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When is skinny too skinny?
Skinny jeans. They are everywhere. Even so, I have made a conscious decision not to don them. I’ve tried a pair or two in my life and I did not like how I felt in them. I felt like I was wearing a pair of leotards except less maneuverable and more uncomfortable.
While walking the streets of San Francisco, I am exposed to plenty of hipsters in skinny jeans. Sometimes they flatter the wearer and other times, I am just plain offended.
The other day I was walking down Market and saw someone wearing a pair and I could not decipher whether or not if it was a boy or girl. Sure, this person had short hair which would automatically make me assume it was a boy – BUT – a lot of girls like to keep their hair short Mia Farrow style. I was confused. Could this have been a really effeminate male? Or perhaps a very cute lesbian? The person’s tote bag also threw me off – not to mention the fact that his/her pants were tight rolled at the bottom, echoing the style of the ‘80s.
Nonetheless, there was one reason why I was offended by this particular pair of skinny jeans. The wearer shouldn’t have been wearing them in the first place. I am all for someone being comfortable with their body, but when you start to make other people feel uncomfortable, that’s when skinny jeans become a fashion eyesore. This particular person was spilling out of the jeans. It was like watching an eggplant spilling out of a sausage casing.
I never found out the gender of the mysterious skinny jean wearer. I could’ve just went up to him/her and asked, but that wouldn’t have been proper gentleman behavior. Either way, the jeans were not flattering.
For girls, skinny jeans is less of a problem. Mainly because they don’t have the risk of – how shall we put this – showing more than we need to see. Skinny jeans on guys usually works more with the uber-waify/vampire-like guys. I have seen some guys who fit this mold but why is it that I see more guys who break this mold – literally and figuratively.
Besides jeopardizing male fertility, skinny jeans should be worn with one thing in mind: fit. There is a fine line between “tight” and “skinny” – but I guess that’s all up to your discretion. But let me just say this: If they end up looking like leggings, don’t wear them. If your junk cant breathe, don’t wear them. If there is a male muffin top baking in the oven, don’t wear them. If you’re not a member of one of those Euro-pop rock bands, don’t wear them. But if you’re comfortable with all that, then by all means, go ahead – just be prepared for unsolicited attention.
If anything there is one thing skinny jeans are good for: androgyny. That whole unisex look is so hot right now.
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