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Like anything else, they go in and out of style. Right now, they seem to be out.
Right. And when they do come back into style, the same people who say how horrid they are will be wearing them and singing their praises. It's the way of the world.
I have a pair of tan pleated pants that I got at a thrift store. There were lots of pleated pants on the rack but no flat fronts in the size and color I wanted. I guess everybody donated their pleated pants when the fashion changed. While I was there I heard a father telling his son not to get pleated pants. I've heard other negative comments about them from time to time. What finally prompted my post is something I saw in a personal ad -- a woman said she didn't want to be contacted by guys who wear pleated Dockers! What's that about?? I don't really care whether my pants are pleated or not, but I notice that when I wear pleated pants, I can carry my wallet in my front pocket and it doesn't bulge as much or gouge me when I sit down to drive.
Check out pants in a retail store. Pleated pants are not in style now. They were for maybe a decade. Now they are out. Once they were in.
What I've noticed is a gradual tightening of men's clothes. Pants are slimmer, higher, and jackets are more form fitting. At least that's what I see in the WSJ adds and online. I another 5-7 years, men's clothes will begin to be looser I predict. Styles change.
While I believe that people should wear the things they want, I do think that pleated pants will date the wearer.
Check out pants in a retail store. Pleated pants are not in style now. They were for maybe a decade. Now they are out. Once they were in.
What I've noticed is a gradual tightening of men's clothes. Pants are slimmer, higher, and jackets are more form fitting. At least that's what I see in the WSJ adds and online. I another 5-7 years, men's clothes will begin to be looser I predict. Styles change.
While I believe that people should wear the things they want, I do think that pleated pants will date the wearer.
An issue there--and it's long been an issue for women--is that "current fashion" is always based on the slim and trim physique. What you see in mens' fashion magazines right now are styles that emphasize slimness--skinny suit pants and jackets worn tight (notice the stress wrinkles at the button). In fact, I've noted that those styles don't even allow for significant musculature, because the slack legs and jacket arms are being cut too close for any young man who is doing significant weight training.
That might be in fashion, but that's certainly not what the average American man working in the office can wear.
Just a dated style, and as they can add bulk around the middle, even when they are in style, they are really only at their most flattering on very slim, tall men.
Just a dated style, and as they can add bulk around the middle, even when they are in style, they are really only at their most flattering on very slim, tall men.
Fashion in general is designed to flatter the people who are most attractive to begin with.
The assumption there is that extremely tall, extremely slim men are the only ones who are attractive, when, frankly, I don't find that build appealing at all.
The assumption there is that extremely tall, extremely slim men are the only ones who are attractive, when, frankly, I don't find that build appealing at all.
And the runway fashion model figure for women is not the figure that wins the most votes from men, either.
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