Follow the steps below, and you'll have your ideal distressed jeans ... and the blue threads run vertically. To create those rips and that distressed effect, you'll want to remove the blue ...

Use your tweezers to pluck out and remove those short vertical ... Can you distress jeans with a cheese grater? Similar to sandpaper, a cheese grater can help create a simple distressed effect ...

While this will vary depending on your height, a mid-length short ... opt for distressed shorts if you want to keep things edgy. With trouser-style pockets and tailored seams, these denim shorts ...

The good thing about going for longer length shorts is that you'll reduce that dreaded chafing that's so common with denim shorts ... won't cause gaping. The distressed details are an edgy ...