I Dyed These Pants

I may have given up on the Recession Challenges, but I’m still working some of the challenge ideas on my own. I bought a pair of white, cropped, cargo pants at Valley Thrift with the intent of dyeing them a darker color. Before the dye, they reminded me of a big diaper.


Black dye applied to a 60% cotton/40% polyester blend yielded a slate gray shade. The trim and ties came out a lighter gray.


Shirt, Target. Pants, Forever 21 (thrifted and overdyed). Flipflops, Ecote. Earrings, Pangaea.


Black dye has magical butt-shrinking properties.