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"  RANCHO DELUXE It used to take years of hard labor to wear in a pair of jeans; now Diesel&amp;#039;s team of international designers does the dirty work for you. Why does this limited-edition pair cost $555? We reduced it to its jean-etic material to find out.  DIPPING POINT The originally white cotton/Lycra fabric is dyed indigo, then air-dried to seal in color.  STONED AGAIN For four hours the jeans are washed with pumice stones.  INSIDE JOB Rust-colored ferric oxide lends a patina of bygone luxury to the inside lining.  MAKE THE BRAID Hand-braided leather detail.  SIGN HERE The machine-stitched cursive label has signed-by-the-artist appeal.  HEY, STUD An antique-treated leather buckle is speckled with bronze bits and Swarovski crystals.  ADORN ME Small bronze grommets and crystals are placed by hand.  MOM-APPROVED Button has an image of the sewing machine the Diesel founder&amp;#039;s mother used.  ZIP CODED Each all-metal (no nickel) zipper tooth is polished by hand.  CREASED LIGHTNING &amp;quot;Whiskers&amp;quot; are manually scratched in with sandpaper.  To purchase, contact Diesel Denim Gallery, NYC (212-966-5593). "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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