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Style DIY: A studded tuxedo leather blazer à la Balmain

I had this leather tuxedo blazer that no one wanted to buy off me (boo!), so I decided to keep it but change it a little to make it more interesting.

This was my inspiration, a $5000 (at retail), and $1395 (at resale)  Balmain studded blazer. The design of the studs are staggered at the end but I decided to go all the way to the end. It is MY blazer after all, I don’t want to copy it 100%, just take inspiration 😉

https://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=616916116&pid=uid1104-32002848-44

You can see it on very cool, chic Editors who are part of my style inspiration such as Emmanuelle Alt:

They wear it simply, which is what I plan on doing although my legs are nowhere as skinny.

Frankly, I should absolutely be avoiding Balmain at all costs because the brand loves to emphasize a strong shoulder, and I already have naturally strong, wide shoulders.

Still…. I’m drawn to their aesthetic like a moth to a flame.

Anyway.

I started with this:


Not bad right?

Cute, serviceable… but not quite something.

Then 202 studs, 4+ hours and 2 bleeding thumbs later, this is my finished product:

LOVE!

It was a heck of a time getting the studs to line up right, and I am super pleased with how it turned out.

HOW I DID IT

I bought a huge bulk bag of pyramid black studs 1/2″ from Amazon, grabbed my seam ripper and looked at the whole blazer.

Then I lined up the studs to see whether it looked straight or wonky, and then pushed it down hard into the leather to make marks in the leather to see where to make the holes, then I used the seam ripper to make holes in it, and then pushed the stud through & bent the prongs down and into the leather underneath.

I did this 201 more times, following the outside lapel of the blazer to make it look straight, and lining up each and every stud to make sure it would fit and stick FLAT against the edges of the other studs.

NOW WHAT?

I now plan on using the rest of my 800 studs on studding the rest of my serviceably boring items, like my Muubaa moto leather jacket which  I love, but needs a little something, taking inspiration this time from Laurence Basse.

I plan on studding the back like this, but am undecided on the sleeves going through the same treatment. Probably not. I may stud the cuffs instead.

Stay tuned!

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8 thoughts on “Style DIY: A studded tuxedo leather blazer à la Balmain”

  1. Kandice says:
    April 19, 2017 at 10:34 PM

    It looks incroyable! You are a badass. There’s no way I’d have had the patience to do that. Plus, I’m not crafty and it would have looked like a Pinterest fail, ruining a perfectly fine piece of clothing. 😬

    Reply
    • Sherry of Save. Spend. Splurge. says:
      April 22, 2017 at 8:43 AM

      I was really nervous, trust me.

      Reply
  2. Alexis says:
    April 18, 2017 at 1:19 PM

    I love this!!! So much.

    Your link takes me to the black studs – can you link me to silver ones, or did you use black?

    Reply
    • Alexis says:
      April 18, 2017 at 1:24 PM

      Nevermind 🙂

      I found them. But I really really love the look! Thanks for the idea!

      Reply
      • Sherry of Save. Spend. Splurge. says:
        April 22, 2017 at 8:44 AM

        <3

        Reply
    • Sherry of Save. Spend. Splurge. says:
      April 18, 2017 at 4:03 PM

      I used black studs on the tuxedo blazer but they come in gold and silver as well and different sizes 🙂

      Reply
      • Alexis says:
        April 19, 2017 at 9:17 AM

        Oh! They look grey to me in the photo. Good to know they’re black. Thanks

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        • Sherry of Save. Spend. Splurge. says:
          April 22, 2017 at 8:43 AM

          They’re a matte oxidized black.

          Reply

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