FASHION VICTIMS

With my part time job as a bouncer I have numerous opportunities to see various fashion styles. One other opportunity I have is my son loves to people watch at the mall or at Target. One thing that really frustrates me and really annoys me is the fact that people today do not know how to wear clothes.

Let’s first start off with pants. What is the deal with buying a pair of pants three times too big for you? I can understand if you are a weight lifter or track runner and have huge thighs so you need some extra room, but for Christ sake most of the time it is some 120 pound kid with a 30 inch waste wearing a size 36 pair of jeans. Now add the second part of the equation, what happened to the belt to hold there pants up? Everybody has seen that person wearing there pants off there ass trying to display there boxers. This is annoying to see but not the most annoying, we will get to that one later.

Now there was a time when t-shirts were made to cover up the upper torso and those that came down to the knees were nightgowns worn by females to sleep in. Not anymore, when I go into an athletics store to buy black t-shirts to wear with my uniform, what do I see? Extra long t-shirts that come down to your knees. OK, OK I get it I really do, these shirts must be for people with large stomachs…NO… these shirts are actually marketed for those skinny little people carrying their traveling tent around there waste. So in reality when this person has their extra large and long shirt on and their baggy pants, they kind of remind me of a larger version of my 3 year old son trying to put on daddy's clothes.

OK, this next and last fashion flaw really really bugs me to the point I have trouble controlling my frustration. Yes I know I have anger problems, but we all have our flaws. What ever happened to wearing your hat straight on your head? Whether it is worn to the front or to the back it should be worn straight. I cannot stand to see somebody wearing their hat cocked to the side and slanted. This has to be the most ridiculous thing I have seen. I dare say I would rather look at somebody's pants half of their ass then the hat cocked to the side, at least with the pants hanging off there ass they may trip over them and hit their head on the ground knocking some sense into them. I almost forgot the little dew rag that most of the people wearing their hat cocked have lying underneath. What is the point? The good thing is I can have people adjust their hat and take there dew rag’s off before coming into the club, a small victory in a battle that will never be won.

So, you have heard my pet peeve for the week, and for most of us that have kids, we can control these to some point. For most of us that are grown up we realize, that first impressions are a lasting one, and it will be hard for someone to get a good job or respect looking like a street thug, or renegade skate boarder. So that is my rant for the week, like always “Have a Nice Day”.