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Fashion trend sends young men to the other side of the store
The Saginaw News ^ | 7/11/06 | JUSTIN ENGEL

Posted on 07/11/2006 1:48:49 PM PDT by Millee

A couple of months ago, Kris Birch decided it was time to buy himself some jeans.

Instead of heading to the men's section at Fashion Square Mall's Pac Sun, which he manages, the 20-year-old Essexville resident bought a pair of women's jeans.

And he felt no shame.

"It wasn't a big deal at all," Birch said. "You were seeing it around a lot already by then."

A fashion trend is directing young men -- early teens to early 20s -- toward the opposite side of the store, where they're buying girls' and women's pants.

Birch said he bought his pants to accommodate his bike-riding lifestyle. Women's jeans typically make for a tighter fit around the legs.

"It's not so baggy, so it

doesn't get caught in the chain," Birch said. "It makes it easier to flow. I have a lot of them now."

The fashion move started to gain momentum about six months ago, said Troy Darling, a 24-year-old store manager at Hollister in Fashion Square.

"It's a new punk rock sort of thing," said Darling, who lives in Saginaw. "We definitely see it a lot now."

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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: emo
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To: Deguello

Gawd I hope not.


21 posted on 07/11/2006 2:12:54 PM PDT by girlscout
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To: gnarledmaw
I suppose that shows how out of touch with fashion I am...and Da$m proud of it too!!!
22 posted on 07/11/2006 2:13:34 PM PDT by conservativehusker (GO BIG RED!!!!)
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To: xsmommy

This ... is EMO


23 posted on 07/11/2006 2:23:40 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro

screams out fruit to me.


24 posted on 07/11/2006 2:26:25 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Millee
".....said Troy Darling"

Bet his name fits....so to speak.

~GCR~

25 posted on 07/11/2006 2:28:04 PM PDT by GoldCountryRedneck ("FLOGGING will continue until MORALE IMPROVES" - T-shirt)
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To: Xenalyte; Bacon Man; Hap; humblegunner; Allegra; pax_et_bonum
he asked if he could borrow some pants

If I show my slip, I park for free at Ben Taub.

Of course, I didn't have to borrow the slip. It is mine.

26 posted on 07/11/2006 2:30:59 PM PDT by Flyer (Don't question the questioner)
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To: Millee

It used to be hard to find a woman's brand of Levi's and it just had to be the brand name Levi. So we used to wear guys jeans with the baggy butt. LOLOL! I'd ask my boyfriend if my rear end looked funny in them and he'd say, no, looks the same as everyone else. ROFL!! Now I see how funny they looked.


28 posted on 07/11/2006 5:41:13 PM PDT by phantomworker (The ultimate in wisdom is to live in the present, plan for the future and profit from the past.~Anon)
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To: EX52D

LOL! That sounds so funny.


29 posted on 07/11/2006 5:50:32 PM PDT by phantomworker (The ultimate in wisdom is to live in the present, plan for the future and profit from the past.~Anon)
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To: Flyer; Xenalyte; Bacon Man; Hap; humblegunner; Allegra
If I show my slip, I park for free at Ben Taub.

Of course, I didn't have to borrow the slip. It is mine.

Flyer, you can always depend on me to let you know if your slip is showing.

30 posted on 07/11/2006 11:44:37 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Whatever happened to Cynthia McKinney?)
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To: pax_et_bonum; Flyer; Xenalyte; Bacon Man; Hap; humblegunner
Flyer, you can always depend on me to let you know if your slip is showing.

And she'll do it in code so you won't be embarrassed.

Something like "It's snowing down south."

31 posted on 07/11/2006 11:47:04 PM PDT by Allegra (A Journey of 1,000 Miles Begins with A Bunch of Security Hassles at the Airport)
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To: Allegra

I'll do the same for you, Allegra, if your slip shows when we go mooning during your next visit.

:-)


32 posted on 07/11/2006 11:55:37 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Whatever happened to Cynthia McKinney?)
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To: pax_et_bonum
I want to go to at least one Astros game when I'm home.

Let's go down on the field and moon during the eighth inning.

How about you take the first base/right field side and I'll take the third base/left field side. You know, for maximum exposure and all.

33 posted on 07/12/2006 12:05:01 AM PDT by Allegra (A Journey of 1,000 Miles Begins with A Bunch of Security Hassles at the Airport)
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