I came across this Wall Street article on men who wear skinny jeans. Reminded me of last week, when I found myself in a room full of skinny-jean men, half of whom were hobbling around. It make me wince. Yes, indeed:
Doug Black has found himself in a tight squeeze more times than he cares to remember. One day, he got caught in the rain without an umbrella and was unable to run. When his colleagues sat in a circle, the 23-year-old English teacher from Portland, Ore., couldn’t cross his legs. And when he tried to jaywalk, while in Beijing for work, he couldn’t hop the median divider with his friends.
“I had to walk half a mile down the street on my own to use the crosswalk,” he says.
His jeans were too tight. But he has no plans to buy a looser style. “Discomfort comes with the territory,” he says.
Yeah, so I fathomed as much. My little brother weighs some 20-odd pounds less than me. He wears skinny jeans. Jeans so tight and lean he has to buy them from the women’s section of a department store. Jeans that make me envious, because they’re a women’s size 00 and I can hardly get an ankle in one. But I can’t say skinny jeans on men do it for me.
There’s just something about all that leg. It’s too definied. (Same reason I don’t wear belly-baring shirts and mini-skirts). A little mystery is nice. Plus, who cares about men’s legs? Okay, there are those girls to whom skinny jeans on a man are the equivalent to a bouquet of flowers. But still, what’s the point? For a while, I thought maybe cyclists wore ‘em to avoid getting in a tangle, but that doesn’t really make sense either. (Which isn’t to say cyclists are’nt hot, skinny jeans or not.)
But, I’ve always wondered about the (*delicate cough) effect of skinny jeans on a man’s, um, nether regions. I mean, I know guys who refuse to wear pleated pants because they’re not airy enough, skinny jeans would probably kill them. Or kill something. But, hey, maybe most of the guys who wear skinny jeans are in their twenties and could use some birth control.
Somebody tell me, are these things even remotely comfortable? I know some have spandex in ‘em, but the majority are pretty stiff (no pun intended). Denim is not comfortable. At least until you’ve washed it like 500 times and put it through a meat grinder.
But it isn’t only for men. Skinny jeans hurt women too. Tell your friends! Burn your jeans. Okay, joke. But, seriously, stay light, not tight.
could use some birth control.
You need birth control only if you get laid.
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/29-the-sexual-frustration-of-rats-in-polyester-pants
Confession: I used to be one of those guys, 2001 – 2006.
I bought my jeans at Forever 21. They were never so constrictive that I couldn’t walk, but oh man, they were super tight all the same.
For this, I apologize.
Haha, it’s okay Eric. We forgive you :P
How else am i supposed to effectively show off my thunder?
Rahul, that’s the best study ever. Thanks for sharing.
Streaking is probably healthier, Aaron.
This drives me crazy too! Good fitted jeans (Not 10 sizes too big) are nice, but the second they get tight, ew.
PacSun jeans are great. The skinny for guys are not tight like that in the picture! They’re pretty straight. You can check them out http://theskinny.repnation.com/Log.ashx?a=2&i=258&r=7ee7f9d0-afc7-4839-b235-75d927e5a62c
Skinny jeans for men and the new trend of the uncomfortably low vneck for boys have both GOT. TO. GO.
I wear tight jeans;
there’s nothing wrong with them.
They are much more comfortable than regular jeans actually.
& they look much better too.
Oh and to the comment about the low Vneck; its not our fault that you’re fashion-challenged. :)
I wear skinny, low rise jeans, mostly girl-skinny, both 100% denim ones and those with, say, 3% spandex in them. I don’t find it especially uncomfortable, and I like the effect the jeans have on showing of my legs, and occasionally my obliques, haha. Also, the stretchy ones, like those from American Apparel, aren’t really difficult to move in.
I’m 15 years old and i’m in high school and well i live in california and 70% of the population of my school wears skinny jeans
I google “mens skinny jeans” and came across this site. Interesting this is the site that came up near the top. There actually is an organization devoted to this? http://mensskinnyjeans.org
“I’m 15 years old and i’m in high school and well i live in california and 70% of the population of my school wears skinny jeans”
Dema, I’m sorry for you :P
Joke, joke. Andreas don’t strangle me with a skinny jean pant leg, please.
Skinny and or tight jeans on guys is far more sexy then baggy loose fits. a hot guy in loose fit baggy jeans is a turn off. Hes ass looks flat. Its odd looking.guys in tight jeans has always look better on guys. In the 80 teen boys waist started at 27 today after the baggy 90 its hard to find waist at 29.its bacause today teen boys are fatter.in part due to baggy jeans.
Look at movies, TV shows of teen in the 80s. Marty back to future, Bubba on Mommas family. Tommy Puett life goes on.Thier nothing fem about then guys. AND YET THEY WORE SKIN TIGHT JEANS !
I wear Levis 511s but the stretch kind, and I get more compliments than complaints. They’re not skin tight at all like those Cheap Monday jeans in the photo above. That’s pretty extreme, and I agree that looks terrible. Regular fit jeans for me look terrible with the long crotch and gave me the “falling off the ass” look – even in my size jeans. My 511s have room in the leg, albeit not a lot, but enough where I actually have wrinkles in the jeans! They DON’T look like girl jeans, just retro. My ass is a little accentuated but not extremely flattened nor looking like a woman’s behind. I have a few inches of room in the crotch, but I don’t need 10 inches.
I thought about buying Cheap Mondays but was always worried about the fit. Glad I never did.
” Jeans that make me envious, because they’re a women’s size 00 and I can hardly get an ankle in one.”
Sure is jealous fat girl in here.
I wear skinny jeans all the time and no they really dont do anything to ya its just a style the only thing that pisses me off is the gangster kids who wear them cuz they try to be hardcore in skinny jeans and band shirts but you can tell they really arnt
if you wear skinny jeans you got no balls ….. i cant not wear skinny jeans my balls hurt is like sitting down and crossing your legs like a girl ….skinny are for girls not for guys ……there’s no style in being tight ….it looks faggie ……unless you are gay ….thats fine ….girls that like guys with tight jeans are little dick lovers no joke not to baggie never tight its kinda homo it is homo ……….what what stayfly …sk8fly ……there called chiclets……
what next dress for guys what is this world coming to well not the world the united states is becoming a big pile of fags…..fucking great….
If your a guy wearing baggy or loose fit jeans your a wimp.First baggy jeans on guys is awful.as a girl i LOVE GUYS IN SKINNY AND TIGHT FITTING JEANS! baggy loose fits makes guy look like he has no BUTT ! or Worse he has DIAPER BUTT.baggy fits looks like you cant dress.guys have been wearing skin tight clothing for hundreds of years.take a look at tv show from the 60 my three sons Mayberry ect.and look at shows from the 80s.Momas FamilyCheers.guys in tight jeans look handsome and very well put togeather.no no guys in baggy cloths unless your overweight and wear wife better t shirts.
Ewww lke get some jeans that fit and dnt show off your lumps!!!! And i love skinny jeans on the right guy. :)
Skinny jeans on a man with a good boy look fantastic, because they mold to his body. To say that doesn’t look hot, is to suggest that a man with a good body doesn’t look good, which makes no sense.
typo correction to post just made:
Skinny jeans on a man with a good body look fantastic, because they mold to his body. To say that doesn’t look hot, is to suggest that a man with a good body doesn’t look good, which makes no sense.
skinny jeans are for females i would never wear them fuck what people say id rather be stuck in the 90s[as people say] then look like a cross dresser with womens jeans on skinny jeans are wack i hate caats who think they hard when they rock skinny jeans any cat who come up to me and try jack me with some skinny i could not help but to laugh in his face
to nikki skinny jeans look worse ive tryed skinny jeans on and they are so uncomfortable im glad i do not where they i stick to my baggy jeans because my phone,my dick anything would not fit in skinny jeans because there made for females to show of there curves i don,t want to see anouther guys curves but i guess you like the guys who look uncomfortable and have a small dick and u must love guys who take 20 mins to get there pants off
and mikey how are we fashion challenged if the next fashion was to wear a skirt you would to if baggy jeans came back in you would hate on skinny face it ur fake kid
Get over it baggy loose fit jeans on guys in one step away from a MANSKIRT ! A REAL MAN WEARS SKINNY JEANS ! As I said before skinny pants is nothing new i saw ads from 1963 (President Kennedy ASSASSINATION) Thier ads show skinny pants for men and boys!yes even President Kenndy wore Skinny Pants! Funny talk about super tight pants loos how freken super tight some baseball players were thier pants! And talk about football pants! Can theey get anytighter? If you told them football players thier women for wearing super tight pants to thier face they beat the living crap out of you and YOU KNOW IT!
I wear skinny pants and I like them. But I will never wear jeans or pants that will look like the picture.. the guy has shaped thighs and the jeans just follow the line of his thighs.. strange.. I have a pair of black skinny pants and they are skinny, almost skin tight but they really don’t look like on the picture. Black skinnies are better than pale skinnies like white, because it shows a lot of details.. black skinnies don’t show a lot. The skinnies I own are made of 78% polyester, 20% viscose and 2% spandex. They’re so light and confortable. They don’t limit my movements and they are most confortable than other pants. They fit snuggly but not TOO much like on the picture .
I have more than 50 pairs of skintight jeans as well as many leggings. I usually buy women’s as they are cut tighter. Hot Topic has some guys jeans that are almost as tight as women’s. I get mostly favorable comments from women; even older women in their 50s. I’m thin, so I’m “in.” I don’t care what other people may think. If they’re paying too much attention, then I assume they are envious and would like to have the guts to wear them, too. My philosophy: jeans can never be too tight. Does anyone know where you can buy Mustang Skinline jeans in this country? I think they’re made in Germany
@dema yea i live in california too and yes ur right alot of us guys wear em but only a few of us are smart and dont buy fagg ones lol