Fashion Alert #2: Super-Skinny Jeans Do Not Belong On Guys
For the past year I’ve been seeing the SUPER skinny jeans making a comeback on guys (it’s funny how fashion definitely gets recycled- I remember these jeans looking mildly cool on The Ramones or Mick Jagger quite awhile aga…)
But even worse, some guys wear the “hip-hugging” version, complete with butt-crack hanging out- obviously “Commando-style”. A worker at Groundworks was wearing this get-up, complete with black nail polish and some ugly tatoos, and proceded to keep bending over to get stuff out of lower refridgerators while making my cappuccino and showing me his hairy ass- damn that burnt a hole in my retina!
I saw this Yahoo article and it cracked me up- especially some of the comments. Definitley a fashion-statement for the manorexics and crack heads. I know, I used to be a huge Levi’s 501 “Shrink-to-fit” fan when I lived in Colorado, hell, that’s all they sold there, but those even seem baggie compared with this new trend.
So guys, if you have to wear these, at least please stay away from the ultra-low-riders, and wear a belt, please!
In all honesty…fashion taste aside, those things just look painful…like physically painful…
November 17th, 2008 at 7:14 pmD- LOL! Did you see this quote-
“Also, there’s the whole smushed package/flattened junk issue to contend with…”
Yikes!
November 17th, 2008 at 8:19 pmThese jeans are vomit-inducing when on 99% of the girls who wear them and on 113% of the guys.
I’ll let you smarties figure out the math on that one.
November 17th, 2008 at 11:23 pmAs soon as we got to LA I commented on when did tapered jeans come back into style? It was all the rage when I was in high school in the 80s but apparently they are back.
The type of pant/jean you are describing is what the guy/girl had on at Ralph’s a while back but with his/her g-string hanging out the top.
Classy.
November 18th, 2008 at 11:50 amIt makes my job easier though.
Ya can’t conceal much in those “nut huggers”.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:01 amLMAO! CDC in the house, and on a roll!
November 19th, 2008 at 12:21 pmI remember spotting this fashion trend at downtown’s Gold’s Gym. I don’t care how much one works those legs; if the pants are too tight they just don’t look good.
Alas, the trend has traveled to the upper body as well. I went to Pacific Sunwear in Eureka a few weeks ago when I was looking for a jacket. I pulled on a XXL hoodie. I felt as if I were pulling my skin off when I tried to remove it. It fit me like a second skin.
November 20th, 2008 at 12:17 pmJoe- size XXL now? Damn impressive! You should take a look at some of the GASP clothing for bodybuilders- kind of pricey but beautiful construction that will last forever. I got a L hoodie and it’s pretty large on me (I normally wear XL but their stuff runs VERY large). Their other company, Better Bodies, makes good stuff too at more reasonable prices.
November 20th, 2008 at 1:54 pmSuper skinny jeans don’t belong on non-skinny people and actually the skinny jeans thing is over. Skinny jeans are done, but if you insist on rocking this look and are even slightly chubby or squat-like, this is not the look for you. If you eat three times a day, say no to skinny jeans.
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:27 pmBrowne- hey, I like your site! Cool posts, especially the Red Line booze cruise and the “street fight” video (needs to be submitted to “Bum Fights”!).
As a Metro rider and critic, I’ll be watching your site- keep up the good work!
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:42 pmThis is the way a guy looks good in jeans (in my non-gay opinion)- seriously powerful… Notice the non-gang-banger, pockets at the knees look, but the “tree trunks” have sufficient room to move w/o creating (too much) stress on the seams.
Now if you are 310 lbs of muscle, you pretty much have to wear TIGHT jeans, but not many people will say much… (Jay getting his calves out of those jeans must be a wrestling match).
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm^where is that last shot at E? looks like happy hour at a “Bouncer” convention. =)
November 24th, 2008 at 3:52 pmIt’s an amatuer bobybuilding contest, but the 2 guys in sleeveless are Pros, the one in jeans is 2-time Mr. Olympia (world’s best) Jay Cutler. Here is a more “sleek” version of Jay…
November 24th, 2008 at 4:16 pmThat just looks….uncomfortable. But hey, to each his own.
November 24th, 2008 at 4:36 pmLola- what looks uncomfortable, the nut-huggers or having about 300 lbs of muscle on a 5′11″ frame? Oh, to be so uncomfortable (sleap apnea is a bitch at that size though).
November 24th, 2008 at 4:40 pmLola- more important- how’s the puppies? Are their eyes open yet? Are they scampering around your place? Anytime you want to share more pics I would love to see them!
November 24th, 2008 at 4:42 pm“Uncomfortable” as in, how does he scratch his back, other elbow, nuts, etc, and whatever it is you men scratch? can he stand with his feet together? not that men do, but can he cross his legs when sitting? Can he squat down to tie his shoes?
It looks restricting, I guess is what I’m saying. It’s a guy thing, I know. I dated someone who worked out so much that he at one point started entering the BeefCake Zone and loved it. So much so, that I was afraid he might start wearing striped spandex leggings and a “nipple tank” around (y’all KNOW what I’m talking about…)
Puppies are doing GREAT! Their eyes are all open, trying to get them on semi-solid foods, they’re crawling all around and even hopping, they’re starting to look more distinct, making it easier for me to tell them apart. I have them coralled in a pen, I bought two of those 8-sided cage-thingeys and put them together to make a huge penthouse suite for the doggies in my dining area. Nina’s being such a good mama. They are so adorable, I’m taking it all in now, knowing they won’t be around much longer. I wish I could keep them all. Of course, my opinion may change as the weeks go by…oh, and you better believe pics will be forthcoming
November 24th, 2008 at 5:36 pmLola- MAYBE WE NEED A VIDEO OF THE PUPS NOW? How else to capture them “hopping around”? But I post whatever you have that you don’t mind sharing…
LOL at “wearing striped spandex leggings and a nipple tank”- that was me in my ’80s bodybuilding gear (yes, it was kind of acceptable then, but not leggings, tights and “string” tank tops). Or the other extreme- the Zubaz zebra-striped “clown pants” were in my rotation… trust me, they’ll be back in fashion, as everything goes in cycles… not that I’m looking forward to it
I hear a lot of the current top bb guys complaining about everyday stuff (tieing shoes), but I say if you have the genetics and the $$$ for the super-supplements, flaunt it and shut up.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:25 pmOk, I’ll see what kind of footage I can scrounge up in the next few days. For some inexplicable reason, I deleted all the photos on my camera, which included some of my favorites of NinaDog and the pups from the last week. I’ll have to piece the camera back together after throwing it across the room following the accidental deletion.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:36 am“300 lbs of muscle on a 5?11? skidrow dude.
Why do people do that to themselves?
“WE NEED A VIDEO OF THE PUPS NOW” Lola
For some reason I thought the puppies and the extreme muscle guy were connected and the pups where his biceps or some other overexercised part of his body…lol…
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