Deconstructed clothing: has it gone too far here?

A recent Threads article commented that "we're living in an era of deconstructed clothes.  Raw edges have become fashion elements."  I am all for it!  I love the modern touch that exposed seams or obvious zippers can bring to a garment, especially a more traditional one.

For example, the obvious seams on this skirt in Twinkle Sews give it a rough edge that keeps the long skirt out of old-fashioned territory.

You either love or hate an exposed zipper. Personally, I like the bit of cool it brings to an outfit, especially on a conservative piece like a pencil skirt or shift dress:

Stella McCartney

Ann Taylor

I covet Gertie's exposed-zipper shift dress here.

But I think deconstructed detailing has its limits, and my limit is ripped clothing.  I've always hated the idea of "distressed" jeans with manufactured holes.  I still remember a neighbor's teenage granddaughter's shredded acid-washed pair, circa 1987, that made me think, even as a youngster, "WTF?".  But well-loved jeans are supposed to develop holes at stress points, so if you want to force that look, fine I suppose.  But I just can't stomach rips as a design feature on what would otherwise be very beautiful clothing.

Images from style.com

I think Raf Simons for Jil Sander Spring 2010 RTW went too far here. It's just too subversive, for the sake of being subversive.  It's too much for me.

Or am I being fuddy duddy?  What do you think of rips as trim?