> What do you think of this style?
Probably the same thing you think about it.
Yes, here in the colonies at least each generation of kids have had their unique style. I do not know about other places around the globe.
School uniforms and dress codes are meant to be the great "equalizer" because-
* for kids with families of limited means, they will look no different than any of their classmates.
* How a person dresses says a lot about them. If every school student dresses the same, each will be on an equal status with everyone else. You cannot be heckled about the way you look.
* The school maintains a standard and image that is in good taste.
As for our public school systems, all this seems to be of little to no concern for the powers that be.
A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant and watched as this very tall, lanky teen walked along the sidewalk. Even though he was alone, he did stand out because of his shaggy black hair, black T-shirt, black pants, black socks, black boots, and boxer shorts that were bright and multi-colored. His pants were below his butt, showing off a lot of his underware. If he was trying to make a fashion statement, he succeeded.
On the other hand, I've seen people in similar dress who just did not pull this off nearly as well. It is with these people that I wonder how they attract girls. It is with these people that I wonder if they care how they are perceived by the public in general.
BTW, can anybody tell me how these jeans stay up? Are they sewn to the boxers that then keep them from falling down? What?
I have seen school pictures of high school boys back in the 1950s who dared to be different by bending the waist band of their jeans over. For the time, this must have been very risque!
When belts became fashionable a few years later in the '60s, I remember that the "look" was to offset the buckle slightly to the right or left of center. Now I wonder if wearing a baseball cap with the bill canted of to one side is the modern day equivelent? For the life of me, what does wearing it backwards do to protect a person from the sun?
In the '70s, the "look" not only for teens but adults as well was to wear maroon colored pants and a wide white belt. Oh, and even today the fashion statement for many seniors on and off the golf course are the pastel colored pants! YUCK! Other than that thought, it doesn't matter to me because these gents have paid their dues and earned the right.
For me during the '70s and '80s, I lived much of the time in Pendleton blazers! Over the years I had plad jackets in all varieties of colors and patterns. That was my fashion statement for the time.
Will someone please tell me what is so cool about showing ones underware boxers or otherwise?
About ten years ago I was driving along a residential street and saw a teen walking along with large oversized bib overalls. As far apart as I was, I could still look across the car and see right down his pants! Where is modesty and pride with this kid?
> Young people have holes in their clothes, faded pants, no belts for pants too big, holes in their shirts, etc.
Franklin, if memory serves, I believe that no belts came first, then faded pants came along and set the trend for more daring styles. Holey pants were first warn with threads before actual gaping holes became the in thing. It used to be that kids would dress differently from one another in order to show individuality, yet for the vast majority across the generations, not so much.
> Does a person takes himself or herself out of the mating game for not dressing in this style?
Some will say yes, others no. I think it all depends upon age and the girl's standards. I remeber a neighbor girl and playmate who upon entering her teens stuffed her bra, experimented with makeup to the excess, died her hair dishwater blond, and other things that immediately turned me off even though she remained a very nice and likeable person. That is the other part of the equation. What if a guy or gal is a very nice likeable person yet chooses to dress in a raunchy manner? What signals are these people telegraphing about themselves to others? When they begin to care, they begin to change.