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The Return of the Baggy Pants?

Filed under: Men, Fashion Week

Phillip Lim's olive baggy trousersA few weeks ago at the Grammys, Jay-Z showcased his ode against the knot-crushing restrictiveness of the skinny jean. Like usual, his deeply meaningful fashion commentary lead us into a long rant about the future of men's pants and that perhaps we're approaching the end of the skinny jeans era. Apparently, we're not alone in that opinion. The news coming out of London Fashion Week indicates that many designers are pushing styles with pleats and room for your bankroll.

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Fashion crime: Florida man fined for wearing saggy pants

Filed under: Style in the News


(Think that's bad? We found the Worst Sagging Offenders of All Time - click the photo to see the horror!)

When you get dressed in the morning, do you check through your city's penal code to make sure your outfit is in accordance with all laws and ordinances? Well, maybe you should. As you've probably heard, some cities are trying to legislate fashion by trumping up ridiculous laws as if they're writing the local high school's student dress code. We say: this is still America isn't it? Land of the free?

Apparently not if you happen to live in Riviera Beach, Florida, where cops issued Kenneth Smith a ticket for "exposure of undergarments in public." Evidently, the cops were investigating a suspected drug dealer when they noticed Kenneth hanging out next to the suspect's Impala. One of the officers noticed that his blue and white boxers were visible "approximately two inches below his waist" -- an obvious threat to society.

Kenneth faces up to a $150 fine as a first time offender, and if cops ever want to use this lame pretense to dettain him again -- he could face up to 30 days in jail. Ridiculous. Look, we're not big fans of sagging, but if sagging is illegal, then why aren't Speedos? Oh, that's right -- they are.

Chief Dicks puts smack down on butt cracks

Filed under: Celebrity Fashion Mistakes


It's a tough world we live in -- theft, murder...and baggy pants. Clearly someone has to put a stop to this menace, and what better way to spend police time than to arrest people whose trousers sag below their waist?

After revealing your undies was deemed unlawful in Louisiana, and some college kid (and his entire family) got arrested over a pair of ill-fitting slacks in Florida, it's really no surprise that Flint, Michigan Chief of Police, David Dicks, has ordered officers to remain vigilant in defending the public against unsightly butt cracks. He told the local paper that "This immoral self-expression goes beyond free speech," and has thus been deemed "indecent exposure" (which is an offense that warrants arrest).

So, It seems that some style fouls are so bad that they can't be handled by the fashion police -- you have to call the actual police instead. Go figure. You get 'em, Dicks!

[via Neatorama]

Baggy pants outlawed in Louisiana town

Filed under: Events: On the Scene

Back when I was in junior high, and baggy pants were cool, I remember adults used to hate the way they sagged halfway down our "backsides." However, beyond complaining, there wasn't much they could do about it.

But one town in South Louisiana has just changed all that, by making sagging, baggy pants against the law. Now, in the town of Delcambre, you can be fined $500 or face 6 months if your underwear is showing.

The state already has laws against indecency laws that prohibit exposed private parts, so it's not like the concept is completely out of left field. That said, this new law seems to take the concept to a ridiculous extreme.

So, for those of you that still wear pants that hang off your butt, let this be a warning. Steer clear of Delcambre, or you might get picked up by the fashion police.

StyleFoul: Baggy pants trip up robber

Filed under: Celebrity Fashion Mistakes

Baggy pants look lame. We've known it for some time, but this dude figured it out a little too late.

The 16 year-old thief had escaped capture by police on a number of previous occasions, but this time his enormous pants finally gave way -- falling down and tripping the style-stunted criminal.

"We literally caught him with his pants down," said Lt. Jack West of local police.

Held in police custody, accused of armed robbery, carjacking, and two counts of aggravated battery, it sounds like this teen will now have plenty of alone time to sit and reflect on his unfortunate fashion choices.

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