Denim Refinery namely nearing its one-year anniversary of acid-washing,swarovski bella earrings, camouflaging and customizing customer's outdated alternatively old denim dressing items.
The exclusively online store was created forward DTLA dweller Janet Sung, who mentioned she "grew up"approximately denim and loves the creativity and artistry involved with specializing it.
Sung is based out of her apartment aboard 6th and Hope avenues,but spends maximum of her period in Long Beach -- where she rents a small chip of her father's factory. He washes and treats clothing there for manufacturers; Sung does it for individuals.
The Denim Refinery website sells vintage and designer finds Sung accumulates and alters, as well as customer-customized articles She doesn't construct clothing from scratch,but has people bring within their own denim items for a makeover.
Sung said her process is: "refurbish, reinvent and conceptualize."
The refinery takes the denim and distresses,frey wille prix, paints, waxes alternatively washes the pieces into having a second life. Sung mentioned purchasers order processes as basic as lightening the color on their jeans -- apt having an entire jacket coated within a gold snakeskin foil,alternatively their appoint lasered into the behind.
Many of these techniques arise and see favor D.I.Y.approaches merely they do come with a advertisement cost.
Dipping sleeves costs $62, splashing jeans costs $74 and overall hazing is $68.
Pre-made vintage pieces can price as much as $230 as a leopard print jacket alternatively $225 for a two-tone camo coat.
"The plenary scarcity factor is very big Sung mentioned surrounded regards apt how she determines the spend as certain items.
Sung's pre-made pieces include the "Kapowski" acid-wash denim jacket and the big dipper" jacket with a spattering of stars on the shoulder.
She encourages folk to experiment with their clothing by family also yet says the benefits of having them changed by a store like hers are many.
She has forever of the professional tools and equipment to feign the lusted worn look most people attempt aboard their own -- using knives and razor blades. She explained that many huge designate jean companies don't do in-house distressing for creating that vintage see namely one art form.
Many denim pieces that come amongst the refinery also get a thorough washing and softening treatment. Sung describes the transformation as, "it's prefer touching jeans...and then touching a cotton shirt."
She receives anywhere from 20 orders a week apt more than 100,yet that over time her business has been consistent among its growth.
"I'm excited apt discern where I'm at 10 years,free gifts online,mentioned Sung. "I also deficiency to be one of the pioneers Downtown -- hopefully once I'm prepared"
Sung wants to open a Denim Refinery store in DTLA, and gave props to the fairly new custom jean store Den'm Bar aboard 7th Street.
"I'm just kind of waiting as the right moment," Sung mentioned,joining that she's always scouting locations and current Downtown areas.
Sung sees Downtown as a colossal retail opportunity," and mentioned she appreciates the sense of community in the area as well as the fashion and elegant sensibilities of many of its residents.
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