19-year-old artist elevates plain jean jackets with hand-painted celebrity portraits

An artist is elevating plain jean jackets with her hand-painted celebrity portraits.

It’s always fun to rock merch from our favorite pop culture icons. But it’s even better when you can find a special way to do it. Katia Scandale is a 19-year-old mixed media artist from Canada. She specializes in realism and portrait art. Scandale has amassed a following on TikTok by sharing her custom denim jackets that feature Hollywood royalty and the skillful process that goes into creating them.

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For one jacket, she created Gen Z superstar Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour album cover. To nab one, it will cost you $800, but there was a lot of care Scandale put into making it.

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“It takes A LOT of work. I put in 60+ hours of painting and all of my high-quality supplies,” Scandale said in the comment section.

Another popular denim look featured Harry Styles singing into a microphone.

Scandale also paid homage to Billie Eilish covered in black tar for one jacket.

“So much talent,” a user commented.

“I’d spend all my money on this,” another said.

“This has to be the most amazing jean jacket I’ve ever seen,” a person wrote.

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