We always added bell-bottoms and embroidery to our blue jeans when I was a teen. Not sure if that was a 'Bored Teen Midwest Thang' or if others did it. Anyhow, mending your clothes with visible artwork is creative, and pretty and fun. Hoping to rip a hole in my bluejeans or a sweater sleeve, ASAP. ;)
https://www.gathered.how/arts-crafts/upcycling/visible-mending/