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Look, like any other healthy heterosexual male Nigerian, I like sexy. The female anatomy is …beautiful! God bless you 9JA women! There’s nothing wrong with showing off a little skin (tastefully, of course) But there’s a fine line between sexy and trashy. A lot of women seem to be flirting with this line. But what exactly is Low-Rise Jeans? For the not so well informed (I would never call you “ignorant” just…not well informed) I think a brief introduction/history is required to delve into this…“issue”.
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“Low-Rise jeans worn by both men and women are jeans intended to sit low on, or below, the hips. They are also called low cut jeans, hipsters, hip-huggers and low riders. Usually they sit at least 8 centimeters (3 inches) lower than the belly button. … The predecessor of low-rise jeans, hip-huggers gained popularity in the 1960s. Hip-huggers were low-cut, tight around the hip and thigh area, flaring out towards the lower leg. This style of jeans was all the rage for both men and women, more so, with the hippy crowd. In the 1970’s, still as fashionable as ever and this time with the disco set, the hip-huggers then became known as bell-bottoms. In the 80’s and 90’s however, low-cut jeans fell out of fashion and people started wearing high-waist, straight legged jeans...“ (Wikipedia)
Don’t get me wrong, I think the original rationale behind low rise jeans is cool. I’m an extremely fashion conscious guy. Any pair of jeans tailored to sit low on, or below the hips isn’t so bad (that is, assuming the person wearing them isn’t ignorant of that fact).
I think decades ago (way way before my time) when this trend was born, there was such a thing as “reasonably” low rise jeans. Today…well let’s just say, I don’t know what’s going on any more. A couple of days ago, I was hanging out with some friends at an ice cream parlour. Sitting across from us were three young ladies (and I use the term “ladies” loosely). They were showing (and I mean….SHOWING). It was all butt cracks and cellulite. And get this; the jeans they were wearing weren’t even low rise jeans! Why in God’s name would you wear a pair of non-low rise jeans like that? Maybe some of these clothes should come with manuals on how they should be worn (no, seriously).
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If you live in Port Harcourt or in any of the major cities in Nigeria, you’ve probably witnessed this horrific sight; a girl wearing a pair of really undersized jeans that barely covers her butt (then get this), she stretches and tucks into those jeans a minute vest (usually white or black). End result isn’t pretty. I mean she looks like her butt would fall out if the wind changed direction. And don’t get me started on how these girls look on Okadas. Let’s just not go there. C’mon, ladies! Decency! Decency!
courtesy of Budget Fashion Report
It’s not just the girls too, even ma fellow guys, are on this line up. I’m trying to understand the rationale behind wanting the rest of society to know what color of boxers you are wearing. When you let your jeans drop so low you look……… awkward. I just think that there are tasteful ways to pull this off.
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And ladies look, low rise jeans are sexy, but sometimes not very practical. I mean try picking up a pencil off the floor (or better yet, try running) in that outfit. I read in Wikipedia that an article from the Canadian Medical Association Journal, pointed out that wearing low-waist jeans can cause Meralgia paresthetica. It causes pain and paresthesia, a tingling or burning sensation in the thigh area. The condition was identified in three slightly obese women who wore these types of jeans for 6-8 months. After abstaining from low-cut jeans, they were healed in 4-6 weeks. Go figure.
All I’m saying is there’s a fine line between sexy and classy. DON’T FLIRT WITH IT! JAH BLESS!
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