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NEWS ABOUT: baggy pants

baggy pants stories: 5 news summaries
OPINION


 Saggy-Pants 
 Debates Just 
 Hot Air 

'Legislative tailors' have their way across America

Mar 4, 09 1:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Legal battles against sagging pants are being waged across the US at an absurd rate, writes Greg Beato in Reason. Detractors argue that exposing large “swathes of underwear” should be banned, particularly because the  style emulates prison attire and to wear them is “to embrace criminality.” “... More »

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fashion • crime • baggy pants • style • jeans • Bill Maher Grid

Can Obama End Brotherhood of the Sagging Pants?

It's possible: JFK killed the hat

Nov 14, 08 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Fashion experts have their eyes on Barack Obama with a burning question: Can he inspire the young men of America to pull up their pants? The president-elect himself has said it's time to end the low-ride movement, and some have trotted out the (disputed) comparison of JFK single-handedly killing the... More »

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Barack Obama • fashion • baggy pants • trend • President Obama

 Louisiana Pockets
 Ban on Droopy Drawers 

'Can't regulate everything,' gripes senator

Apr 23, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A proposed ban on saggy pants didn’t fly in Louisiana, where a Senate panel rejected the legislation as a violation of freedom of speech, reports the Times-Picayune. “This is a situation that is disgusting and needs state attention,” insisted the state senator pushing the bill. “I... More »

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fashion • Louisiana • baggy pants • state legislature

No Ifs, Ands,
or Butts:
Town Outlaws Saggy Pants

If your underwear shows, you'll pay for it

Aug 14, 07 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Louisiana town has taken a stand against saggy pants: starting tomorrow, anyone whose underwear shows will be hit with fines or jail time. And those who want to argue will just have to zip it. "Pull ‘em up or pay up," warned the police chief of... More »

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fashion • law • Louisiana • baggy pants • clothes • pants • Mansfield

Bottoms Up!
La. Town Gets Down and Dirty

Ban on saggy pants
hits fashion plates below the belt

Jun 14, 07 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - In Delcambre, La., showing your skivvies is about to come with criminal consequences, thanks to a new ordinance that prohibits residents from wearing low-hanging pants. Saggy-trousered offenders may be fined $500 and risk 6 months in jail. “They’re better off taking the pants off and just wearing a... More »

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fashion • race • Louisiana • indecency • discrimination • indecent exposure • baggy pants • pants • Delcambre

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