https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:03:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1922280 Fri, 25 May 2018 12:08:10 +0000 Janet 1922280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh indeed, Staysfit. They are incredibly resourceful and reuse and repair everything. They are the ultimate recyclers. I don't even know what the purpose of those jeans is at this point. But clearly they serve enough purpose to wash them and hang them to dry.&nbsp;</p> <p>In another favorite photo from there, a small girl's dress was made into a hanging clothespin bag. It was hanging inside the window, in the shadow so I almost missed it at first, and had to bring up the detail in the darker portion of the image to bring a little attention to it. &nbsp;:-)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1922251 Fri, 25 May 2018 10:47:52 +0000 Staysfit 1922251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Let’s think about this wonderful picture a moment please. The zipper is cut out of those jeans on purpose by someone. This was either a very practical and environmentally conscious way to use jeans that were past their prime, or their expression of art. I see this as recycling here. They are hanging next to an intact rag. It’s a picture from Cuba, where resources are scarce, and they make use of everything. (I don’t wear distressed jeans so I thought I would offer another perspective.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1922023 Thu, 24 May 2018 18:51:33 +0000 annagybe 1922023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember wearing very heavily distressed jeans on the bus a few years ago and getting a comment about them from a man of lesser economic means. It wasn't quite a negative comment if I remember correctly, I think it was about how they don't make jeans like they used too. I did feel a bit guilty, as they were stupidly expensive </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921886 Thu, 24 May 2018 11:25:02 +0000 Elizabeth P 1921886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great image, Janet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921874 Thu, 24 May 2018 10:12:51 +0000 krishnidoux 1921874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great pic and a great post!<br />I still love distressed jeans though.<br />But I agree, for some it's an imposed reality and not a fashion choice. As for many other things.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921871 Thu, 24 May 2018 10:10:17 +0000 Mainelady 1921871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. Incredible perspective. Distressed and torn clothing has never been something I would choose to wear. Seeing this image makes me profoundly sad. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921826 Thu, 24 May 2018 02:40:54 +0000 Jaime 1921826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is a wonderful shot Janet! It is thought provoking. I wonder what the owner of those jeans would say about the trend. Who knows, he/she might love it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921825 Thu, 24 May 2018 02:34:57 +0000 Anonymous 1921825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous photo. I hope the wearer of these jeans wears underwear! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921819 Thu, 24 May 2018 01:52:18 +0000 Aquamarine 1921819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for sharing. Certainly puts things into perspective. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921804 Thu, 24 May 2018 00:56:12 +0000 Windchime 1921804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s a stunning photo, whatever meaning one might or might not attach to it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921801 Thu, 24 May 2018 00:44:53 +0000 Gaylene 1921801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just for the record, I don’t think there ought to be any moral superiority attached to a personal aversion to a fashion trend. As Janet says, it’s the lens we use—and the emotions aroused —which govern our thoughts and choices. </p> <p>I’d have a hard time claiming moral high ground when I happily sport real fur on my anorak’s hood while, simultaneously, recoiling at the thought of buying intentionally ripped and destroyed jeans. I suspect my choices are more than a little influenced by being around indigenous trappers who depend on furs to provide for their families and the image of my grandmother spending her evenings hunched over her ever-so careful darning, mending, stitching, and patching so her family would always look “nice”. As Janet says, it’s the irony of our choices which causes me to pause and think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921775 Wed, 23 May 2018 22:11:04 +0000 jussie 1921775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes it’s sad the inequity in this world. Interesting pic Janet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921774 Wed, 23 May 2018 22:04:41 +0000 Janet 1921774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just to be clear, I am not posting the photo as any sort of judgment! I simply was struck with the scene and it made me see the trend with different eyes. Not worse, not better, just different. The discussion on Angie’s blog post today reminded me of the photo and I wanted to share it. I claim zero moral authority for my fashion choices; I know I could be a much more ethically-driven consumer than I am. Just sharing something that seemed very ironic — a look that people in developed countries can pay hundreds of dollars for, hanging in a window of a family that gets about $30 a month from the government as their income. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921772 Wed, 23 May 2018 21:35:16 +0000 Anonymous 1921772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The photo is beautiful and I respect the meaning you're seeing in it and your aversion to distressed clothing.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't buy distressed clothing but I don't think I can declare myself morally superior to someone who does. Why draw the line there? Why not at owning more clothes than I need?</p> <p></p> <p>. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921754 Wed, 23 May 2018 19:36:11 +0000 Sal 1921754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful photo!</p> <p>I don't buy heavily distressed jeans either - more for practical, aesthetic and comfort reasons. From a societal perspective - there is murkiness around the origins of fashion trends to my mind - designers copying each other, street inspired looks, cultural fashions, even ( rarely)drug use or homeless inspired trends. Others could talk more knowledgably about this than me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921752 Wed, 23 May 2018 19:29:41 +0000 Katerina 1921752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This picture is incredible!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921739 Wed, 23 May 2018 18:35:25 +0000 Molly Mac 1921739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a little confused by the argument that distressed clothing mocks or is offensive to the poor. Is wearing $200 pristine jeans less offensive if it projects a non achievable fashion goal. At least with distressed denim, everyone can feel like they can participate in a fashion moment. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921732 Wed, 23 May 2018 17:48:22 +0000 Gaylene 1921732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That picture EXACTLY sums up my reaction to this trend. Imagine what $150 means in that non-Yoox world. And what I’m saying by choosing to ignore it in the interests of fashion. </p> <p>Great picture, Janet. Your eye is amazing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921724 Wed, 23 May 2018 16:53:45 +0000 Thistle 1921724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow.</p> <p>Amazing and powerful picture. Really puts a lot of things into perspective. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921722 Wed, 23 May 2018 16:52:10 +0000 elpgal 1921722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Completely agree. My parents were very opposed to us warring patched clothing or clothing held together with safety pins. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921703 Wed, 23 May 2018 15:44:18 +0000 LaPed 1921703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful image, Janet. I've never been been able to bring myself to buy pre-ripped jeans. It does seem insensitive/oblivious to me. I grew up in a home with a very modest income, and my parents never would've let me out of the house in torn clothing. In my teen and young adult years, seeing rich kids wearing intentionally torn-up clothes with that romantic notion of "slumming it" always made me roll my eyes. I mostly buy secondhand 100% cotton denim; it ages well and generally develops plenty of natural distressing after a few years of regular wear. I have no problem wearing my clothes til they fall apart, but I don't like buying them already falling apart! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921699 Wed, 23 May 2018 15:02:35 +0000 Like the Season 1921699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful photo, and sobering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921688 Wed, 23 May 2018 14:00:30 +0000 Cardiff girl 1921688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that those jeans have gone beyond distressed,they are traumatised. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921682 Wed, 23 May 2018 13:47:34 +0000 Sisi 1921682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a fantastic picture! It's incredible how sometimes colours and shapes combine perfectly by pure chance.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921678 Wed, 23 May 2018 13:44:38 +0000 Angie 1921678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921666 Wed, 23 May 2018 13:35:09 +0000 Helena 1921666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, there is something about taking something perfectly good and then intentionally 'ruining' it that can sit a little uneasily from a certain perspective ... I'm sure this is why my parents were so dead-set against it - they would have loved to have brand-spanking new clothes without wear and tear when they were young! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921655 Wed, 23 May 2018 13:12:15 +0000 Joyce B 1921655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is also what I see with overly distressed jeans, the side of people who cannot afford any other garments. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921651 Wed, 23 May 2018 13:07:16 +0000 Anonymous 1921651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/distressed-jeans#post-1921650 Wed, 23 May 2018 13:05:54 +0000 Janet 1921650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whenever I see heavily distressed jeans now, I can’t help but think of this photo I took in Cuba a couple of years ago. It kind of ruined manufactured distressed jeans for me. (Not a judgment of anyone else who chooses to wear them, just not for me!)</p> <p>I remember saying at the time that you could find those same shorts on YOOX for about $150. </p>