Last weekend found me sitting on a bench in the foyer of our local Kohl’s store. My brothers, Josh, Jake, and Max, had come up to visit us for a couple of days, and they had wanted to go shopping while they were here.
My brothers are notorious for holding up checkout lines, as then tend to only carry cash, and it’s generally only in $100 bills. This would be okay, except that they rarely spend anywhere close to $100 at a time. More often than not, the cashier has to flag down their supervisor to get change while the other people in line behind them stand there and wait, scowling. I feel like my siblings should wear fedoras and big gold chains so that they can fit in with the rest of the ballers out there.
Last weekend was no different. I made sure I went through the checkout line in front of them, and quickly completed my purchase using my credit card. (Actually, Wife Unit used hers, since we have a joint Kohl’s account, but I have no idea where my card is.) After finishing, I meandered out to the foyer to sit on a bench and wait… since I knew I’d be waiting.
I was right.
Max sat down next to me as I heard the familiar, “Can I get change over here?” While the festivities were underway, I glanced over and took a look at Max’s pants. They looked like they were about a hundred years old, tattered and filled with holes.
“You should’ve bought some new pants while you were here,” I piped up, thinking that these must be his work pants.
“Nah, I just bought these the other day,” he casually replied.
I looked at him as though he’d grown a third nipple on his forehead. “Then why are they filled with gigantic holes?”
“I bought them this way.”
It’s no secret to me that I’m getting older. My waistline is significantly larger than it once was. My hairline seems to recede more by the year. I found a weird hair growing out of my ear the other day. I get it… I’m aging. I guess I have an old-fashioned mindset on top of everything else.
Let’s say I went to the store to purchase a pair of curtains. (*snicker* Like that would happen…) If I were to get them home, and discover that they had been ripped full of holes, I would probably take them back and ask for a refund. Sure, I could probably still use them, but they would look terrible, and probably wouldn’t offer me a lot in the way of privacy.
Why would a pair of jeans be different?
I’ve seen these types of jeans in stores before. They are advertised as “rugged” or some other nonsense. Apparently, this is some new fashion trend among the teenaged folk. Clearly, my fashion sense, including my preference to wear clothing that is still intact, is grossly outdated.
Can someone enlighten me?
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-.- This is a trend that should just hurry up and die. Along with the revival of acid wash jeans. (no offense to acid wash lovers)
I find it ridiculous that jeans are sold with huge holes in them. I wouldn’t worry about this trend. Just ignore it like I do. lol
Thanks for visiting, Kimmy! I agree. I will never pay money for jeans with holes already in them.
These have been around for a long time. I hope you’re not just now noticing lol. I’m not sure how curtains are similar to pants, but I agree with you on the holey jeans. I’m fine with them becoming that way. It’s kind of like a scar – something to show for the hard work (or stupidity) that you did. But I wouldn’t buy a pair. My brother buys them like that too sometimes. And you’re not old. When you hit 80 – then you can say you’re old. You’re going to smack yourself when you DO get old for thinking you were old in your 20s.
So I guess the main point of this blog that I got is that I shouldn’t get you holey jeans if I see some on sale?
Yes, please don’t. I prefer to wear out my jeans myself.
I’m giggling at the thought of you buying curtains!
I’ve seen distressed jeans that have spots that look worn thin. I don’t understand the big holes. I saw a girl walking downtown today with them on and you could clearly see the pair of tights she was wearing underneath. Had she not had something under, it would have been considered indecent exposure.
Every generation has their strange fashion trends. Everything passes and we laugh about it later. Or right now, in this case!
I suppose that’s true. Look at some of the stuff that was worn in previous decades that looks absolutely ridiculous now.
I try to stay up with fashion, and dress in the latest styles, but I have to say shopping for jeans is a frustrating experience because so many styles have holes, or are worn very thin (without having been worn yet) or are bedazzled out the butt. *hee hee* So yeah, I’m ready for these fashions to move on. But then again, I AM really aging….
Haha… “bedazzled.” That reminds me of another story. You’ve been a wealth of blog ideas lately. I still have to write my “freaky encounter” post as well.
I HATE bedazzled butt jeans!
Yep. You’re getting old!
Just kidding. I kind of agree with you. My problem is, I see current fashions on other people and often like the way they look, but when I go shopping I just can’t spend the money on that stuff. I can’t see spending $150.00 on a pair of worn out jeans, when I can buy a brand new, unblemished pair of Levi’s for $30.00.
Interestingly, I don’t wear out jeans. I’ve never had a pair of jeans that developed holes naturally. But the funny thing is, and Terri’s comment reminded me of this. When I was a Junior in High School, WAAAY the hell back in 1991 I had a pair of acid washed jeans that developed a huge rip right below my butt on the right leg when I sat on a wooden bench that had a nail protruding out of it. After that I wore those jeans all the time with a pair of bicycle shorts under them. That was probably the most trendy I have ever been in my life!
You’ve never worn out a pair of jeans? Wow. For some reason, a lot of my jeans start to develop holes right at the top of where the pockets connect. Maybe I need to try a different brand.
I’m in agreement with Kevin. Why spend so much money on ripped up jeans, when you can spend WAY less on non-ripped pants?
I agree. Jeans are expensive enough as it is.