For the end-of-year holidays, we don't customize a jacket or sneakers but a sweater, to create your own ugly (or not) Christmas sweater and wear it proudly throughout the month of December! Let's go for a three-hour DIY workshop at MiniMeLand!
If this year, we created our own ugly christmas sweaterinstead of buying it? At the house of MiniMeLandin the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, we discover a whole bunch of vintage clothing in a colorful universe, which also offers workshops d’upcycling and of customisation. Normally, we can pimp a denim jacket, a hat or even sneakers galore, but this holiday season, the place has imagined a DIY Christmas sweater workshop !
MiniMeLand: customize your vintage denim jacket in a colorful and unique concept store
Welcome to the rabbit hole, not of Alice, but of Marie Marquet where color and one-of-a-kind vintage pieces reign, at MinimeLand! A cheerful boutique-workshop where we can customize our jackets, hats or sneakers without being bored for a single second! [Lire la suite]
But its appearance will only depend on you! If you don't want it to be kitsch as you wish, it's up to you, but a whole range of embroideries, patches in the shape of reindeer or Santa Claus are just waiting for you! During this workshop three hourswhich costs 85 euros, you will have the choice between four different types of sweatersdepending on your preference: vintage Irish knit, mohair, angora or Jacquard!
Obviously, you will have to add some accessories, snowflakes, bells, sequins everywhere, but also try your hand at sewing, accessible even to the most beginners, to make your creation sparkle and bring your craziest ideas to life, with family or friends for a moment inChristmas spirit. So, who will make the most beautiful (or ugly) Christmas sweater this winter?
International Christmas Sweater Day: history and origin of the ugly sweater tradition
International Christmas Sweater Day is celebrated every year on December 16. The opportunity to organize various events and celebrations around (ugly) Christmas sweaters during the end-of-year holiday period. It is common to see Christmas sweater competitions, fashion shows, special parties and Christmas sweater sales to support charitable causes. But where does this tradition come from? [Lire la suite]