Some ripped jeans look as if they’d lost an argument ... But it turned out it was the uniform of the punk movement and later, grunge. A defiant, anti-establishment statement, torn jeans were ...

shredded denim is surfacing in directional collections by Off-White, MM6 Maison Margiela and Philipp Plein. Whether you call it punk, grunge, indie sleaze or brat, the thread-bare look instantly ...