So everybody's been had their opinion about the shoe and I've been kind of wondering like what would happen if I distress these so
Today, we're gonna distress these Air Jordans. See see what happens. It's my first time doing this. So wish me luck
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Let's do it
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So the first thing that I'm gonna do with this shoe is start taking out these laces and then we're gonna get these things prepped
For the washing machine just to try to get some of the initial dye out of the denim
Try to get that insole out of there as well I want to keep this thing fresh
Alright, so we got the shoe all prepped ready to go
So let's go ahead and throw these things in the wash and I'll be back to you guys in a minute
Aren't you guys so we just got these out of the wash as you can see
They're still unlaced and everything like that
The only thing that I did notice is it washed the Jumpman off of the front right here?
So they're regular one is brown. And this one is no longer there. It's just tan like the leather
I wasn't actually expecting that at all to happen didn't really do what I thought it was gonna do
So we're gonna have to do it ourselves
Got some bleach in a paintbrush and then I'm gonna start painting on this part with the bleach
Hopefully that can dye it to get close to here because I think we want to go one close color and then from there start
Distressing and let's see what happens
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First coat done and as you can see from here, I put two different coats on so it's a lot lighter on here
I already plan on distress in this area
Like I said before I think I'm gonna have to put another coat on there just to kind of get it closer to this area
And the coloring it's kind of dope. It's got like a little vintage vibe
It's like brown around it right here or the white is that I'm looking forward to getting more bleach all over the shoot I need
To obviously hit some spots more than others as you can see is darker right here and lighter right there a lot lighter here
So I need to try to be aware of that as well when I'm painting on here again, never done this before
So, uh, let's see what happy
We got the second coat let's let this thing dry and see what happens a few minutes later
The process after bleaching is showing some characters got a little bit of brown hue to it
It's got the white and yellow mixed in it. So it's a lot. I'm liking it
I put bleach on the back thinking that the Jumpman was gonna turn colors, but it actually being pairing colors at all
So I'm actually kind of happy about that because I thought I was gonna turn it like a pinkish color
It's time to do some distressing. So what I'm gonna do next is a
Start fraying the edges all around
These lines right here
All around the foot and then probably the holes and some of the stitch lines and then I'll do some of the major
Distressing look never done this before again. So I see how it comes out. I'm gonna use three different things
I have an exacto knife. I got a wire brush and a little roto tool right here
So hopefully this can help me on all the things that I'm looking to do first
I'm gonna start with the roto tool on the edges and then from there
I'll probably hit it with this and then do the exacto knife or the big cuts. So let's get into it
Okay, so this thing right here is drunk so we're probably not gonna use that oh
My gosh that was about to be a waste of time. Let's hit it with this brush
So as you can see right here it's starting to fray the edges on those holes and everything compared to this side
So this thing is $2.00 at Walmart so you can see it's already getting jacked up but it is what it is
So as you can see right here the edges are a little bit more frayed up on the holes and everything like that
Starting to come out pretty solid
I'm diggin it. I'm diggin it
Okay, let's hit it with the exacto knife now and really start making some of these big cuts in these big marks on the shoes
This is very very dusty I'm not digging this but it is what it is is a part of the customizing process
I'm a rookie when it comes to this so cut me some slack go. I'm just learning trying to figure it out right now
So, you know how when you walk in your heels click right here
I want us to do that kind of look right there to it because that's kind of a natural
Kind of look to the shoe
You know I'm saying so let's go ahead and do it a little bit more here on the ankle as well
I want to make that a
little bit more
Got some more work on the ankle right there
You can see it looks like a little bit more distressed kind of I want to make it look real natural
Kind of areas that your foot would naturally hit so maybe the inside of the foot somewhere right here maybe
Okay, so this is kind of like the vibe that I'm going for right here kind of a natural look scuffs on the inside of
the foot maybe something over to cross it a toe right here and then
Probably a little bit here on the outside of the foot
So let's work a little bit to the back in the outside of the foot now do something right here by the jump man
All right, so we have it pretty much distress kind of how I want it
I might add a little bit more to it. Not sure yet
But I think it's still missing something if this is gonna be a true Levi's collab
We gotta go to the store and find something with a Levi's tag on it and put that on these shoes. Come on
So we're back and we got it
You see they got the little Levi's tag right here and the tag on the tongue right here
Yeah, let's go ahead and cut these things off and start add them to the shoe and see if we can make this work
Yeah, we're in there we're in there this is not that weed
Okay, so we have a Levi's patch a little itty bitty one right here
I'll know if you guys can see if it's gonna focus and then we have another Levi's patch right here
So I'm gonna try to find a spot to put it onto this shoe kind of go from there and see what I can do
I'm thinking if the patch was like right here on
The foot that might be I see I might have to try that out and I was thinking about covering the Jumpman on the back
Right here. Oh, no, it might be cool on the side. I need to go get some glue and I'll be right back
So I have some shoe cement right here and some q-tips
So what I'm gonna try to do is cut this Levi's tag
Then I'm gonna try to glue it underneath that seam on the shoe. Oh, please work, please work
So we cut the excess parts off of it. Now we got just the Levi's logo right here. Let me use a q-tip
It's a lot of glue. Damn. Yeah, I never reuse this stuff before
Let's see what happens
Might be up to something
I'ma lace these things up and then I'm gonna consider the back patch because right now I'm rocking with just a little simple
Hit of the Levi's logo, so we'll see what happens after that. Let's get these things laced up and take it from there
Okay, so there you have it they got the Levi's on them I put the red tag in the front
I'm not gonna use the Levi's tag on the back because I like it with a jump man and just a little hit the red
Levi's here. Yo, I'm actually very surprised. I didn't know I had to see me. I'm actually I'm rocking with these I like them
I think I would wear these I feel like it gives it a better vibe
I know a lot of people were interested in seeing what this shoe would look like distressed
I know some people like to go crazy when it comes to this dressing
I like to keep it subtle yet still de-stress trying to make it look natural as possible when it went to this one
Let me know what you guys think about these down below in the comment section. Would this be something that you will rock with?
Yes or no?
Are you planning on getting a pair to de-stress some are you gonna leave them the same?
So as you see from the original pair here to the distressed pair
It's kind of easier to make your decision on which pair you like the most me personally, obviously
I like these a little bit more just because I did it was my first time doing something like this
But I'm actually happy I'm satisfied. It looks like it's pretty natural. It's got that natural wear and tear kind of look to it
It's got that bleached denim vibe to it with the Levi's hit on the side
I felt like if it would have had that Levi's tag on it right there
Then the shoe would have been worth a lot more money. So I don't know I'm rocking with them
I'm digging them
It comes down to you know
What you guys think is well, like I'm interested to hear what you guys have to say about this
This is my first time ever doing this if you have any better
Techniques or any other ways that I could do it or go about doing it
Please let me know in the comment section down below
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Video I'll have links to those down below as well. I think that does it I'm happy with it
it came out better than I thought it would I was scared to put the bleach on me and I just said
Let's do it. See what happens. So I'm happy with it. I don't even know what else to say y'all. I just I'm happy
That's all I know. So, my name is DJ I'm signing out. I'll see you guys in the next one
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