WTF is up! Everwhere I turn I see the same “gangster” type of wardrobe being worn by the young crowd these days. You know, the extra long T-shirts (which by the way look like “Moo-moo’s”), sagging pants/shorts/capris, I don’t really know what it is, all I know is that its hanging off their arses. Ball hat turned to the back and brandishing a gold chain. Its like 50(fiddy) cent’s closet exploded and all the wannabes scooped up his belongings! I know you think it looks cool, but so does the other 5,000,000 kids out there that dress exactly like you. Try wearing something else for a change, something that maybe YOU would like to wear and not what the media and videos thinks is cool.
This article appears in Jun 12-18, 2008.
maybe they do like what they’re wearing.
Funny how we reach a certain age, and our parents’ voices start coming out of our mouths. Funny how we all seem to forget our own days of fashion slavery. When I was a teenager, it was Levis. Especially Levi’s cords. All the cool kids wore matching corduroy jeans and jean jackets. And they didn’t come in all the colours of the rainbow either. It was a conservative time. You had a choice of black, grey, brown, dark blue, light blue, and for the daring, burgundy. Then the 80’s came, and everybody was wearing the raggedy-ass Flashdance look. I don’t remember what was fashionable in the 90’s, because I was up to my arse in diapers for most of that decade. And now there’s a new youth uniform. And when the gangsta look gets old, there’ll be another one. Leave the kids alone, Mr. Black. Individuality has to be achieved.
So many times I wanted to laugh my ass off at their clanking stupidity but ddn’t want my inners diced and sliced by a bunch of simple-minded thugs.
ooh ooh ooh remember leg warmers? All the girls had those! And FarWest or Sun Ice. Swatches. Club Monaco sweatshirts. Acid Wash jeans.
Vuarnet t-shirts were really big in my hometown!
Chip n’ Pepper, Hypercolor, Desert boots, and a little thing we called a scrunchie.Good times, good times.
I’m so sick of these bitches, and same with the cyclist bitches, can we bitch up something original here people??
I wish I knew where I could get a Vuarnet t-shirt. And not a regular color either, I want flourescent pink!
I scored a Vuarnet shirt at Value Village not too long ago. Regular colour though.
Ocean Pacific for lyfe !!!!
Dear Mr. Black,Welcome to a free society where people are allowed to dress how they want regardless if your opinion is that they shouldn’t.Does every generation have to have this conversation? Isn’t this a little played out? Isn’t there something that actually affects you that you can complain about?I’ll make sure to tell the kids to change who they are just for you.
Oh, I’d also like to add that 50 is a wannabe. Don’t try to give him credit by suggesting otherwise.
I happen to agree with Mr.Black,to all those who are against his opinion!Most of the time though,when I do see a youngster (male that is),I always comment to them to pull their jeans up so that I can get a good look at his ass! Not that I look at young boys (given I’m 39),but it makes them think and I notice,after they think about what I had just said,most of the time they are pulling up their jeans!LOL