//// Dressed in distressed
Posted on | October 9, 2009 | 3 Comments
I’ve made some great second hand finds lately.
I know that I’m kind of late to jump to the frayed jeans wagon, but on the other hand at this age I have seen several of those passing by — so I trust that they are probably coming back. My love for frayed things goes to several levels… …there is always the aesthetic of destruction… …on the other hand I simply love the almost organic texture of all things torn and worn. But I really hesitated to rip any pair of my own beloved jeans — I don’t have too many pairs after all. So I have kept my eyes open in charity shops for a nice pair to end up as the victim of my scissors.
And this week I got lucky, I found these perfect straight legged pale gray jeans for 8 euros. I could not help myself, just destroyed them almost completely. The aim was to create a violently torn surface that still offers a decent amount of coverage — and I think that I succeeded. I also varied the state of destruction to get some shape for the leg.
This time I wanted to pair the newly torn jeans to things that contrast strongly; to something clean and sober. So I covered most of the damage with H&M heavy nude silk satin dress and threw the old Filippa-K blazer over (this slightly masculine and quite worn piece has been in heavy rotation lately). But the Docs kind of complete the worn denim look, so my upper and lower half are completely mismatched — in theory. Practically they make a pretty satisfyingly matching couple. No jewels, minimal makeup, pulled back hair.
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October 9th, 2009 @ 9:21 pm
Very Nice!
October 10th, 2009 @ 9:10 am
I still dont dare rip clothes like that. and if i found PALE GRAY jeans that i dont have to SHORTEN i would never rip them.
) i would love them till the end of their days. unfortunately, have not come across yet, especially for 8 euros. I definately should visit Fida sometime. I have to say UFF is already a big deal of an effort for me, because of the smell there…i dont know if its my problem only…
October 10th, 2009 @ 10:47 am
I recently was in UFF Fredrikinkatu — and I would say that it has gone downhill. The place was a mess and the smell was awful. Fortunately Hämeentie UFF is in good hands, always in great order and even the air is not that stinky.