Ripped Jeans

Whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em, ripped jeans are back in style.

Ripped jeans  are as old as jeans themselves, but they didn’t become a trend until the mid 1970’s when icons such as the Ramones, below, began wearing them.

The Ramones are practicing what fashion nerds (such as myself) call “conspicuous outrage.” This term describes consumers who purposefully dress in a disheveled or shocking manner to offend the public. During an era when denim lovers reverently patched their jeans at the first sign of wear, the Ramones’ anti-patch attitude is definitely outrageous.

With frequent exposure to ripped jeans, the public gradually began to accept them and eventually admire them. Today, ripped jeans are so ubiquitous that we see them on everyone from celebrities to soccer moms, and from tots to teens.

Rhianna, the fashionista, shows off her ripped skinnies.

image courtesy of WhoWhatWear

Even toddlers can make a fashion statement with rips and tears!

image courtesy of Crewcuts

So don’t be shy, we know you want to…build and destroy  your jeans!

posted by: danielle on August 28, 2009 at 4:15 pm
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TAGS: skinny jeans, history of jeans, ripped jeans

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