Copper Birch

Ripped and frayed jeans have always caught the fancy of fashionistas, film stars and the fashion world alike. There’s something rugged and sexy about frayed and ripped jeans, especially when someone can carry it off the right way.

Historically, ripped jeans dates back to the bands of the 1960s and 70s, like The Ramones, who were the first celebrities to wear them. While this caught on as a fad, it didn’t make its way to the fashion runways. Instead, it became popular with the whole cliche of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, which was the motto of the 70s child.

It was popularized by the mainstream celebrities only towards the early 1990s. often paraded in front of paparazzi at premieres and events wearing ripped jeans and T-shirts with combat boots, uncombed hair and not a spot of make-up. It a mark rebelliousness by the wearer. Today, you end up paying a lot more for a frayed pair of jeans, which shows how the trend has climbed up its way into the fashion ladder. Today, a lot of the women folk sport a pair of frayed or ripped jeans, also has a very edgy feel to it. While a normal pair of jeans may look plain, a pair of ripped jeans can add wonders to your look. However, sometimes people go over the top when it comes to ripping jeans.

This Copper Birch tree bark is showing signs of being ripped by natural process, reminded me of my rebellious nature. Of my mother wishing to repair my jeans, because of having gone through the knee, (more times than I cared to remember) and me not wishing to have an uncool patch of some non-descriptive shapes sowed onto it. This Copper Birch tree just seemed to glow in the early morning sunshine.

Isaiah 3.18-23
In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces, the earrings and bracelets and veils, the headdresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, the signet rings and nose rings, the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.