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Monday 25 November, 2024

It's official, distressed jeans have gone too far

TOO FAR, we cry.

WE ALL LOVE a good distressed jean.

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They’re cool.

But, alas, we as a collective people have gone TOO FAR.

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The product descrption reads

Yeah, no kidding.

It’s become something of a genuine concern.

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But at what point do they stop functioning as a jean, and start being some fabric hanging from your waist?

little know fact: distressed jeans started as a scam to sell damaged clothing.
— Reese Pugh (@reese_pugh) February 12, 2016

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WHAT IS THE POINT!

The only downside of wearing distressed jeans is when it's cold the breeze just comes through the holes 😭
— kalesha. (@Kaleshaa__) October 13, 2015

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My 36 year old stocky Irish professor is wearing ripped jeans. I don't know how to feel.
— Sean T. (@seantmccormick) April 20, 2015

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So, we’ll leave it to you.

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Nicola Byrne

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