Fashion Statement

When you see kids with their trousers falling off, as is common nowadays, the logical question that comes to mind is, why would anyone want to dress like that? Aside from godawful ugly, it has to be wildly uncomfortable. To me, though, the more urgent question is, how do they do it? It absolutely challenges gravity. Sure, they usually keep one hand free as they walk down the street so they can give an upward tug every now and then, but in between tugs one would think the pants would be down around their ankles. Such is not the case. I've had players on the lacrosse field trying to run as their over-size shorts sag toward their knees exposing indecent amounts of butt-crack. They lope along with a curious wide-legged gait, but otherwise show not the slightest indication that their sartorial preference presents any problem. On the other hand, I can't help but remember the time when I was a lot younger and we squeezed into trousers so tight it left you no room to perspire, let alone find sufficient room for the appendages. I guess for every new generation it's not about aesthetics or taste, it's about discomfort.