I do not like any of these and would never wear them. They would probably work on teenagers and super edgy people.

Blech. I’m not a fan. That first pair on the left looks a bit like “stripper” wear to me.

They are very edgy – I work at a university with a fashion design program so I’ve seen these on students who have pulled them off with tall heels and simple-but-elegant tailored tops and swing coats. I wouldn’t wear them; I can’t think of a situation that they would be appropriate for me.

It looks to me like these women were in a dog fight. But after reading LE’s comment I’m curious to see an outfit. Her comment sounds like the tye-dye outfits Angie put in a previous post, and I’d much rather try tye-dye.

I think they look extremely tacky and I’m pretty sure I’d be mistaken for a hooker in jeans like that.

Yuk! especially the first pair. The fact that all except the last pair are priced at over $200 is outrageous.

Yikes. Atrocious styles, all of ‘em. I’m not a fan of distressed denim, much less destroyed!

Okay, this is not my kind of look at all, in fact shredded clothes is the number one style no no listed on my profile. Why spend good money to look like you have no money at all? Or is that the whole point.

My eldest daughter currently wants to dress as Upsy Daisy from the tv show In The Night Garden every morning so the problem of what clothing is appropriate remains in the distant future.

However, when the time arrives I would encourage self expression, I would not allow my daughters to buy these clothes but may allow them to customise old clothes to have a similar effect. I would be very a very strict invigilator as to how big and where shreds and transparent sections where placed.

I actually quite like the second pair.. not something I’d wear with any frequency, but I think they would work for something dramatic.

How old is a student in the US? 18, 19, 20 and a little older I’d expect? I can picture the ripped styles of an 18 year old fashion design student too, LE. But not for $200! I like R&J’s do-it-yourself idea best. Our daughter would be allowed to wear shredded jeans that way if I was around to supervise the shredding

Btw, I tried the tie-dye acidwash jeans in this post (two styles on the left):

http://youlookfab.com/2009/08/.....nny-jeans/

They fit really well and looked quite nice. But the tie-dye bits were just TOO tie-dye looking and it made me feel extremely bohemian which is not my style. I was hoping the tie-dye would look more like a pukka non-tie-dye pattern. But they didn’t, so back they went and I purchased zippered skinnies instead.

my husband commented that these jeans look like they have been in a car accident

i generally like distressed denim, but this is too much.

Ugh, these jeans are cetainly not my style, but I love the idea of a teen copying the look by using old or thrifted jeans. In fact, I remember making strategic rips and bleach marks on my jeans in the 80’s trying to get a similar effect. And my mom specified that there could be no tears about the mid-thigh and no tears at the bum!

Ugh. I can only picture these on strippers and streetwalkers. (Although I’d be intrigued to see someone prove me wrong!)

These are no-No!-looks to me.
But if a 20 year old girl would like to wear one of these, she should go for it.
Well, there exist some very ugly pictures of me too.

Except for the pair on the left, I like the looks of these jeans. I wouldn’t buy them, but that’s mainly b/c I rarely wear purely casual outfits and I already have several skinnies. Same reason I don’t intent to buy a tie-dyed pair. If, however, I wore casual clothes all the time (if I was a student or SAHM or had a casual dress job where other people wore pajamas*), I would probably have a pair or two of these in rotation. Tie-dyed too.

*My ex worked at a company that allowed any kind of dress. He genearlly wore a sweater or button down with slacks or jeans as did most of the supervisors and older employees, but many of the just-out-of-college employees who only spoke with clients on the phone (never in person) would show up to work in sweat pants or pajama bottoms.

I really can’t imagine paying money for any of these- not even for my daughter. Luckily, she isn’t interested in these severely distressed looks.

Sometimes I get the feeling designers don’t know what to do now that anything goes, and end up just sort of throwing spaghetti against the wall to see what will stick.

Well I guess I am an enabler for the young because if my 13 yr old grand daughter wanted me to buy these pants for her, I would probably cringe a little, but I would buy them for her and let her express her youthful style journey. I’m not sure what her Mom and Dad would have to say about it though! I must say, I have not looked at the prices on these jeans and I would not pay alot of money for them, nor would my grand daughter ask me to.
I don’t think these jeans are acceptable for anyone over 18. The young ladies are already showing alot of skin wearing the short shorts. I don’t like it that my grand daughter wears them but when I look around and see many other girls her age wearing them, I know she is going to want to be like everyone else in her age group. I wore many mini skirts in my youth.

Yikes, those are some unappealing derivatives of skinnies. No one should have to pay for damaged clothes. Perhaps this trend would have a chance if retailers paid consumers to wear these jeans. But I think the payout price would have to be pretty steep. If my daughter brought these home, we would talk about them and then happily return them to the store.

These distressed jeans are distressing. That said, if I was 22 and going clubbing in NYC, they might be just the thing.

Those are ugly. I’m a non-mom but I would never wear those.

-meream

lol I am slightly embarrassed to say that I wouldn’t mind owning the third pair.. XD I think they’re kind of killer!

I go back and forth on these depending on my mood. As I see it, life isn’t without its rips and tears and paint splatters (metaphorically speaking) so its nice to see jeans that express this. Not everyone can have their sartorial needs satisfied with clean-cut, dark denim, bootcut jeans

Ha…..I do have some TR’s that are distressed…alot, but they don’t even come close to anything like those…..that first pair…tights w/denim is just funny:)

Wow, are the pair on the left even jeans? They remind me of one of the very unsuccessful looks from last week’s episode of Project Runway.

Personally, I’ve never seen the point of paying good money for pre-destroyed jeans when I’m perfectly capable of wearing them out myself. Then again, I prefer a cleaner, polished style anyway, so maybe I’m just not the right person to appreciate the look.

I don’t see what the big deal is. They’re not my taste at all but I can appreciate a more daring and adventurous look. You can’t say they’re unflattering since they have the same silhouette as other skinnies, so it’s really just a matter of personal taste.

I hated liquid leggings when I first saw them but after seeing them in a few outfits they started to grow on me. I think with edgier pieces like this you have to see them in context. I bet the first pair would be a very interesting look with the right top. I’d be interested to see these jeans paired with sleeker, feminine, cleaner pieces for contrast.

The 41 year old me says eew. But if I was my former 16 year old rebellious self, I know that I’d be all over them’ it’s definitely a style I was drawn to back then (edgy, slightly trashy and naughty). If my daughter was a teenager now and sported them, I’d probably sigh and avert my eyes but let her make her own choices – hoping that she’d transition to smarter styles eventually, just like I did…

Budget babe, you crack me up. What a great comment.

Still not convinced these styles would work on anyone older than a teen. But I love to be surprised

I’d smile and remember what I wore when I was that age. Except for the first pair. I already draw the line at “skanky” and she’s only 9!

Why is it okay for a 20 year old to wear an overtly sexy style (like those pants on the left)? Just because she is young and experimenting? I understand that is the reason a young person does it, but I don’t understand *why* that might be appropriate.

I suppose it is in the eye of the beholder because I don’t think these pants are “sexy” at all.

Let her go out in them. Take numerous pictures. Blow them up 5 years later and replace baby pictures with them. After taking them down, threaten to do this every time a boyfriend comes over if her chores aren’t finished.
Will be most effective because “bold” styles like that usually get worn with the most ridiculous amount of posturing. (I know I used to do that… tidal wave.)

I actually don’t mind the pair third from the left. When I was 14, my metal-head cousin taught me the virtues of destroying a brand new pair of jeans. He would make a slit at the knee and then rub the fabric for endless hours against the concrete walkway to basically shred the fabric. I wanted to be so cool like him and did the same with my old jeans, till my mom threatened to stop buying clothes for me LOL

As long as there is not too much ripping and shredding going on, I definitely would let my daughter do what I did, albeit under strict supervision.

A little rock n roll in denim is fine. Those “mesh” jeans on left are outrageous though! I like the ripped on it’s own look but that’s just the hippie chick in me coming back.

The last three pairs maybe ok (on someone else, not me!), but isthe first one even considered jeans? It looks like it’s gonna run like a very expensive panty hose.

Those jeans are totally NOT OKAY! I will be running away from that trend. But I could see how they would be attractive to a rebellious teen =]

They remind me of Madonna circa “Desperately Seeking Susan”. I would absolutely barf if my wee daughter came home wearing the first pair.