jacket right after the rinsing.
If the colors fade over time, for example because you wear the jacket in summer under the strong sun rays, you can improve it. The textile colors are waterproof and, if they are high quality, can last many years.
Craft ideas and tips for beginners
So that the favorite jacket becomes a fashionable highlight, handicraft beginners should stick to some gold rules. Carefully select the motifs. The easier you are, the better. A template can make the task easier. It is suitable for everyone who does not trust to draw the motifs directly on the jacket.
Take your time and first make a sample in a non -visible area. This will make you a better idea of what the colors and motifs will ultimately look like. In this way you will also have the opportunity to correct any errors in good time. For example, you can first paint several small hearts, stars or roses and then add other motifs later. This is gradually creating a beautiful picture on the denim jacket.
Painted jeans jackets: natural motifs
Natural motifs are currently very trendy. Nothing better says summer, sun and sand than cacti. So that you paint a desert landscape as shown above, you will need several colors. Black for the contours, bright and dark green shades for the cacti, white, yellow and orangeFor the desert landscapeAnd azure blue for the sun.
This is how it is done: with a bowl you can draw the perfect circle. Then cut out a paper triangle and use it as a template for the sun's rays. In a circle you can paint a desert landscape with two large cacti. The many small cacti on the two sides of the jacket add the last finishing touches to the design.
Styling tip: Better wear a white T-shirt for a colorful denim jacket. With simple boyfriend jeans, the top finds the perfect balance and becomes a real eye-catcher.
Painted jeans jackets in pastel colors: a must have for the summer season
Jeans jackets in pastel colors are very popular this summer. If you have a simple pink or beige jacket, you can spice it up with a wave motif. For the next handicraft idea you need several blue shades, white and black color. The painted jacket is a loyal companion on the beach. But you can also wear them on excursions.
Styling tips: A pastel jacket can be easily combined with long, broadly set-up skirts in boho-style. A tight top and a basket or fabric bag can effectively round off the outfit.
Mix and match pattern
Many colors and motifs that do not match at first glance make up the charm of the mix-and-match jeans jacket. Together with wide shorts made of airy linen fabric, it forms the perfect ensemble for the summer season.
Roses and Mehndi motifs
Roses and complicated Mehndi motifs adorn the jackets of the fashionistas in New York. You can combine your jacket either with a maxi dress with animal patterns or with a fedora hat and short shorts made of linen fabric. For the pattern you only need red, black and white fabric color.
Hippie chic and festival look
The hippie look has been an integral part of the fashion scene since the early 1970s. Flowers, springs and natural motifs are skillfully combined with stripes, arrows and geometric motifs. With a colorfully painted denim jacket you are guaranteed to attract all the looks. She is the perfect companion to jeans shorts, impact trousers, tops with fringes and of course maxi dresses with flower prints.
The next jacket, which is painted with white, is more suitable for everyday use. It is a real all-round talent and offers numerous combination options. You can put together an outfit from a caro trousers, a T-shirt and the denim jacket and round off the look with aviator glasses. Perfect for cool summer evenings.
Designs with geometric motifs
Square, triangles, zigzag pattern: The geometric shapes are celebrating a real comeback this year. You only need a ruler to draw the contours and can then fill them out with the fabric colors. Complete! And since, by the way, other prints, such as flowers, stars or animal patterns, are allowed to decorate the clothes this summer, you can put together outfits after the mix and match trend.
Outfit ideas for the disco
A unicorn silhouette in black and sleeves embroidered with sequins: the jeans jacket shown above plays the leading role in every outfit. The glittering details come into their own in the evening, which is why more and more fashion -conscious women decorate their jackets with rhinestones and jewelry beads.
The more colorful and more striking you design your denim jacket, the simpler you should keep the rest. A T-shirt and denim shorts tone-in-tone with the jacket will be rounded off the outfit in the style of the 1980s. It is the perfect ensemble for the Ballermann, for the disco or for rock concerts.
Long and wide jeans jackets can form an attractive contrast to a stomach -free tight hollow top and jeans with a high waistband and spice up a simple outfit. Definitely stay in a color family with the color combinations, otherwise the outfit will look too chaotic.
The denim jacket in the hip-hop look is not painted, but labeled and decorated with decorative tapes. Perfect: A wide pants made of light fabric.
A painted denim jacket, a striped shirt, a palazzo trousers with a high waist and a balloon hat form a charming everyday outfit. You can attach the pattern with a potato stamp and fabric color.
This year, numerous haute couture fashion houses were inspired by the mythology of different countries. Our next proposal for a creatively painted denim jacket is very trendy. Medusa, one of the three Gorgons from Greek mythology, has snakes instead of hair and shining eyes that freeze to stone. With a little skill you can paint the medusa on the back of the jacket. Decorate the sleeves with large wax beads and you have already created a real fashion statement.
Simple patterns or elaborate detailed images: Trust yourself and paint your denim jacket. With color you can not only skillfully conceal stains or torn areas, but also make a unique item that fits perfectly with your clothing style and can be combined in many ways. Let your imagination run wild and also decorate the jacket with rhinestones, wax beads, decorative bands and sequins! For inspiration you will find numerous ideas in the photo gallery below. We hope you enjoy tinkering!
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