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I’m not a big jeans person, which is probably why I’m having such a field day this season. Instead of basic baby blues, designers are amping up their denim with hand-painted artwork — splatters, stars ...

I think distressed denim has that effortless, cool, downtown look that not only pays tribute to the grunge era of the '90s, but also is modernized on some of the hippest street style stars today.