So I have a pair of jeans that I love but I really should have returned them b/c they were pretty distressed when I BOUGHT them. Now the shits have a big rip in the thigh which I don't mind but I'm seriously wondering how many more times I can accidentally stick my foot through this hole & keep making it bigger - I'm gonna rip these shits apart soon

So what - can you buy new fronts & keep the backs of the legs??

And the first person to suggest patches DIES




Thanks!

Wear something underneath them so it looks like you did it on purpose.


in case I'm about to die.

CalhounSq said:

now WHY can I relate to this? You know I had to throw away some GAP jeans which AREN'T CHEAP because of a hole in the crotch that I have no recollection of how it got there?

All that ankle grabbin'...

Throw out Purple Rain?

Take them to a tailor, they'd know what to do.

If you sew a backstitch where it is ripping, that will help slow it down. But you are going to have to throw them away eventually.

You know, Wal-Mart sells the perfect thing for this. They have these denim-colored patch--


oh, oops!!!

Never mind...



Maybe grab some shears and make those shorts you've always wanted....

Nothinbutjoy said:

I have a pair ripped in the back of the legs and I wear colored tights under them. Sometimes with fishnet pantyhose too. When they rip a little more I'll turn them into shorts.

Be gentle with them for as long as you can. Wash them with Woolite, on gentle cycle, or have them dry cleaned. Inevitably, you're gonna have to give 'em up. Just try and make 'em last as long as you can!

DiscoballStallion said:

If you only knew what I paid for these stupid things

2the9s said:

I fear I cannot

Sweeny79 said:

Nothinbutjoy said:

I no kill you

ShySlantedEye1 said:

NOOOOO!!! I've had them less than a year!!!

ThreadBare said:

:::being dealt with via orgnotes:::

Mazurack said:

I'm going to cry now

CalhounSq said:

I no die!!!

ThreadBare said:

YOU ARE PURE FUCKING EVIL!!!

CalhounSq said:

Aww, sis.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean it.

CalhounSq said:

Buy a back-up pair?

ThreadBare said:

AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!


Where IS my vaseline???

Mazurack said:

Umm, they cost too much

CalhounSq said:

Woolite and gentle cycle it is then...

Mazurack said:

That's a good idea, thanks

I'm still gonna cry though

CalhounSq said:

I will cry with ya... I know how it is. Especially when they stop making something that fits you sooooo gooood! That's what usually happens to me. I ruin it and then it's not available anymore.

No feet through thighs. Geeentle.

I woke up kinda masochistic today so


















PATCH!









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PANDURITO said:

Thank God for Oprah!!!

exerpt from O Magazine:



"First Aid for Jeans"
From too-worn-to-wear to born-again: New York City-based denimtherapy.com reconstructs jeans with denim thread - no pathes - in two weeks (estimated cost: $7 per inch). Denim Revival (323-852-7117), which ships nationwide, is a California vintage-clothing boutique as well as a repair business. And if you're in Los Angeles, take your tired & poor denim oldies to be resurrected at the legendary Simon Master Tailor (8042 West Third Street; no mail orders).





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[Edited 7/30/06 23:51pm]

If they're distressed take them to a psychiatrist.




Just kidding, just kidding!!!