Why and when did skinny jeans become fashionable for men?

Infernal Racket · 27-12-2019 1:03pm #1

Seriously, they must be the most uncomfortable things to wear by a country mile. Thankfully I'm too old to engage in this phenomenon but Jaysus it's painful to watch all these young lads waddling around in them. They are too tight to be pulled up properly so the old kacks are always on display. They must crush the old nut sack to dangerous levels of discomfort and they look ridiculous yet still the young chaps flock to by them. Mostly accompanied by ankle socks and those ludicrous Toms slip on canvas shoes. So I ask ya, what's the attraction?

Infernal Racket · 27-12-2019 1:06pm

Ah ****e sorry, this has been done before. Feel free to remove mods. Just saw a middle aged man struggling down the street in a pair and it put it in my head

D3V!L · 27-12-2019 1:07pm

I have leg muscles so could never wear them

Infernal Racket · 27-12-2019 1:17pm

D3V!L wrote: »

I have leg muscles so could never wear them

Doesn't stop some lads from trying. Seem to be very popular with some gaa players who also love those skinny tracksuits. I can't even fathom how they get them on never mind off again..

Tilikum17 · 27-12-2019 1:18pm

If you’re between the age of 18 and 25 it’s fine, if you’re not, then should NEVER wear skinny jeans.

Slim fit or straight cut only.

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 27-12-2019 1:19pm

What kind of jeans do you wear?

sk8erboii · 27-12-2019 1:22pm

Tights have literally been around since the medieval era. The stupidity of complaining about ‘kids these days’ wearing tights is probably lost on you all.

https://www.gq.com/gallery/men-in-tights-history

Denim is just fabric. Tights been around for centuries.

I dont wear them, but why whinge about this?

Dakota Dan · 27-12-2019 1:23pm

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

What kind of jeans do you wear?

Flares.

Infernal Racket · 27-12-2019 1:25pm

sk8erboii wrote: »

Tights have literally been around since the medieval era. The stupidity of complaining about ‘kids these days’ wearing tights is probably lost on you all.

https://www.gq.com/gallery/men-in-tights-history

Denim is just fabric. Tights been around for centuries.

I dont wear them, but why whinge about this?

There's a big difference between tights and jeans though, do you not think??

Deebles McBeebles · 27-12-2019 1:27pm

Xworx all the way for me. Combine with about 20 Mitsu's and you're flying it.

27-12-2019 1:28pm

Dakota Dan wrote: »

Flares.

I wore flares religiously up until about 5 years ago..

I kept expecting them to come back into fashion, so I could be cool again, but they never did..

The whole skinny jeans thing has gotten ridiculous at this stage..

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 27-12-2019 1:37pm

*searches fashionable jeans

sk8erboii · 27-12-2019 1:45pm

Gerry G wrote: »

There's a big difference between tights and jeans though, do you not think??

I assume OP is referring to the skin tight jeans (Aka Denim tights) that a lot of people wear. ‘Skinny’ can actually mean different cuts and not all of them are painted on.

Weltsmertz · 27-12-2019 1:45pm

Fully agree. Young lads in skinny jeans that are a bit too short and no show socks with leather brogues look ridiculous.
But there have always been young men fashion trends that look ridiculous. Evan at the time.

yerwanthere123 · 27-12-2019 2:30pm

What's with all the threads complaining about the most trivial of sh*t recently? Like who the fúck cares? Let people wear what they want.

20/20 · 27-12-2019 2:40pm

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

*searches fashionable jeans

Get with the times. December 2018.

That trend has come and gone twice.

greencoat · 27-12-2019 2:48pm

Only if you are 18-25 blah blah blah,ok so skinny that your legs look like they have been painted denim for me would be a no,and yeah ole fellas over 40 with jeans to short and no socks for me yeah a no go but yeah a tight pair of jeans are a defo yes,see a geezer with a pair of flares on the other day,delighted they are out of fashion,shocking ole yokes..

Brian? · 27-12-2019 3:02pm

D3V!L wrote: »

I have leg muscles so could never wear them

That’s not true. I’ve fairly decent sized legs from squats and deadlifts and wear then all the time. Most skinny jeans are a denim and Lycra mix, so they stretch. They are incredibly comfortable to wear.

osarusan · 27-12-2019 3:12pm

The real issue is the atrocity that is stretch fabric...stretch denim, stretch corduroy, stretch everything.

S.G.M. · 27-12-2019 3:15pm

'My generation is better than yours'.
Could we end this ****e and throw shaming people in there too.

Sardonicat · 27-12-2019 3:17pm

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/dec/27/codpiece-envy-fashion-reinvents-16th-century-accessory

It's about to get a lot worse! Probably the most ridiculous thing I've seen in some time.

Any of you gents thinking of adopting this look?

noodler · 27-12-2019 3:19pm

I can get away with slim ones rather than skinny.

I never thought id convert but tbh the material they are made out of is so stretchy and comfortably.

And I'm approaching mid 30s..

Bowlardo · 27-12-2019 3:22pm

The manufacturers needed a way to cut costs.
Skinny jeans are about 20% less cotton.
Cotton is expensive.
It was just a case of marketing then after that.

Macy0161 · 27-12-2019 3:25pm

Gerry G wrote: »

Why and when did skinny jeans become fashionable for men?

In the 60's with Skinheads, and then 70's with punks. Teddy Boys were more trousers than jeans.

So basically, it's just cyclical. It'll be back to flares soon...

GottaGetGatt · 27-12-2019 3:28pm

About 10 years ago

FionnK86 · 27-12-2019 3:38pm

They show the form of your legs. And yes, shock, Some ladies find male legs attractive.

I think early 2010’s they became more commonplace.

27-12-2019 3:44pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/dec/27/codpiece-envy-fashion-reinvents-16th-century-accessory

It's about to get a lot worse! Probably the most ridiculous thing I've seen in some time.

Any of you gents thinking of adopting this look?

He (I think) looks happy to be wearing it.

But, they got the most effeminate guy possible to wear. Put it on Dwayne Johnson and it's a different look :pac:

One eyed Jack · 27-12-2019 3:54pm

sk8erboii wrote: »

Tights have literally been around since the medieval era. The stupidity of complaining about ‘kids these days’ wearing tights is probably lost on you all.

https://www.gq.com/gallery/men-in-tights-history

Denim is just fabric. Tights been around for centuries.

I dont wear them, but why whinge about this?

Why not whinge about it? It beats the pants off whinging about politics all the time and I don’t think anyone is actually taking it that seriously.

For what it’s worth though, reductionist nonsense like “denim is just fabric” and “tights have been around for centuries” ignores the point being made that they aren’t just denim, and they aren’t just tights, but I suspect you already knew that.

Why whinge about them? Because they look ridiculous on young men, that’s why. Do I think the young men who wear them care one iota for my opinion? No, of course not, but we’ll have a laugh about it anyway

Sardonicat · 27-12-2019 3:56pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

He (I think) looks happy to be wearing it.

But, they got the most effeminate guy possible to wear. Put it on Dwayne Johnson and it's a different look :pac:

The model looks about 12!

It's not the first time in centuries it's made a comeback either, contrary to the article.Larry Blackmon of Cameo knew how to rock a cod piece and leggings. That was sexy. That model pictured in the article looks utterly bizarre.

Sardonicat · 27-12-2019 3:59pm

Macy0161 wrote: »

In the 60's with Skinheads, and then 70's with punks. Teddy Boys were more trousers than jeans.

So basically, it's just cyclical. It'll be back to flares soon...

This. The punks called em drainpipes and they were a reaction to flares. They were counter culture then, though.

super_furry · 27-12-2019 4:04pm

I bet the Venn diagram of people who like Jeremy Clarkson and whinge about skinny jeans is a circle.

27-12-2019 4:43pm

Maybe it's the feminists trying to turn us all gay?

cycling is fun · 27-12-2019 5:05pm

Not been smart but why do people think that people wear skinny jeans on purpose? I have been to several jeans shops over the last few years and its almost impossible to get a pair of any pair of jeans that is not skinny prefer loose jeans myself almost impossible to find a pair anymore

27-12-2019 5:07pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Maybe it's the feminists trying to turn us all gay?

Don't be ridiculous, Ducky.

27-12-2019 5:10pm

Ducky?..

How dare you accuse me of being ridiculous..

I'm not the one going around in skinny jeans..

completedit · 27-12-2019 5:24pm

Last year a looser Jean was looking like it would come into fashion. Bieber was seen wearing them but they haven't taken off. Skinny jeans are nearly around 8 years at this stage and haven't budged. They are quite good look on a man. They make them look more sleek and taller.
Not punk skinny jeans which are much tighter and restricting

27-12-2019 5:28pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm not the one going around in skinny jeans..

Yet...

mr biazzi · 27-12-2019 5:47pm

Harry Styles has been wearing flares recently any time i seen him on tv and on his new album art..

Ironman76 · 27-12-2019 5:49pm

completedit wrote: »

They are quite good look on a man. They make them look more sleek and taller.

Not to mention making us older men look better as we dont go around dressed like girls wearing tights and showing off our ankles.

Wonder will we see lads wearing makeup and high heels in the 20s? Of course we will

italodisco · 27-12-2019 5:51pm

I have huge quadriceps, skinny just won't fit but slim are a much better alternative AND much healthier for men in the private area.

I'd much rather see men wearing slim jeans than those discraceful flared jeans they call boot cut jeans that all the rural men wear, never a right time to be wearing those EVER.

As for the skinny addidas and o'neills track pants, they're just embarrassing

u140acro3xs7dm · 27-12-2019 6:03pm

Dick_Swiveller wrote: »

I've noticed it's becoming increasingly difficult to purchase regular trousers. It's always either slim or straight fit.

And what is with shops pandering to porkers? I was in Dunnes the other day and struggled to find 32/32 trousers and small shirts.

Does it say something about the obesity epedemic in this country?

Even straight fit are quite baggy below the knees.

Are you a bootcut jeans with a pair of shoes sort of man?

27-12-2019 6:18pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Ducky?..

How dare you accuse me of being ridiculous..

I'm not the one going around in skinny jeans..

Just to point out - seems as I need to - considering what you removed on the smoking thread. I was joking, I am in no way impugning your masculinity. I don't know you from Adam.

However, we all make mistakes - I had assumed you were joking first.

27-12-2019 6:20pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Just to point out - seems as I need to - considering what you removed on the smoking thread. I was joking, I am in no way impugning your masculinity. I don't know you from Adam.

However, we all make mistakes - I had assumed you were joking first.

What did I remove?..(I was joking..)

As a general rule of thumb I'm usually only half serious on boards..

27-12-2019 6:21pm

Deleted User wrote: »

What did I remove?..(I was joking..)

I'll PM you.

Reviews and Books Galore · 27-12-2019 6:22pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/dec/27/codpiece-envy-fashion-reinvents-16th-century-accessory

It's about to get a lot worse! Probably the most ridiculous thing I've seen in some time.

Any of you gents thinking of adopting this look?

I like the idea, but I have never read an article so much full of penis envy in my life :P

Imo, you could be more subtle and have the crotch just be a slightly different shade of color that a woman will notice but a man probably wont.

Beasty · 27-12-2019 6:30pm

Current Affairs?

Seriously?

I know we allow leeway over topics, but this does not belong in CA

I'm moving it to AH, and the local mods can decide if to re-open it

Ted_YNWA · 27-12-2019 6:39pm

Mod

Reopening.

Millicently · 27-12-2019 6:39pm

Any man over the age of 40 who wears skinny jeans just looks ridiculous. I don't care how well toned they are, women just find it hilarious, if my husband came home with a pair I wouldn't know whether to laugh or be worried that he might be having a mid life crisis, still if it was a midlife crisis it would be cheaper than a sports car.

Reviews and Books Galore · 27-12-2019 6:44pm

Millicently wrote: »

Any man over the age of 40 who wears skinny jeans just looks ridiculous. I don't care how well toned they are, women just find it hilarious, if my husband came home with a pair I wouldn't know whether to laugh or be worried that he might be having a mid life crisis, still if it was a midlife crisis it would be cheaper than a sports car.

Hmmmm, sounds like a good idea not to be threated like the husband

Church on Tuesday · 27-12-2019 6:47pm

Skinny/slim fit is just a better clean look all around aesthetically.

You can get stretch skinny jeans which are seriously comfortable.

Mushy · 27-12-2019 6:59pm

Went shopping for jeans last week, very little sign of regular ones. And if they did, was either way too small or way too big. Tried on some straight ones, it's just too tight. If didnt get long ones, they'd be too short.

Skinny ones are ridiculous. Throw in the no socks and it's just terrible

Why and when did skinny jeans become fashionable for men?

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