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NEWS ABOUT: skinny jeans

skinny jeans stories: 4 news summaries

Thick Thighs Decrease Heart Disease Risk

Researchers suggest beefing up skinny
legs with exercise

Sep 4, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Take off the skinny jeans and beef up those thighs, or you could be bound for an early grave. People whose thighs had a circumference less than 23.6 inches were more likely to suffer from heart disease and premature death than those with more svelte gams, according to a... More »

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heart disease • public health • medical research • death • health study • skinny jeans

Skinny Jeans Craze Puts
the Squeeze
on Guys

Style trumps comfort as trend hits not-so-hip

Jul 6, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The market for skinny jeans is expanding, as more and more men looking to show off their assets are pouring themselves into tight fitting styles, the Wall Street Journal reports. But as they target a crowd beyond the usual hipsters, skaters, and hip-hoppers, manufacturers are giving customers a bit of... More »

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fashion • pants • jeans • clothing • Gap • trend • skinny jeans • women's issues • Levi Strauss

 'Size Nazi' 
 Designers 
 Lash Back 
 at Vogue 

It's not all our fault, they say

Jun 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Designers have lashed back at a Vogue editor who accuses them of forcing ultra-thin models on magazine covers by sending "minuscule" photo-shoot clothes no normal woman can wear. British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman complained in a letter to top designers that the clothing is so tiny magazines are forced... More »

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fashion • anorexia • model • Vogue • fashion designer • Role Models • skinny jeans

 Skinny Jeans: Health Hazard 


May 22, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Skinny jeans might be crushing nerves in the very thighs they’re supposed to flatter, MSNBC reports. Experts say they’ve seen a spat of young women suffering from meralgia paresthetica, or “tingling thigh syndrome,” caused by wearing ridiculously tight jeans. It occurs whenever constant pressure is applied... More »

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pinched nerve • jeans • nerves • Jay-ZTV • skinny jeans • meralgia paresthetica • tingling thigh syndrome

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