Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Denim Wrangle

Da Kneebone's Connected To Da Rip Bone

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON


Gotta hate it when your favourite jeans show a rip in the knee. The more faded they are, the more they've been lived in and, therefore, the more comfortable they are. Because I wear a suit during the week, I enjoy getting into Levi's on weekends and on Casual Fridays at work. Now the big question - in your opinion, is it cool to wear jeans that are ripped at the knee?
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24 comments:

  1. FHB7:13 PM

    Shit man, you could sell those for a lot of money. Teenage girls love the hell out of them.

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  2. Merisi8:10 PM

    Sure, if you want to look really cool. Down at the store you'd have to put down a handfill of bills to get a prewashed, fake-used with holes like that. It's a treasure, actually.

    Come to think of it, it's too authentic to wear, you'd risk being jean-napped.

    Put it on e-Bay, to be safe! *chuckle*

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  3. Anonymous9:00 PM

    Very cool to wear, but I think you'll need to retired them for mufty Fridays... we usually have the "jeans are ok, as long as they're neat and with no holes" rule

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  4. Shrink Wrapped Scream9:38 PM

    My son will only sport ripped jeans, and he believes himself to be the king of cool. You have now been elevated to super-trendy, my friend!

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  5. Cuckoo10:36 PM

    Oh yeah, they are so cool to wear. I like them very much but yes only weekends.

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  6. Sam11:16 PM

    fair enuf.... wear dem.. and if it rips further.. convert them into shorts!! :)

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  7. david mcmahon12:30 AM

    Hi FHB,

    Sell 'em? eBay here I come!

    Cheers

    David

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  8. david mcmahon12:31 AM

    Hi Merisi,

    You're so right. See my reply above to FHB.

    By the way, will answer your camera question as a post on my blog.

    Cheers

    David

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  9. david mcmahon12:32 AM

    Hi Steph,

    Okay, that rules me out, on both counts!

    Cheers

    David

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  10. david mcmahon12:33 AM

    Hi Carol,

    I'm super trendy? Really? Can I show that comment to my kids?!!

    Cheers

    David

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  11. david mcmahon12:33 AM

    Hi Cuckoo,

    Okay, they're going in the weekend-only drawer.

    Cheers

    David

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  12. david mcmahon12:34 AM

    Hi Sam,

    Okay, so I'll be ready for summer!

    Cheers

    David

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  13. Merisi1:10 AM

    Thank you, David, I am looking forward to your camera post!
    Sunny midsummer greetings from Vienna,
    Merisi
    P.S.:
    Would you believe it, I was walking home from lunch when I spotted an opticians store window with those yellow rubber duckies, swimming in old zinc bath tubs. Shall put them on my blog as soon as I get a coffee break. :-)

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  14. david mcmahon1:29 AM

    Hi Merisi,

    Was just about to log off when I saw this comment. Looking forward to your post (and pictures) of the rubber ducks!

    Enjoy your summer. It's blowing a gale here, but because there's rain there won;t be frost tonight.

    Cheers

    David

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  15. Victorya1:30 AM

    everyone else already said 'yes trendy' what more can I add?

    Mine always ripped, I used to buy some cheap lace or ribbon and sew it underneath the rip, or use an old shirt to add color and 'coolness'

    I wouldn't quite reccommend the lace for a guy though, unless you're into that sort of thing ;)

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  16. david mcmahon1:35 AM

    Hi Victorya,

    Like I said, ``trendy'' is not a word my kids would use to describe me.

    Lace might not enhance my reputation (such as it is) but maybe I should increase the size of the rip for added ``cool factor''!

    Cheers

    David

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  17. Sam2:04 AM

    just thoght of it.. why not take a piece of denim cloth say a dark blue shade or white.. make a design on it.. and sew it along the rip... kinda looks good.. though makes you something of a funky guy!!

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  18. bEAST4:21 AM

    what is ur waist size, giv it to me. i dont mind. lolz

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  19. Anonymous3:05 AM

    Reminds me of my late brother-in-law who quickly used my sister's sewing machine to mend the rip his son's jeans. His son, an ex-Paulite back home for the vacations, was really, really upset. "Papa, it took me such a long time to get it looking that way, and now I have to rip it out all over again!!" That was back in the late '80's, but I can see it's still trendy today.

    Rene.

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  20. david mcmahon1:30 PM

    Hi Sam,

    Funky? Me? I can see my kids laughing at that notion!

    Cheers

    David

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  21. david mcmahon1:31 PM

    G'day Beast,

    Okay-dokey. They're in the mail to you!

    Cheers

    David

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  22. david mcmahon1:32 PM

    Hi Rene,

    That's a terrific perspective on denim fashion. Funny thing is, back in my university days, when all my friends only wore dark blue jeans, I was the only one that went for the light blue, faded look!

    Cheers

    David

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  23. Anonymous1:37 AM

    So now we know who started the stone-washed trend.

    :]
    Rene.

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  24. david mcmahon7:08 PM

    Hi Rene,

    That's very flattering, but I have never been a fashion trend-setter.

    Smart casual, yes. Fashion plate, er, no!

    Cheers

    David

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