Where did the pants half down your ass style originate?

[ATOTgeek]

I think it came from people in the ghetto where the little brother always got the hand-me-down clothes from big bro, thus not fitting exactly.

 

[Cerb]

Half-down? You must be out of touch. More like half-way to the knees. I think somebody must have been doing a clown parody, and it caught on with some stoned guys or something.

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: Kaiser__Sose

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: fredtam
Loose clothes started in the ghetto to faciltate shoplifting.

close. it originated in the ghetto because of "Hand-me-down" clothes. somehow it got turned into a fashion statement.

correct.

...so now they can pay $50 for a pair of pants, and wear them like a $5 pair? Man, that's...um...I don't think there's an emoticon here for the face I just made.

 

[Amused]

I shake my head in wonder at the bell bottoms (called "flaired" now) and hip huggers. Those were popular when I was in grade school. It's weird to see styles come full circle.

I'm polishing up my guns for when leisure suits come back in style so I can climb the nearest tower and...