Doing the Ripped-Jeans Trend by Chichi Maduka
Distressed, destroyed, deconstructed, torn or ripped jeans are some of the names used to refer to a denim outfit that has holes made on it, usually around the knees. It is a wardrobe choice for individuals who seek an edgy, street style look. As every woman and man owns a pair of jeans, a pair of ripped jeans adds variety to your everyday jeans; variety is added to spice up your closet of jeans. While some ripped jeans are bought already slashed, you can create your own rips on a normal pair of jeans. For how to, you can visit this site: www.jennblogsat.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/doin-it-yourself-ripped-jeans-the-right-way/.
Torn-up jeans are inappropriate for some occasions such as business meetings, as office wears, job interviews, and other formal engagements but are OK for informal and semi-formal occasions that require casual, street style or edgy rockabilly look.
Before wearing a pair of ripped jeans, you should take into consideration the image you are trying to create with it. If you are not comfortable with it, don’t go for it. If you are not ready for full-on deconstructed jeans, go for a pair with just few slashes that do not expose much skin or the one with slashes that do not expose the skin at all. You can pair them with more structured pieces like the stilettos, blazers, shirts for a toned-down and more refined look. A good example of this is seen below on Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Scott Disick.
For a rebellious, rocker-chic look to channel your inner rock star, ripped jeans are usually paired with equally distressed pieces. The entertainer, Russel Brand (pictured below) perfectly pulls off this look at all times which matches his image.
Whether you prefer slightly-ripped jeans, boldly-slashed jeans or the ones slashed all the way down the ankle, a refined street style or an edgy rockabilly look, always match your ripped-jean outfit with your image. I also recommend that you appear totally clean from your hair to your shoes. For instance, you do not want to wear ripped jeans with messed-up hair, else you will appear grungy and be mistaken for an insane person.
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