Monday, February 01, 2010

Sexy Man Pants

The New York Times recently published an article about the various fashion faux pas of mens' jeans.

The article pretty much sums up my viewpoint of mens' jeans - the market is flooded with crap, often overpriced crap.

Anyway, it's an okay starter's guide to jeans, but I wouldn't call it great, and I wouldn't follow it to the tee. After all, it's based on a few people's opinions - most of whom are crusty old vintage collectors.

One detail I caught - Sugar Cane, while a great brand, isn't a 'pure' denim. It's been 'tampered with,' you'll quickly find out if you bother to do any research. It's called Sugar Cane because there's sugar cane fibres spun into the weft. Nit-picky, I know - credibility is in the details, though...

I still think that jeans style is based a lot on what image you want to portray. For example, if you're young, dumb, and full of cum, you might want to consider skinny jeans with a lot of bells and whistles. If you're a blue collar hero to your children, then go with the article, and elect for a pair of working man's pants - Wranglers, or Levi's. If you have a little more disposable income, but still want to look masculine, get yourself some raw selvedge. Don't have an ass? Do some squats. Like a nice relaxed fit? Wear sweatpants. Hiding a gun or machete? Pick something a little more relaxed and baggy.

I want to emphasize that wearing something baggy and relaxed isn't very sexy, and really isn't any more comfortable than a pair of sweat pants - so why go there? It was cheap and on sale? Rarely can you beat the MSRP (US$) or value of a nice fitting pair of Wranglers of Levi's.

One last thing - if and when you go and get yourself a nice-fitting pair of man pants, if your balls are getting pinched, it's probably a sign that you're pulling them up too high.

-d

2 comments:

Simon said...

UNIQLO is a great place to get cheap jeans. Like, $40 cheap. They're paper thin, but whatever. Buy two.

Dust said...

They also have selvedge for about $90.

They're on the skinny side though, and not great for length, so if you're a tall skinny guy, SOL.

-d