How To Bleach Your Denim Jacket

Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: How to Bleach Your Denim Jacket - Levi's Hong Kong

Bleached denim is making a comeback. Are you ready to relive this ‘80s fashion trend with us? Our in-house tailor Sara Chalupnicek shows us how to create a gel-like bleach mixture that's easier to control than most liquid bleaching agents. Below, Sara takes us through all the steps of bleaching a denim jacket.

Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: Materials and tools that use to bleach a denim jacket - Levi's Hong Kong

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

  • Trucker Jacket
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Saucepan
  • Metal whisk
  • Metal bowl
  • Funnel
  • Small squeeze bottle
  • Water
  • Cornstarch
  • Bleach
  • Cardboard
  • Fabric scrap
  • Gloves
Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: Add a cup warm water and three tablespoons of cornstarch to saucepan - Levi's Hong Kong

STEP 1

Place a small saucepan on the stove. Add one cup of warm water and three tablespoons of cornstarch.

STEP 2

Turn on your stove and set it to medium heat. Whisk the mixture together until it forms a gel-like consistency.

Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: Mixture warm water and cornstarch together until it forms a gel-like consistency - Levi's Hong Kong
Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: Add the mixture and bleach to the metal bowl, and whisk the mixture - Levi's Hong Kong

STEP 3

Add the mixture and six tablespoons of bleach to your metal bowl. Whisk the mixture until the ingredients are combined and form a smooth texture.

STEP 4

Use your funnel to add the bleach mixture to a small squeeze bottle. We like to use an old glue bottle because it has a fine tip.

Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: Use funnel to add the bleach mixture to a small squeeze bottle -  Levi's Hong Kong
Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: Add a layer inside the trucker jacket to avoid teh bleach mixture soaks through the fabric - Levi’s Hong Kong

STEP 5

Things are about to get messy. Lay down some newspaper or cardboard onto your table to prevent it from getting damaged. Also add a layer to the inside of your Trucker Jacket in case the bleach mixture soaks through the fabric.

STEP 6

Check the consistency of your bleach mixture on an old fabric scrap.

Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: Check the consistency of the bleach mixture on an old fabric scrap - Levi’s Hong Kong
Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: Splatter the bleach mixture over the jacket - Levi's Hong Kong

STEP 7

Now for the fun part. Pull on your gloves and splatter the bleach mixture over your jacket. You can freestyle your design or find inspo online—the options are endless.

STEP 8

Let the bleach mixture dry for 30 minutes. If you want the design to appear lighter, let it sit for an hour or two. Then throw your Trucker Jacket into the washing machine with cold water and regular detergent. Lastly, dry the jacket by hanging it outside or using a dryer.

Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: Dry the jacket after finishing washing the trucker jacket with cold water and detergent - Levi's Hong Kong
Bleach Denim Jacket Tutorials: The trucker jacket has been bleached - Levi's Hong Kong

STEP 9

Ta-da! You’re all done. If you loved this DIY project, you can create the same bleach design on a pair of jeans.