I'm not sure that anyone, including me, has ever described ripped jeans as pretty. Rugged, casual, edgy—sure. But pretty?

the New York Times asked. Ripped jeans, more popularly called “distressed” jeans — “the kind of wear and tear that is artfully, or not so artfully, designed into denim, as opposed to the kind of wear ...

As other denim trends, like barrel jeans, flared jeans, and dark-wash jeans, have risen in popularity in recent years, ripped ...