Posted on 04/26/2017 7:35:05 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
A $425 pair of men's heavily-distressed, straight-leg blue denim jeans sold at Nordstrom, which according to the retailer's website, has "seen some hard-working action with a crackled, caked-on muddy coating that shows you're not afraid to get down and dirty."
... Finally - a pair of jeans that look like they have been worn by someone with a dirty job…made for people who don't.
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Maybe have 2 buttons holding his shirt closed.
Monday morning he'd come in, "clean shaven", after being at a wedding over the weekend, and STILL looked like a catfish.
Hear DISHEVELED.
Glasses filthy dirty (and usually a little crooked on his face)
Somebody made fun of his untied shoes once
ONCE!!!
Seeing a +200# construction worker, on his tippy tip toes, pinned against the wall, being held by his neck, by one hand, by a guy growling like a caveman, is something you never forget.
I like cute.
But I want a lot more brains.
And a whole lot less attitude.
Sometimes a photo is just a photo, Tonto.
Or plastic panels over the knees.
WHy not just market the scent and skip the blue jeans altogether.
Whoda thunk it... Why Oh Why did I throw out all those old worn out funky blue jeans.
The only North Face item I own is a pair of down booties that I wear when I’m winter camping in my tent in sub-freezing temps.
I do a lot of outdoor stuff but don’t wear much trendy lumber sexual stuff.
“WHy not just market the scent and skip the blue jeans altogether.”
What aroma would you recommend?
#5 I see actors/celebs who are worth 10’s of millions wearing ratty jeans. I myself buy clothes that look new as I don’t want to look like a bum.
I recall the story of the guy going into the Ford dealership in some small Iowa town. Overhauls, mud, etc. - typical farmer that had been out working. The manager saw him come in while he was on the phone. He was still there as the manager got off the phone, but about to head back out the door.
The manager caught up to him - “Bob - hold on.” The manager then saw a couple of salesmen over at the coffee area. “Oh, I’m so sorry, excuse me for a second.”
He then went over and fired the two young salesmen for not greeting the customer. Turns out that every couple of years Bob would by a couple of new work trucks and his and her cars for him and his wife. Some of the Iowa farmers are rich!
Rich is a relative term.
One is farming 1000 acres, another 1500 and another 2500.
Some of that land is rented.
Land is going for 10k an acre. So they are dirt rich.
Every 3-5 years they have to replace equipment. A cheap tractor is $100k. A large tractor is over $200k. A combine is $300-$350K. A grain bin might be $50-$100k. Basically, every other year they need to replace a major machine.
Buy a Combine for $350k. 5 years later, sell it for under $100k and buy a new one.
Their personal vehicles and house and whatever else are no different than construction workers that I know.
Being a farmer is no different than any other business owner. Business is business and personal is personal.
A field pickup takes a lot of beating. It might only be 5 years old and have low miles. But those are very, VERY hard miles.
Buying a $200k tractor doesn't mean the farmer is rich. It's the cost of doing business.
Or like an actor/celeb. :)
I dress nice and have that old time movie star look.
Kind of a Gary Cooper/Steve McQueen look that women go wild over....
1%ters buying and wearing muddy jeans is cultural appropriation!
Would that be cultural misappropriation?
Quick call the fashion police!
Who you gonna call?
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