pre-distressed

Architect Leonard Fusco, of GF55 Partners, which designs apartment buildings that generally look more like new-age dormitories than places where anyone really builds a life, has rimmed the building's front windows in heavy frames of custom bull-nose brick with panels of pre-distressed aluminum running vertically between.

High Line Hits a Snag Robbie Whelan 2011

Once in a while, brand-new pre-distressed clothes can look exceptional, like the $455 Dolce & Gabbana paint-splattered jeans for men and women that, alas, I passed up in the late 1990s.

Old Clothes Teri Agins 2010

In fact, in the event that the cargo bike becomes Fixed-Gear 2.0, I plan to market a line of color-coordinated and pre-distressed empty cardboard boxes that people can simply keep on their bikes at all times for instant "load cred."

Fully Loaded: Excessive Packaging BikeSnobNYC 2010

Anyone want to buy used, I mean pre-distressed, Carharts for $300?

Authenticity: If You Have to Ax, You Can't Afford It BikeSnobNYC 2010

Apparently the wrinkles are supposed to represent the topography of Alpe d'Huez, though they really just look like buttsweat-induced creases, and at first I glance I thought this one was pre-distressed from the factory.

Take a Seat: The Problem of Saddle Theft BikeSnobNYC 2009

Even that bag would probably fetch a tidy sum, as it's fashionably pre-distressed, and nothing says "street cred" like the stench of canal water.

Hand Luggage: Bike Builders and Lady-Killers BikeSnobNYC 2009

I think that they come pre-distressed and disabled...

What's In A Name: The Key to Victory BikeSnobNYC 2009

Since my car was pre-distressed and customized by encounters with hard objects, and theirs were not, they knew I had nothing left to lose and would pause to allow my entry onto their misnamed expressway. robrt8

Mexican Drivers 2007

Explaining to the rookie in the pre-distressed messenger outfit how to ride in traffic was the best part.

I'm Back: Did I Miss Anything? BikeSnobNYC 2008

I never understood the mentality behind buying pre-distressed clothes.

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