DIY Vetements jeans: Takes about an hour!

Hey everyone! Last week, I spent a bunch of time on the internet trying to find a tutorial for Vetements reworked jeans. If you're not familiar with them, this is what they look like:

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These jeans retail for over $1000, which is understandable because each pair takes two pairs of vintage jeans to make, and each pair is a little unique. However, it's still way more than I can afford. All the tutorials I found just showed how to do the step hem, not the whole seam, so I decided to make a tutorial of my own. Instead of trying to copy one pair exactly, I combined a couple styles to make something that looked distinctly Vetements and wasn't too difficult to make.  The tutorial's a little rough, but I hope you enjoy! I'll post an update of the finished product on because I forgot to take a picture lmao.

You need:

• two pairs of jeans, or one pair of oversized jeans (should be >2 inches too big) 
• scissors 
• seam ripper (you can just use scissors if you don't have one)
• sewing machine and thread
• pins
• about an hour and a half of time
• jeans that fit you well, for measuring (optional)
• try not to use skinny jeans, because those stretch to fit. Try to use jeans with the same amount of stretch as the ones you're using

1. Take off the back pockets. I found that ripping the seam on the back made it way easier.
   
   
   
   
2. Cut of the bottom hem. Don't worry about distressing the bottom yet, we'll do that later.
   
3. Fold your jeans in half. If you're using two pairs, fold both of them in half
   
4. Using your scissors, cut a straight line from the hem to the waist. Make it about a third of the way in from the outer seam. This way, the line will be in the middle of your leg when you wear them. If you're using two pairs, do the same on both.
   
   
5. Unfold your jeans, and lay them on top of the jeans that fit you well. Take your side strip, whether it's from the same jeans or a different pair, and place it so that your new jeans are the same size as the jeans that fit.
   
6. Okay, this is where it gets a little tricky. You want to take the spot where the edges of the fabric meet, and fold them right side to right side so that you have a seam you can sew. Then pin the fold. Look at the pictures because that didn't make any sense.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Now this is where what I did and what I should've done diverges. I wanted to make my jeans fit a little different than the ones I already, so I went ahead and sewed the front and then fitted the back directly to my body. I used a measuring tape through the beltloops to hang the jeans around my waist, and had a family member pin the back It looked a little like this:
   
    However, this process was super inefficient and so I would only recommend it if you don't have a pair of jeans that fit you well. 
8. Ok! If you do like how the jeans you already have fit, then go ahead and turn your jeans over and pin the back in the same way
9. Now let's sew! Sew the seams you just pinned. If you have some extra time, you can baste first just to make sure you like the fit.
   
   
10. I don't have pictures for these next couple steps, but I'll post some later! Now you want to try your jeans on, and pin the pockets where you want them. To really look like Vetements, put them off to the side to show a little bit of the dark patches. Sew those down.
11. Last step! Put a pin approximately where you want your jeans to end. Cut the front of the leg a little above the pin, and the back of the leg a couple inches below. This will give you a step hem. Pull out some of the white horizontally running threads to make it look distressed.

Final Product: