Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Same trench, new color

I was going to give away a cream colored trench I've had for several years but decided to give it a new look instead by dying it after being inspired by Jessica and Megan's tutorials.

Rit Dye (scarlet)

I used Rit Dye from my local drug store and chose two colors, Sunshine Orange and Scarlet because I liked them both. I decided to use the Scarlet dye for the trench and plan to use the Sunshine Orange for another piece of clothing later.  This is the result.

Overdyed Trench

The coat is a little closer to coral than bright red in real life, but I like the color.  I guess I should have left it to soak in the dye a little longer for a deeper color.  

I'm quick to give away clothing when it doesn't get much wear, but I'm happy I re-thought getting rid of this trench.  Dying wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be and I definitely plan to try it again sometime soon.

10 comments:

  1. yeah that RIT has been a lifesaver to many of my faded clothes.

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  2. What an awesome transformation! I really need to give some clothes a new life with some RIT!

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  3. what a great DIY! i'm impressed!

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  4. the trench turned out great! it will be neat to see it out and about in an outfit!

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  5. I love red coats :) Can't wait to see it in action!

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  6. It looks amazing!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new colour!!! Can't wait to see you wear it!

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  7. Thanks lady, you totally inspired me to try this!

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