Distressed denim is big on the radar for Fall and, I'll be honest - holds a rather large place in my heart. When I was in junior high I was totally enamored of all things grunge and MTV, and my adolescent self spend a solid six months with a flannel tied around my waist and gaping holes in the knees of my jeans. I eventually moved on to less (and sometimes more) embarassing style obsessions, but I never got over the appeal of a pair of amazingly worn-in, ripped-to-shreds, dirty old blue jeans - and this time around I'll be taking cues from the Alexander Wang Fall 08 and Maison Martin Margiela Spring 08 runways (as opposed to early 90s-era 120 Minutes) when I bust out the scissors and the sandpaper for my DIY version.

Are you feeling distressed denim this (or every) season? Is it a trend completely tied to the current 90s fashion resurgence or were well-loved jeans never really OUT of style?