Dip dye has exploded onto the highstreet in the last couple of months, with stores like Zara, Asos and H&M releasing their summer collections dappled with dip dyed (or bleached) designs. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, here's a sneaky little recap of all you need to know about dip dying.
The down-low on Dip Dying:
Ombre - The ombre dip involves a carefully graded transition between the base colour of the garment and the darkest part of the dye. To get your ombre right, dip your item in a couple of different concentrations of the dye (from lightest to darkest). Refer to my tutorial here for a simple how to.
Harsh Hem Line - You'll probably remember this reader DIY, to get the harsh hemline look, use a strongly concentrated dye and dip to one depth, keeping the garment horizontal, and let the dye soak to ensure a strong colour.
Reverse Dip - For the reverse dip, turn your item upside down and dip once to create a reverse transition affect. Remember this?
Dip Bleach - It appears that dip bleach isn't going away anytime soon (yay!), this trend (first spotted at Dries Van Noten AW11) resurfaced in this month's Zara lookbook. And what's not to love about a trend that just keeps on giving? All you have to do is soak part of your garment in bleach overnight. Simple! Check out my tutorial here to get amongst it yourself, if you haven't already that is.
The Two Piece Dip - This is by far one of my favourite trends to crop up on the high street - take a two piece set (suit or skirt and top) and ombre dip both. You can choose to have the dye meet in the middle (as in the Asos suit) or have the dye at top/bottom of the items.
Other tips? Always use salt to set your dye (add it to your dye mixture), let your garment dry with the dye still on it prior to machine washing, and remember, the dye will always look much lighter once dry than it does when it's wet.
Other tips? Always use salt to set your dye (add it to your dye mixture), let your garment dry with the dye still on it prior to machine washing, and remember, the dye will always look much lighter once dry than it does when it's wet.
In need of a little inspiration? Look no further.
It goes without saying that I'm a teeny tiny bit triumphant that it's taken my favourite stores so long to catch up on this trend, obviously the constraints of the supply chain mean that the quickest way to rock your favorite look is to make it yo'self!
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