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"You know the saying &amp;quot;three&amp;#39;s a trend?&amp;quot; Well, sit a spell as I take you through the uno, dos, tres sightings of a new, strange-but-true fashion week trend: ripped tights.\nI first spotted them at the Monique Lhuillier show, where a clever stylist used black ripped nylons to add edge to the designer&amp;#39;s fairy tale frocks.\nPinterestFacebookThen, this morning, I caught a glimpse of this torn tights outfit on the Sartorialist. When a newbie style shows up on this site, it&amp;#39;s like adding water to a Chia-Pet: it grows at an unbelievably astonishing rate.\nPinterestFacebookNEW YORK - FEBRUARY 15: Actress Shenae Grimes attends the Erin Fetherston Fall 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in the Promenade at Bryant Park on February 15, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for IMG)\nPHOTO: Getty Images for IMGAnd then tonight, when I was talking to 90210 star Shenae Grimes, I noticed her tights were ripped too! When I asked her about them she said &amp;quot;it was an accident, but I just went with it.&amp;quot; A perfectly ripped pair of tights sounds a wee bit suspicious, but she was so bubbly and enthusiastic, it didn&amp;#39;t matter: she had the confidence to pull off the look, whether it was on purpose or not.\nNow, I know the edgy, &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;ve been on the back of a Harley all day&amp;quot; leggings look isn&amp;#39;t for everyone.\nBut look at it this way: the grunge-y, rebellious look is pretty recession-friendly, and you know we&amp;#39;re all about that. And now, if you happen to snag your stockings on the way to the office, you can pull a Shenae Grimes and tell your quizzical-looking boss &amp;quot;They&amp;#39;re *meant *to be worn that way.&amp;quot; Also, subscribing to this very cheap chic trend means that hole-y pair of tights you ripped in approximately 48 minutes after purchasing because you were in a rush to get out the door to go to a fashion show (not that I&amp;#39;m speaking from personal experience or anything\u2026) can be salvaged!\nThanks Recession!\nI kid, I kid. (Kind of.) But seriously: think you&amp;#39;d ever try to pull off the ripped-tights look or is that forever a DON&amp;#39;T in your book? What about ripped jeans? Think this look is too cool for school or do you think the kids are onto something big?\nPhoto: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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