I’ve been wanting to slice up a pair of leggings for awhile now (inspired by lots of my fellow style bloggers). Now that Halloween costumes are out of the way, I finally found the time to try this out last night. As it turns out, the entire project took me less time than it did to go through checkout line at Target when purchasing the leggings used specifically for this DIY.

You should try it too! Not only is it easy, but it also feels good to take a pair of scissors to your wardrobe sometimes…call it “wear-apy”!

Step 1: Choose your leggings! I recommend stretchy nylon/spandex fabrics to make for easier cutting. Mine were $12.99 at Target and are 80% nylon, 20% spandex.

Step 2: Slash them up! When laying flat, make one-two inch horizontal cuts up each side, about half way in. In total, mine have nine incisions on each side. For a more shredded look, make cuts less than one inch apart.

Step 3: Dare to wear! I wore mine with a red mini sweater dress and a leather jacket.

Another option is layering them over other colored or textured tights, which I’ll show in one of my next few posts.

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