PHOTO BY FARAN KRENTCIL
DIY: MIU MIU THIGH HIGHS
Get the runaway runway look for $20 or less.
If Prada is Barbie, then Miu Miu is Skipper - a cheaper, younger, and (let's face it) more fun little sister to the original fashion icon.
So when the line that's used Zooey Deschanel, Kirsten Dunst, and The Fiery Furnace's Eleanor Friedberger as models sent a pair of encrusted, embroidered thigh-highs down their Fall runway, we did more than swoon - we schemed.
After all, Miu Miu clothes fly off the racks at record speeds, and even girls who can afford the $425 price tag of Miu Miu's cool legwear still have to track them down before they sell out.
Our alternative? Make them ourselves. Here's what we did:
1. Take a pair of heavy wool or cotton socks (ours were from Falke, but it doesn't matter - yours can be from the back of your closet).
2. Buy packs of sequins and beads from your local craft store, Keep the color palette tight - silvers, rose-golds, very light pinks, black, and clear baubles only. We actually took a confetti pack and sorted the colors we needed from the rest of the sparkle pack, which took about an hour.
3. Break out a needle and thread, and gently sew the sequins in clusters. Make sure you don't sew anything on the sock's foot, or you won't be able to walk!
4. Wear them around. Make people jealous. You know the drill.
Total cost: $20-$30, depending on how fancy you want to get with the socks!
--FARAN KRENTCIL, SOCKS CREATED BY ALEXANDRA HOFFMAN AND CHARIS POON!
Can't live without the actual Miu Miu socks? Get them at Net-a-Porter
So when the line that's used Zooey Deschanel, Kirsten Dunst, and The Fiery Furnace's Eleanor Friedberger as models sent a pair of encrusted, embroidered thigh-highs down their Fall runway, we did more than swoon - we schemed.
After all, Miu Miu clothes fly off the racks at record speeds, and even girls who can afford the $425 price tag of Miu Miu's cool legwear still have to track them down before they sell out.
Our alternative? Make them ourselves. Here's what we did:
1. Take a pair of heavy wool or cotton socks (ours were from Falke, but it doesn't matter - yours can be from the back of your closet).
2. Buy packs of sequins and beads from your local craft store, Keep the color palette tight - silvers, rose-golds, very light pinks, black, and clear baubles only. We actually took a confetti pack and sorted the colors we needed from the rest of the sparkle pack, which took about an hour.
3. Break out a needle and thread, and gently sew the sequins in clusters. Make sure you don't sew anything on the sock's foot, or you won't be able to walk!
4. Wear them around. Make people jealous. You know the drill.
Total cost: $20-$30, depending on how fancy you want to get with the socks!
--FARAN KRENTCIL, SOCKS CREATED BY ALEXANDRA HOFFMAN AND CHARIS POON!
Can't live without the actual Miu Miu socks? Get them at Net-a-Porter
This story was published on November 19, 2009.
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Eleanor
11/19/2009
that's the spirit nylon. love them/i die.
teslagold
11/19/2009
Wow. I love these! So cute. It could give a little girlyness to a tomboy look. Totally awesome!
Kristiana
11/19/2009
aw i love purple/bluish mary jane shoes :) where are they from! i want some! and great idea with the socks. i shall attempt ;)
lauren.
11/19/2009
that is so cute! Idk if they go well with her outfit, but they came out great.
Steph
11/19/2009
Good idea!!!! I'll try this! <3
Molly
11/20/2009
Oh my, where are those mary janes from?
marina
11/21/2009
i think the shoes are from a brand called melissa
valk
11/21/2009
i'm actually gonna do this :) awesomeeee
Claire
11/21/2009
what a lovely DIY feature!!! nothing like teen vogue has. these are such a couture piece for any fashionista's closet. LOVE!
xoxo - CR
Gretchen
11/21/2009
I love DIY. Reminds me of the SASSY magazine feature - when I made my first Alice-style headband from the sleeve of a t-shirt, of course, that was 1992 or something.
Gretchen
11/21/2009
I love DIY. Reminds me of the SASSY magazine feature - when I made my first Alice-style headband from the sleeve of a t-shirt, of course, that was 1992 or something.
lex
11/21/2009
dude, i like yours better than the original ones. this is on the to-do list.
Lauren
11/23/2009
These are great!!!! I like them better than the original! ...I tried making some myself:
http://hauteoffthepress.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/diy-embellished-tights-project-update/
...I think I was afraid to pile on the sequins. Bring on the sequins!
Arcadia
11/23/2009
more articles like this please!
Rebekah
11/23/2009
After reading this I decided to try to make my own, only I embellished tights instead of socks, and I love them! I definitely didn't expect to adore them this much. Not to mention it only cost me ten dollars. Awesome DIY!
kATIEE
11/24/2009
I'm going to actually attempt this. And I need those mary-janes.
melissa
11/25/2009
deff going to make my own, we'll have to see if i can pull them off!
Hannah
11/25/2009
I'm going to make tights like this instead!
lisha
11/26/2009
I decided to try to make my own .
MINZ
11/26/2009
these are cute!
except you guys should note that you could recreate this a 928357982735 times better by incorporating swarovski crystal pearls...
although you may have to handwash your socks if you use swarovski crystals/pearls...
L@thedisco
11/30/2009
lalalaaave this idea.
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12/05/2009
seriously this is simply school preppy chic i love it!!!
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12/05/2009
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