https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/for-brooklyn-any-idea-how-to-achieve-this Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:19:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/for-brooklyn-any-idea-how-to-achieve-this#post-2267834 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:59:07 +0000 April 2267834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, I have the arty Brooklyn Thrift Squad here this weekend - think they will love this idea!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>RISD: Reimagining Items via Selective Damage (art school pun)<br />ICD9: Intentional Chemical Damage plus 9 (medical pun)</p> <p>And yes, I know that we're up to ICD10, but in certain fonts a 10 gets confusing.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/for-brooklyn-any-idea-how-to-achieve-this#post-2267717 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:34:30 +0000 JAileen 2267717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The sweater turned out beautifully. &nbsp;I bought a navy cotton sweater at the thrift store, so if it hadn’t worked out my investment was small. &nbsp;It was 100 percent cotton.</p> <p>I put a plastic bag inside the sweater so the bleach wouldn’t leak through, and laid it out on the back lawn, on a sunny day. &nbsp;I had a chop stick and a paint brush and a cup with bleach. &nbsp;But mostly I flung the bleach onto the sweater. &nbsp;I got sone really interesting effects. &nbsp;You could see the movement. &nbsp;I left some spots untouched. &nbsp;I wore the sweater a lot, until it started to fade. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/for-brooklyn-any-idea-how-to-achieve-this#post-2267711 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:20:33 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 2267711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so sorry that I just got back to this!&nbsp; &nbsp;<b>@Brooklyn</b>, thank you for the video!&nbsp; I'm about to sit down and watch!</p> <p><b>@JAileen</b>, can you tell me more about your sweater?&nbsp; &nbsp;Were you happy with the results? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/for-brooklyn-any-idea-how-to-achieve-this#post-2265422 Mon, 30 May 2022 23:12:59 +0000 Brooklyn 2265422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, thanks for the photo. I think JAileen is right.</p> <p>You could try a twist tie dye, something like this:</p> <p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xe4X5NIF_o" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xe4X5NIF_o</a></p> <p>I tried it once, using the washing machine, and this is how it came out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/for-brooklyn-any-idea-how-to-achieve-this#post-2265080 Sat, 28 May 2022 22:41:06 +0000 Brooklyn 2265080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Mary Beth, I can’t see it because the link defaults to the Australian site and the stock is different. Could you post a screen shot of the sweater? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/for-brooklyn-any-idea-how-to-achieve-this#post-2265045 Sat, 28 May 2022 18:52:09 +0000 JAileen 2265045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don’t think that’s tie dyed. &nbsp;It looks more like the dye was splashed on. &nbsp;I did a similar thing with a dark sweater and bleach. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/for-brooklyn-any-idea-how-to-achieve-this#post-2265032 Sat, 28 May 2022 17:41:06 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 2265032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just came across this tie-dye sweater on the Ralph Lauren site, and I feel I want something like this in my summer life - and as it happens, I have an old off-white cotton sweater that possibly fits the bill.</p> <p>As YLF's Unofficial First Lady of Tie-Dyeing, any idea how to go about achieving a pattern similar to this?</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ralphlauren.com/women/tie-dye-cable-knit-cotton-sweater/618493.html?dwvar618493_colorname=Blue%20Multi&amp;cgid=women&amp;webcat=search">https://www.ralphlauren.com/wo.....3_colornam</a> </p>