Jeans go with everything and can be dressed down and casual or can be worn with smart shoes and a shirt for smart-casual occasions. This is one of the reasons why they are so great for boys and in particular, teenage boys. A lot of the time they do not want to be dressed in smart black pants and a shirt and tie, it is simply too formal and too “grown up” for a teenager. However, they can look smart and be happy and comfortable with themselves in a pair of dark blue or black denim jeans and a plain button down shirt.

Boys can also wear jeans for doing more practical, every day activities such as riding their bikes, skateboarding, rollerblading or even shooting some hoops! Jeans for boys are usually stone-washed which makes them feel and look worn out. This gives the benefit of making the denim fabric a lot less stiff and a lot more flexible, allowing the wearer to move around more. The denim remains very protective however, which is why it is so good for doing these kinds of activities. If they have a fall, they won’t get a cut or graze on their leg, only on their jeans, which actually seems to add to the look rather than distract from it!

Many boys choose to customize their jeans by cutting them and ripping them slightly, particularly around the knees. To get the “torn” look, all you have to do is make a small incision in the denim where you want the rip to be, and then put two of your fingers from both hands into it and pull in opposite directions. This ensures that the tear looks genuine and not a straight edged, scissor cut (which obviously wouldn’t be cool!). You can also buy sew on patches or iron on patches to put on jeans, again making them more individualized. Some jeans for boys even come with a bag of these which you can add as you like. A great place to add a badge or a patch is on the back pocket of jeans.

Jeans are the perfect staple of any boy’s wardrobe, they are hard wearing, comfortable, reasonably priced and more importantly, they never go out of fashion and your boy will never look “so last century”!

Being a long-legged moderately skinny myself, I also have some problems finding jeans. The brand I really like right now, that is a little pricey, are Levi Capital E. They have a great variety and lots of great boot cut styles, and Levi has this handy thing called Jean finder, You answer some simple questions such as how you like your jeans to fit, and what leg opening you want, and they find you jeans based off that. Another brand of jeans I am rather fond of are Hollister, mainly because they have jeans in long, and they are defiantly long. They also have a wide variety of flared jeans and boot cut.

I have seen inserts for the side seam to enlarge the waist. If the adjustment is not a lot, you can get some jean material from the fabric shop, make a wedge shape from the fabric, allowing for seams on all sides. You will need to remove the waistband in the area of the side seam, cut it so that you can add material in the band also. Open the side seam so you can sew the wedge into the seam. Add material to the waistband to extend it to fit.

The best way is to have a pair of jeans that you like the fit. Turn the ones you want to alter inside out. Lay the good ones on top of the ones that need changing. Draw around the good ones onto the others. This will give you lines to sew on that will alter the pants to fit like the good ones. You may have to remove the waistband to alter the size of the waist. Sandblasting is a very unique process. You can try bleaching but it definitely won’t look the same. Denim makers’ use highly sophisticated chemicals and special machines to sandblast jeans after they are sewn together. That is why most denim jeans are so costly.

Usually when jeans are dyed with the brown tint they make sure that it is washable without fading. Bleach may work but you risk ruining them all together. Bleach spots and splotchy areas. The best I can suggest is to take them to dry cleaners and see if they have a jean bleaching method. Otherwise just leave them as is.

You can use fabric paints and they are so nice to work with. When they are dry they are soft to the touch. You can also use acrylic paints they dry nicely as well. Before you paint over the stain, wash the jeans without softener. Then you iron the area free of wrinkles and paint your design. When the paint has cured for at least 24 hours, use a pressing cloth and iron the painting. This will seal the paint and protect it as well. When you wash the jeans, I would use cold water, as the hot will wear the painting out faster. You can put your jeans in the dryer and I would turn them inside out to protect the paint.

To make a mini skirt! Well first, you cut the legs off. Don’t cut them exactly where the legs meet incase you need to fix something. Cut a little lower. Then you trim off any uneven edges and make the skirt the same length all the way round. But you don’t have to sew anything back. Just pull a few loose threads and give it that “customized” look. Make sure you use those big tailor scissors or any tough scissors so you don’t make a mess. Cutting jeans is really hard.