5 Ways To Distress Your Jeans

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It's no secret that the effortless, laid back style of distressed denim is coming back into fashion among men and women. But the thought can still remain, "Am I really going to pay a lot of money for jeans that are basically damaged, in a sense??" Here are some tips for distressing your very own jeans.

1. Use a x-acto knife

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A very common method, giving your jeans a little edge to your style. Recommended after bombing a midterm exam or getting out of a relationship, to get you in the mood.

2. Drive over your jeans

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What's a better way than having the weight of your car really break in a new pair of jeans you're trying to look very worn out. Bonus points if your wheels have some hint of mud in them for a surprise, authentic effect.

3. Take a pottery class

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Pottery is definitely a messy discipline, but not only are you making a work of art, but you're probably simultaneously achieving an evolving clay induced pair of jeans. This is a great distressing technique for the inner artist. Don't even think of washing your jeans afterwards.

4. Use a cheese grater

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5. Baptism

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Let mother nature run its course on your man-made material. Sometimes there's only so much we can do with our jeans, maybe it's best to just sit back on a sunny day, giving your jeans some much needed fun in the sun.