Fashion OMFG #4252

Trends in skating have gone in and out but basically remained the same.  Ragged t-shirt, bad hair, denim jeans, ball cap, and skateboard. Sizing is what really changes, from what little I've seen.

Hardcore

I remember when W first started nursing his new cool image, the tee was huge, the jeans were huge, and a grown-out bowl cut. Azn sk8er!

I also remember a schoolmate of mine, J who liked to wear his huge shorts in either cherry red or berry purple.  They were like really huge floods that could hide a person in each leg. I guess that would be pretty girly, but this was the early nineties.  Colored denim was ok, but pretty...fugly.

What the hell? Where am I going with this?

Oh.

What peeves me lately is that jeans are now really tight.  Really tight.  Really really tight.  This is probably due to most guys jumping aboard the SS Wear Women's Jeans. Mainly teens, I suppose. I have no problem with that, but apparently they forgot to read the memo, "PS: Don't forget to leave some space for your basket." Hence, male camel toe (please refer to Camel Toe, A History of).  It's everywhere!

And judging from these photos from Hel-looks, a street style blog based in Helsinki, this is not only a local trend.

Muff and Täxi do a decent job of sporting this look. Muff veers dangerously into Camel Toe Zone, but his multiple chains and scarf seem to help cover things up.

My hair sort of looks like Muff's right now.

Unfortunately, I see more of this. Oh Erik, oh Mikko. 

Mikko suddenly realized his mistake and attempts to coverup with the nonchalant death-grip on his board.

Some might argue that I'm jealous they're so skinny that they can wear tiny jeans.  But being thin is not an excuse to dress like an uggo.

Says Robert Heinlein:  I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent.  A person, yes. (died before he could see this trend)
Says Voltaire (ostensibly on writing but this applies to clothing too): All styles are good except the tiresome kind. (and I'm tired of feeling like I'm walking through a soft-core pedo filmset.)
Says Gilda Rander: I base most of my fashion sense on what doesn't itch. (I assume the crotch seam must feel like a bitch on your nether regions)

So. I have no problem with people dressing how they want.  But I don't want to see your tooty or your basket or your ass-crack or your boobs or any body hair exposed! Don't be vulgar.

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Summing things up nicely

People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It's not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life, eager to irritate us, provoke and insult us, tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past.
- Milan Kundera