i am surrounded by sagging (though not extreme) or low cut tight fitting jeans, and find this more appealing and less ridiculous than many of the looks of the past.
i am in complete concurrence with james1981 in saying wear what you want.
nazi fashionistas go home. who are they to dictate or even judge.
i have been wearing my pants off my hips rather than my waist since the early 90s. i don't like a waist band or belt buckle around my navel, it just feels uncomfortable - and will do so as long as it remains comfortable and i don't look ridiculous in the mirror.
(and i know that if i ever start wearing my pants around my nipples it will be time to shuffle off this mortal coil
) )
i am constantly amused, or maybe bemused, whenever i hear or see people being judgemental about contemporary styles. i find myself thinking "can't these people remember how fucking ridiculous the styles of their youth were?"
the stuff i wore in the 80s was ludicrous, especially during the post punk and new romantic phases. zips and pads everywhere.
the fashions of the 70s were, quite frankly, ugly. shorts or hot pants so short that you would probably get arrested if you wore them in public these days, and jeans so tight that you found yourself looking away because you just did not want to see that much information. thank whatever power may be that by the time i was choosing my own gear, punk was underway .. that was my first 'look'
and the less said about the 'styles' of the 60s the better. better get me a bucket .. lol
and is there really anything more impractical and ridiculous than catwalk or high fashion of any period?
i am a firm supporter of the idea that you should wear whatever you want, however you want.
it is the role of youth, and of youth culture (style, music, leisure etc) to provoke, disturb, challenge, disrupt and inspire older generations. if the older generations are not shaking their heads and muttering under their breath about youth culture, then the youth are failing in their social purpose.
sag on whoever chooses to sag on