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21 Times Celebrities Took Ripped Denim Too Far

Justin Bieber, repeat offender.

By Chelsea Peng
Getty, design by Monica Park

While jeans with transparent-panel knees are definitely awful, the line for ripped denim is a bit less clearly (HAHA) defined. Ahead, we test the limits of destroyed jeans with 21 photos of celebrities wearing them.

<p>Not *so* terrible but in no way plausible in any universe of denim mechanics. (Unless, I guess, you were being drawn and quartered face-down but didn't die.)&nbsp;</p>
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Kourtney Kardashian

Not *so* terrible but in no way plausible in any universe of denim mechanics. (Unless, I guess, you were being drawn and quartered face-down but didn't die.) 

<p>Okay, this gets a pass, but like, they go so far up. </p>
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Beyoncé

Okay, this gets a pass, but like, they go so far up.

<p>The perfect opportunity to use&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjkpr_ZxbvUAhUEID4KHYieB_cQyCkIKzAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqt9SPDgZFrc&usg=AFQjCNHdWFvjHIdWNQ0qefZQwvc_h-p0DQ&sig2=19CbK_31HL0c6iiTzPvjrA" target="_blank">this video</a>.</p>
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Jessie J

The perfect opportunity to use this video.

<p>IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.</p>
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Kim Kardashian

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

<p>Edward Scissorfeet trying to put pants on. </p>
5 of 21
Rita Ora

Edward Scissorfeet trying to put pants on.

<p>So haphazard. (The trousers, not the Jonas.)&nbsp;</p>
6 of 21
Gigi Hadid

So haphazard. (The trousers, not the Jonas.) 

<p>IDK.&nbsp;</p>
7 of 21
Zendaya

IDK. 

<p>Good lighting, though.&nbsp;</p>
8 of 21
Hailey Baldwin

Good lighting, though. 

<p>When you trip and fall on your...thigh.&nbsp;</p>
9 of 21
Gigi Hadid

When you trip and fall on your...thigh. 

<p>How much do you want to wager he paid for these?&nbsp;</p>
10 of 21
Justin Bieber

How much do you want to wager he paid for these? 

<p>Maybe it's meant to create an illusion of swole-ness, like the Hulk breaking out of his jeans.&nbsp;</p>
11 of 21
Justin Bieber

Maybe it's meant to create an illusion of swole-ness, like the Hulk breaking out of his jeans. 

<p>Acid wash too, shudder. </p>
12 of 21
Justin Bieber

Acid wash too, shudder.

<p>Definitely on purpose.&nbsp;</p>
13 of 21
Kourtney Kardashian

Definitely on purpose. 

<p>The thigh ones just don't really make sense.&nbsp;</p>
14 of 21
Kanye West

The thigh ones just don't really make sense. 

<p>Yeah, okay.</p>
15 of 21
Kendall Jenner

Yeah, okay.

<p>Sure.&nbsp;</p>
16 of 21
Rihanna

Sure. 

<p>Actually believable.&nbsp;</p>
17 of 21
Rihanna

Actually believable. 

<p>When it comes to ripped denim in 2017, it's best to suspend reality.&nbsp;</p>
18 of 21
Sofia Richie

When it comes to ripped denim in 2017, it's best to suspend reality. 

<p>Fine.&nbsp;</p>
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Justin Bieber

Fine. 

<p>You can have this one.&nbsp;</p>
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Rihanna

You can have this one. 

<p>Head in hands.&nbsp;</p>
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Normani Kordei of Fifth Harmony

Head in hands. 

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