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[akaburtonfan]

I just happened to flip past QVC and saw a pair of distressed jeans being presented. I wouldn't pay $59 for them but have no problem with anyone who would. 

I was surprised to hear them called sophisticated and elegant. Those just aren't the adjectives I would use to describe them -- would you? 

[SharkE]

I pass. People would think I had rats in my home.

EWWWWWWWW

[colliegirls]

Nope.

[millieshops]

Some bodies can make almost anything look elegant.  The rest of us not so much.  The secret is to know which category fits you.

[evergreen]

I don't understand the concept of wearing jeans that look like that.  I also don't understand why wearing tops and dresses that look like you're dragging a tail around behind you is considered fashionable.  I'll stick with my classics that never go out of style.

[chrystaltree]

Well, you define sophisticated and elegant your way and other's describe it their way.  Elegant, I would not have used but sophisticated.  Yes.  Have you been to some of the triendier bars, restaurants and events lately?  The world has changed (to borrow a phrase from that commercial) and people dress much more casually today.  They take a casual piece like those jeans.  Which are just barely distressed.  They build a dressier outfit around the casual piece.   You add a lacy top or chiffon top and a strappy metallic sandal and some nice jewelry and there are indeed many really nice places you can wear it to and look appropriate.  Being overdressed is as much a faux pas these days as being underdressed.  $59 is not a lot for a pair of jeans, especially such a veratile pair as those jeans.  I own a 2 pairs of similar jeans that I bought from Old Navy about 3 years ago.  Great investment!  Real denim with just a touch of stretch, not overly distressed.  I bought a dark wash and medium wash.  I don't recall what I paid but probably $50 a pair.  I wondered when QVC was going to sell a nice pair of jeans like that.

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@akaburtonfan wrote:

I just happened to flip past QVC and saw a pair of distressed jeans being presented. I wouldn't pay $59 for them but have no problem with anyone who would. 

I was surprised to hear them called sophisticated and elegant. Those just aren't the adjectives I would use to describe them -- would you? 

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@akaburtonfan

I would say that host needs a LOT more training.

[SharkE]

probably just a 'youth' thing like most passing fads. I used to have a hula hoop and gnawed on Tootsie roll pops.

[QueenDanceALot]

As an ITEM I wouldn't call them elegant or sophisticated.

Put together with the right pieces then the outfit could be either or both.

But worn with a t-shirt and flip flops I wouldn't call them either.

[libbyannE]

Distressed torn and frayed jeans with  have been around for so long that my first reaction on seeing the pair highlighted on the QVC website today was surprise because that particular version of aged jeans is in its way out, per various style stories in magazines and online. I don't hate the look but it's one if those things, like high/low hemlines, that will be here and gone. No doubt another version of worn jeans will still be available, though. Back in college in about 1971 my sorority sisters and I were putting new jeans in a bathtub of bleach water to fade and age them!