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DIY Design: Adding Heavy Metal Accents To Your Clothing

by Amber Eden (Subscribe to Amber Eden's posts)
Posted Apr 13th 2010 at 7:00PM  
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Add Balmain-like embellishments to your favorite army jacket. Photo: Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images

Want to add a little glam rock to your tried and true garments? Sew some metallic fixtures on to clothes that are already in your closet or are newly made. Here are tips on how to decorate your favorite pieces:
  • Metal Primer: You'll find all sorts of useful instructions online when it comes to heavy metal mania. Check out this free excerpt from Connie Long's Embellish Chic. Learn how to set grommets and eyelets and even use zipper teeth as a design element. Or try this quick tutorial on installing a grommet (it's for a tarp, but the same principles apply to clothing or handbags). There's a video version as well. Here's where to find grommet and eyelet kits.
  • Studs and Spikes: In case you were wondering, this site pretty much wrote the book on metal gear. Go here fo a quick lesson on goth spikes.
  • Lady-like Touches: Grommets don't always have to be tough. Here's a great tutorial on how to use grommets in a feminine fashion to create this adorable tank top. If you want to to really go over the top in girly toppers, this corset tutorial should do the trick.
  • Heavy Metal Accessories: Take a gander at all of the great metal accents on this wholesale industrial site. From buckles and snaps to chains and eyelets, you'll find a feast of hefty hardware.
For more DIY Design, click here. Next week, tips on making your own wedding gown.
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Tags: balmain, diy design, DiyDesign, embellishment, glam rock, GlamRock, grommets, metal gear, MetalGear, metallics, rock, spikes, studs
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razzi, 4-16-2010, 8:00AM

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razzi

I am just can not get over the clothes over these last few years. These outfits above that you are showing, the very short skirt, revaling top and those shoes. She looks like a street walker. Lord whats wrong with you fashion people? Isn't it enough that some women walk around today half naked as it is! You all just make it alittle easier to look like a tramp. UNREAL!!

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nanny-granny, 4-16-2010, 9:23AM

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You are so right! I am tired of women, young girls, and especially "tweens" looking like street walkers waiting to be assaulted. I would love to see people take more care with their appearance. You shouldn't wear jeans everywhere you go. Jeans are alright, but make neatness count and ditch the grungey sneakers and dollar store flip-flops.

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grammy also, 4-16-2010, 9:38AM

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I like it. Depending on who is wearing it, it looks classy not slutty.

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pugs4me, 4-16-2010, 10:07AM

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pugs4me

I agree that the fashion now is slutty. I also hate dress shoes without nylons. The bare white legs hanging out and bare toes showing is disgusting. What is with the flip-flops? These are SHOWER SHOES and that awful slap-slap-slap when they walk is irritating. It's hard to find classy looking clothes anymore.

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r, 4-16-2010, 10:32AM

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in the old days old clothes were used to insulate your house, my 150 year old house had rags and clothes stuffed all through the walls

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Bonnie, 4-16-2010, 1:09PM

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I live in a metropolitan area and don't see women dressed like this unless I go downtown where the "pros" are walking the streets! ...... GEEEEZ!!

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Geri, 4-16-2010, 2:25PM

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It seems alot of these looks are a cry for help! The fashion industry should be ashamed of some of the crap they put out there! Let alone how they prey on the girls/women with no style of their own or a low self esteem! The fashion people just pipe those lemmings right off the cliff and laugh all the way to the bank!
Come on girls/women!! Develop your own personal great style and send these fashion people back to the drawing board! You don't have to look like s--t because these people say its in!!!

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D E, 4-16-2010, 3:45PM

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I so agreed with Geri; I am so sick of ugly, grunge and sluty clothing for females!!!! What has happened to good taste regradeless of where you are going and what your age is? Please, please bring it back, designers!!!!! DE in IL.

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peachesluvsu, 4-16-2010, 3:53PM

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as someone lucky enough to observe teenagers on a daily basis (teacher in middle class high school) i have to ride the fence on this one. the fashion looks shown are a bit over the top- the whole package looks slutty. however, some of my female students can wear pieces of those outfits and look absolutely darling. but it's like when i was in the 10th grade (2 years before mass availability of panty-hose) and the girls with way too much junk in the trunk wore way too short skirts that when they sat- the top of their hose and garter belt hooks would show....gross. one poor girl will be a nameless chubby girl with top of her hose showing in the yearbook of 1969 .my point (and i do have one)- choose your clothes for you. this is 2010- it amazes me the teenagers and females all ages beyond who have NO clue-- they choose fashion based on what is hip and they look ridiculous. we have a gorgeous 50-something teacher who wears short short skirts and 4 inch heels. sexy teacher, huh? no- she's got chankles and looks as unprofessional as the history teacher who wears big gym shorts and a jersey every day of the school year. we are so impressed you own so many jerseys.

all this said- what i would LOVE to see is a survey of pics from your readers to send in the OLDEST item of clothing they still use in their wardrobe (not from grandma's- something bought for them personally and they still use).

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cindi, 4-16-2010, 3:55PM

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What trash, and they call themselfs designer's?? i hope obama gave them the money cause they got scewed in school.

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G, 5-17-2010, 4:39PM

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heavy metal :


http://vimeo.com/11296785

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