WTF: Baggy, Skinny Jeans

May 2, 2008     Posted in Style

pants2.jpgRemember the old days when boys and a select group of ladies would buy over-sized jeans and then belt them up far below their waists? There was nothing like watching a boy waddle down the hall, trying with all his might to hold those damn pants up. Or the shot of his unattractive boxer shorts as he bent down to tie his loosely laced sneaker.

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By Lauren

Ah. The good old days.

Just like the days of the Mix Tape and the VCR, baggy jeans and the sagging that came with them are over. Maybe people realized that sagging/exposing your undergarments was about as flattering as those girls with their thongs hanging out, or maybe people decided to reduce their Carbon Footprints by minimizing the amount of denim they wasted, but sometime in the last few years baggy jeans left the scene and super tight jeans made their debut.

Thank you, Pete Wentz.

Now everyone – from the super trendy to the super skater-y – is sporting the skinny jean. And I don’t need to explain to you that sagging skinny jeans is pretty much impossible. Not that I ever understood the purpose of sagging, anyway. But some people did…and thought it was necessary to bring it back, despite the obvious logistical complications.

When I shared these with my friend she simply replied, “Travis Barker will wear these.” I am pretty sure that sums it up quite nicely. These things are not only completely hideous, unflattering and totally uncomfortable-looking, but lack a purpose. What is the point?

Is there really something that wrong about simply wearing your pants at the waist or hips? Please advise.

17 Comments on "WTF: Baggy, Skinny Jeans"

  1. thestorysofar says:
    Fri, 2nd May 20081:17 pm 

    eew.

    and i saw a guy yesterday with his shorts down to his ass. i thought that was over, people!

  2. rachel says:
    Fri, 2nd May 20081:19 pm 

    that is the most hideous, uncomfortable-looking pair of pants i have ever seen. if i ever see anyone wearing them, i will laugh. possibly their face. seriously…whose idea was this!?!?!?!?

  3. Allison says:
    Sat, 3rd May 20086:07 am 

    Oh my god, what is that?

    Who designs these things???

  4. Anna says:
    Sun, 4th May 20086:53 pm 

    omg those are hideous! I think if I ever saw someone in a pair of those pants I wouldn't be able to stop myself from bursting out laughing!

  5. Anon says:
    Mon, 5th May 20083:12 pm 

    I hate these beyond the telling of it.

  6. Keema says:
    Sat, 31st May 20087:18 am 

    I still see people sagging sometimes and I think it looks terrible..

    Besides, I think it originated in prison culture…Where sagging was a seen as a symbol of being "available".

    Classy..

  7. anítar&aacute says:
    Thu, 12th Jun 20083:13 am 

    LOL ,, i want that haha :D

    love it !

  8. Vasco says:
    Fri, 20th Jun 20082:20 pm 

    Those seem COOL! wanna try those!!

  9. Luis says:
    Thu, 14th Aug 20082:35 pm 

    Well… i guess it's better than seeing underwear and pants falling out… But i'm a skinny jean kinda guy lol. There should be a front view picture too btw

  10. michael says:
    Sat, 4th Oct 20082:49 pm 

    lololol how do u even walk on those
    :)

  11. Isaiah Jones says:
    Sat, 27th Dec 20088:14 am 

    I think they would look better in blue.lol

  12. Phil says:
    Sun, 10th May 20092:15 pm 

    Okay, please, it's a style. People need to realize this. Besides, why not just NOT stare at the sagging guys ass, m'kay?

    It's really not that hard. Besides, clothes are to keep you warm and sheltered, and even with sagging you're covered up and warm, so….

    And style is style, stop being a picky douche-cake, pants look a bit better sagged anyway IMHO.

  13. king_of_phx says:
    Sun, 24th May 20098:56 pm 

    sagging is slowly dying but skinny jeans???

    cmon its just anotha way for gay boys to come out of the closet and be accepted. effing metrosexuals

    sagging dickies

  14. izzy says:
    Sun, 3rd Jan 20107:29 pm 

    so so cool

  15. joelle says:
    Sat, 6th Nov 20101:52 am 

    daym! where can i buy a jeans like this..

  16. kiki says:
    Fri, 25th Mar 20114:45 pm 

    these r si tight like me im gettin them

  17. rage says:
    Wed, 4th May 201112:02 pm 

    Ok I knot this post is prolly old or whatever but I mean come the fuck on ill admit these pants are a little much but sagiing isn’t that big of a deal its a style it looks good on some clothes instead of pulling them all the way up uncomfortable as fuck and it makes you look like some stuck up ass person or like a hik or somthing its just not that appealing to me and I’ve never been to jail or prison and I sag even skinny jeans so your wrong on the sagging catagorizes people who have been in jjail or prison so shut the fuck up quit bugging about it you don’t like it ok get the fuck out your opinion don’t bitch about it everyday your just giving us more attention seriously

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