How Much Would You Pay for Worn Out Distressed Shoes?

Distressed clothes are nothing new and have become a mainstay on clothing store racks. It was in fact a point of contention for denim jean brands in the early 00s when expensive distressed jeans became the in thing, but the hole-y, ripped, and tattered jean eventually became accepted when people started realizing how well they fit.

But on shoes – well, distressing shoes are entirely different from distressing jeans. The denim jean is the king of all casual getups so while we’ve come to expect jeans to be soft, comfy, and feel like we’ve worn them forever, we don’t necessarily expect the same thing for our shoes.

I know there are those of you who like shoes that you can wear straight out of the box with no break in period, so maybe a bit of distressing and wearing out on some shoes is necessary. But when does the look become, well, too worn out? Can distressing be applied to all types of shoes like how it can be be applied to all types of jeans? And how much would you pay for shoes that have been pre-scuffed and pre-worn down for you?

Check out these 4 really distressed shoes and judge for yourself:

These look like the boots you only wear during a specific time of the year and leave at the back of the closet when you’re not using them. Then after how many months of being in there, you take them out and they look like this. These Golden Goose Star Zip Very Distressed Ankle Boots are $1,192 though, a price that means these boots demand proper shoe care even if they look like that.

These Converse by John Varvatos Chuck Taylor As Eyelets take the whole fun out of scuffing new shoes yourself. And on a pair of shoes as iconic as Chuck Taylors, doesn’t it reek of poserdom when you buy them already scuffed and dirty like this? It may be just a shoe, but you gotta earn every mark on your Chuck Taylors. These are $150.00 as opposed to the 40-dollar regular Chucks.

Were they in the middle of waxing these shoes when someone decided that they look good like that with the wax all white and dried out? Frye Rogan Engineer Studded boots, $262.40 down from $328.00.

Okay these D&G Dolce & Gabbana DU1036 E7612 8S033 men’s suede boots aren’t as distressed as the first three, but maybe someone can explain why they thought the oil stain on the toes and heels of these shoes look appealing. It’s not even a “natural’ distressed effect like say, the sandblasted design on the thighs of jeans. I mean, who’d wear suede boots and then get oil stains on the toes and the heels? These are inexplicably $499.00.

Do you think these shoes are reasonably priced or overpriced? Would you spend money on shoes that already look like these or would you rather scuff your own shoes yourself?