US clothes firm Nordstrom mocked for selling 'heavily distressed' muddy jeans for £350
A US clothing line has been mocked on social media for selling a pair of “heavily distressed” muddy jeans for £350.
Luxury department store Nordstrom is advertising the jeans on its website, saying that the bizarre styling “shows you're not afraid to get down and dirty".
But many people have taken to social media to mock the company’s new design.
Eric Lee Huffman posted: “Nordstrom has jeans with fake mud for $425. What's next? An entire wardrobe that looks like we survived a tiger attack?”
#DirtyDenim is going to be sold at Nordstrom's for $400+? Just give me the $400 and I'll throw mud on you.
— Connie (@SnoopConnieCon) April 26, 2017
Ben Mode tweeted: “I will call it the ‘I-ran-out-of-toilet-paper’ look.”
The jeans were made by fashion company PRPS, which also offers a "mud denim jacket".
They are on sale in America for a sizable $425, £351.70 in the UK, and while the the social media storm has only just erupted the jeans appear to have been on sale for some time.
@ajplus @Nordstrom I used to get embarrassed when my jeans get torn,, but hey, look what is trendy and fancy now.
same logic: jeans & shirts with paint stains— Mustafa|مصطفى (@Mustafa_hn) April 26, 2017
Some Twitter and Facebook users have began jokingly asking the US company if it will buy their own muddy clothes for extortionate funds.
But some people however have jumped to the defence of the retailer.
Catherine posted: “So what? There's much bigger issues to focus on than Nordstrom's idea of fashion.”
Last month Nordstrom advertised jeans with "knee windows" on its website for £74.