I couldn’t help but eavesdrop on a conversation at a department store, hearing a bewildered mother discuss with her teenage daughter why she refused to spend a certain amount of money on a pair of “worn-out, worthless pair of jeans.” The mother picked up a comparable pair of jeans, about $20 cheaper, and according to her jeans, were without the “wear and tear” that her daughter’s rip jeans had featured. “It just doesn’t make sense to me that a pair of worn-out jeans are much more than a pair of rip-free jeans,” retorted the mother.

With a crash course lesson on the current trends, the teenage daughter explained to her mother that the ripped, worn-out look was in, and that whether or not ripped jeans lasted long or not was certainly not the issue.” Still not sold by her daughter’s argument, the mother refused to pay for her daughter’s ripped jeans, unless her daughter contributed some money for the cost. Trying to compromise with the latest fashions and the most practical alternative can be a hard task, but with several options to consider, you can get a pair of rip jeans at a reasonable price. With a few creative suggestions, you’ll realize that you won’t always have to depend on the department stores and malls to deliver to you the latest fashions trends.