distressed jeans
- noun
- /dɪˈstrɛst dʒiːnz/
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jeans desgastados
- I just have on some comfy boots, some distressed jeans, a black tee, that's my name, a sun hat because it's super sunny today and that's it.
Examples
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Like I am obsessed with distressed jeans, distressed shirts, like distressed everything.
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Balmain paired heavily distressed jeans with a top that's heavily embellished and has super wide shoulders.
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Many people love to wear distressed jeans because they add a trendy touch to any outfit.
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She paired her favorite oversized sweater with distressed jeans for a casual look.
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At the party, several guests showed up in distressed jeans, showcasing the latest fashion trends.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('jeans made to look worn or deliberately damaged') follows from applying the extended object sense of 'distressed' (worn/damaged) to 'jeans', so the combination is partly compositional. However, because 'distressed' is often known primarily in the emotional sense, the clothing-specific extension is metaphorical and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure, so the item is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Distressed jeans come from the look of real work pants that got holes and faded parts after a lot of use. One popular story says clothing makers began to cut, rub, or wash jeans so the fabric looked distressed and 'worn', and today distressed jeans means jeans made on purpose to look old and rugged.
