mathnerd Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 you can buy them at Nordstrom ... http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/nordstrom-selling-pre-soiled-jeans-425-america-article-1.3100029 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 My husband sent me that link. It boggles the mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartlikealion Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 ew 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 The majority of guys in this agricultural town could make a handy profit off their Jeans... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 more money than sense. I thought pre-ripped jeans were bad . . . . I wouldn't pay a dime. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I actually thought Mike Rowe's comments linked in the article were really good and thoughtfully, but he usually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 No. Just no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 My 8yo would be happy to pre-soil your jeans for you for free. :P Of course, that wouldn't be permanent mud like this stuff. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Well, heck, I've got mud. If someone wants me to presoil their jeans, I'm betting I can do it for them for waaaaay cheaper and that includes shipping. :laugh: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 My 8yo would be happy to pre-soil your jeans for you for free. :P Of course, that wouldn't be permanent mud like this stuff. My dd and my sophisticated washing techniques seem to do a good job of making it permanent! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) My dd and my sophisticated washing techniques seem to do a good job of making it permanent! We're quite good at permanent staining around here too! I won't be able to cash in on this trend though unless it spreads beyond jeans--none of my kids will wear them. Think anyone will pay for dirt stained t-shirts and sweat pants? Edited April 26, 2017 by maize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 So I'm wondering if someone would wear these to work on a casual jeans friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Wow... No denying (at least not by me!) that men in mud-splatters jeans are sexy as heck, but fake mud? Um... That's sort of like putting on a shirt with fake muscles drawn on it and calling that sexy... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Lol... I can only imagine what the cowboys (real, actual, working cowboys) or the oil field workers here in West Texas think of this insanity. What's the saying about a fool and his money? Lol Edited April 26, 2017 by Kinsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 The model should be wearing a pair of beat up Redwings to complete the look! Those clean leather shoes look weird with them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Growing up, all my dad's jeans looked like that...(farmer) Insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 My husband has a pair of jeans that look just like that. He's not allowed to sit on the couch when he's wearing them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 My husband has a pair of jeans that look just like that. He's not allowed to sit on the couch when he's wearing them. Yep. My husband too. That is just crazy. Then there is the leather wrapped rock that was for sale for $85. Sold out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 that's so dumb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Farmers and construction workers come in my restaurant every day with jeans that look like that, I never think of them being a fashion trend. What is a hoot, though is that the new cultural norm seems to be wanting to LOOK like you work rather than working. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 You have to give Nordstrom's credit. They're great at getting people to talk about them. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I actually thought Mike Rowe's comments linked in the article were really good and thoughtfully, but he usually is. I may or may not have a crush on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I've offered my gardening jeans on fb, at a discount--only $325!--but have no takers so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) You have to give Nordstrom's credit. They're great at getting people to talk about them. This is right up there with those famously unseasoned Nieman Marcus greens for $65. Edited April 26, 2017 by Sneezyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 I've offered my gardening jeans on fb, at a discount--only $325!--but have no takers so far. When the Nordstrom jeans get sold out, all the disappointed customers will search FB for another like that one - and then, yours will get sold. No worries! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Anyone who has that kind of money to waste might also be interested in a $2600 "shopper tote bag" that looks surprisingly similar to the blue plastic Ikea shopping bags. I love Ikea's response. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddleJumper1 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) If you look at Nordstrom's site they are also selling paint splattered and ripped jeans for a mere $425. I really should raid dh's side of the closet - he's got our retirement in there :lol: Edited April 26, 2017 by PuddleJumper1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) If you look at Nordstrom's site they are also selling paint splattered and ripped jeans for a mere $425. I really should raid dh's side of the closet - he's got our retirement in there :lol: I just now went and looked for that one and wished that I hadn't. For an anxious moment, I thought that I was seeing blood in the picture of this pair of jeans :huh: What on earth is that supposed to be? http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/prps-barracuda-destroyed-straight-leg-jeans/4457247 Edited April 26, 2017 by mathnerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I just now went and looked for that one and wished that I hadn't. For an anxious moment, I thought that I was seeing blood in the picture of this pair of jeans :huh: What on earth is that supposed to be? http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/prps-barracuda-destroyed-straight-leg-jeans/4457247 Since the jean style is "Barracuda" I guess it is supposed to look like blood. Crazy stuff. Wonder how much of that really sells. And where. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Nordstrom has come up with some really weird retail items lately. I just can't fathom WHY. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Nordstrom has come up with some really weird retail items lately. I just can't fathom WHY. Because they expect people will buy them. :-) And/or, they know people will talk about them, and link to their site, and maybe find something else to buy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Golly, for $425 -- forget mud stains. Those jeans better project some sort of hologram that make me look awesome! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 If I'm paying $425 for a pair of JEANS, they had better be something more than the $20 ones I get at Target. Just sayin'. Really, I look at this like, meh, whatever, people are weird. More than the fake mud all over them is the price. It boggles my mind that people spend that much on jeans, but, hey, if they have the money, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Golly, for $425 -- forget mud stains. Those jeans better project some sort of hologram that make me look awesome! Yeah, why not jeans that make you look uber-beautiful rather than jeans with mud and blood? With publicity stunts like this, I wonder if they only produce a small number. I mean, how many people would pay $400 for joke jeans? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Nordstrom has come up with some really weird retail items lately. I just can't fathom WHY. You can't fathom why? Because a fool and his money are soon parted, that's why. I'm convinced that saying is Nordstrom's marketing mantra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 You can't fathom why? Because a fool and his money are soon parted, that's why. I'm convinced that saying is Nordstrom's marketing mantra. I remember back in the 80s when they got rid of town square. they started telling all their medina housewives what they should wear (to which the median housewives objected). . . . that marketing team ended up fired. I've hardly shopped there since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Since the jean style is "Barracuda" I guess it is supposed to look like blood. Crazy stuff. Wonder how much of that really sells. And where. I just showed that picture to my 9 year old and he said the same thing: "Mom, the barracuda probably bit the man on his bottom, that is why his pants are blood stained"! PS: I have given the nordstrom website atleast 20 hits since this AM since I saw the news article. There will be a pay raise for their website designer this quarter, for sure. Edited April 26, 2017 by mathnerd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I joked that I'm going to buy Dh the jeans, the rock, and put it in this bag: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/jil-sander-vasari-bag-expensive-traditional-brown-paper-bag-article-1.1146218 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Nordstrom has come up with some really weird retail items lately. I just can't fathom WHY. I think it is the same reason high fashion shows have mostly hideously ugly stuff. To get people to talk about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartlikealion Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I heard about these on the radio today. I thought, "ha the Hive always knows what's up!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty-two Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 If I'm paying $425 for a pair of JEANS, they had better be something more than the $20 ones I get at Target. Just sayin'. Per the Nordstrom link for the Barracuda jeans, they are "wearable abstract art" ;). By art standards, $425 might be a steal :lol:. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Am I the only one who read about "soiled" pants, and imagined something else?I was glad to see it was just fake mud. Not glad enough to purchase the jeans, but relieved that Nordstrom has some boundaries they haven't crossed yet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Am I the only one who read about "soiled" pants, and imagined something else? I was glad to see it was just fake mud. Not glad enough to purchase the jeans, but relieved that Nordstrom has some boundaries they haven't crossed yet. Don't give them any ideas.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Something about the color of the 'mud' screams the type of farm work involving animal poop. I think the worse part, even worse than the price tag, is the inherent assumption that people that come by clothing like this honestly would ever wear it off their own property. I live in a small farm town that even has "Farm" in its name. I think we know more farm animals than people in the area. I'm certain that farm animals outnumber the people. The feed store knows my name. Yet I have never ever ever seen people wear dirty clothes in public. If anyone is wearing dirty clothes it is me with a little grease stain on my shirt from my lunch, and I'm on my way home from work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Personally I think it's brilliant - if I ever am dressed in muddy jeans, or yoga pants with baby spit, or w/e, and I want to walk into a fancy restaurant or something, I'll just claim it's fashion I got from Nordstrom's at $$$. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Today the cattle rancher who grows our grass fed beef made a delivery and he was embarrassed about being all muddy, but I told him about the Nordstrom jeans and he laughed. He said he was going home to put his jeans on ebay for $350. They'll be a steal! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Reebok is trolling with a sweat stained t- shirt. " “We’re putting in the hard work for you and giving you a pre-sweated tee for that post-workout look and smell,†:lol: https://hypebeast.com/2017/4/reebok-sweat-stained-shirt-nordstrom-pre-dirtied-jeans 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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