Baggy pants

Baggy pants.

Baggy pants ( English: baggy , baggy ',' baggy 'and pants ,' trousers') or saggy pants ( English saggy , 'sinking', 'hanging down') are particularly wide pants, the waistband of which is usually worn well below the hips. Accordingly, this way of wearing trousers is called sagging .

origin

“Sagger” in Paris.

The pants became fashionable in hip-hop culture in the 1990s . They are said to go back to a practice in US prisons in which the belt is removed first in new prisoners. Detainees could hang themselves with their belts or fight fights. This causes the pants to slide lower. Easier access for searches is also seen as the origin. Released prisoners then also wore their pants in this way outside of prison, which made it into the culture of gangsta rap , as such a harsh image could be shown. The much larger trouser pockets also went back to the US prisons, as tools for everyday work could be transported there and stowed away for a short time.

Later the fashion became popular in other areas as well, such as: B. in the skateboarding and snowboarding scene.

Prohibition

In Delcambre , Louisiana and Riviera Beach , Florida , wearing baggy pants in public is a criminal offense. The ban in Riviera Beach has been appealed because it is said to violate the United States ' Constitution , in particular the 14th Amendment , which specifically protects the self-determination and personal freedom of citizens.

Others

The 504th US Paratrooper Regiment took part in the attack on Anzio on January 22, 1944 . During this operation, they earned the nickname Devils in Baggy Pants , which goes back to the entry of a German officer in his report.