"The column will cover just about anything I
can think of that has to do with fashion, entertainment or the media. In the next months
I'll be covering such subjects as the adaptation of beloved novels to the screen (Lord Of
The Rings, Harry Potter ,Queen Of The Damned), restaurants - healthy & trendy versus
fattening & politically incorrect, Internet message boards about celebrities, child TV
stars turned DJs, etc. Feel free to e-mail me at marianne@modamag.com
with any comments.
While viewing the Superbowl half-time show last year, a
friend and I stopped complaining about Aerosmith selling out long enough to notice
Britney's pants were a suspicious replica of those worn by the Dan Akroyd repairman
character on an old SNL episode."That’s on purpose, right?" my friend
asked.
"Well, I guess they’ve gone as far as they can with her boobs…they have
to try something else." I surmised. A year later, "low waisted" jeans are
favored by all sorts of women, from the glitterati to discount store shop clerks.
It will come as a surprise to absolutely no one that one of the unwitting progenitors
of this movement is a former costumer to a rock band (Guns N Roses),Daniella Clarke, who
is married to Gilby Clarke the band’s former rhythm guitarist. Clarke, a fashion
designer, had trouble finding jeans to fit her petite frame, so she took to adjusting
store bought jeans. Next thing ya know, she'd designing em for celebs who want to show off
the result of their pricey training sessions at Crunch.
Now, I have a question how do you walk – or run in these pants? I suppose
it’s the same as learning to walk in high heels, gangsta rap pants that are five
times too large, etc. It’s the same idea. And so much for the accompanying underwear
– that’s a mute point. A thong won't even work with this.
Now if more of the backside is showing, what about the frontside? That would be showing
more skin as well, so boy, you better do your marine sit ups everyday – and don't mix
a bikini wax appt. Sounds like too much upkeep time for most women.
Now, remember a few years ago when there was a hub-bub about a promo poster for out of
sight the offense? Jennifer Lopez's butt? The problem – it was too shapely. And it
was a fully clothed butt!! Now all of a sudden no ones complaining about J.Lo.,
Charlize Theron or Rosanna Arquette at Hollywood parties with their jeans half way down
their crack. How things can change in a few years!
This phenomenon is not new. In the mid 1970s', none other than the Sears catalog
featured a variety of low-rise pants for teen girls. I had a spiffy pair that incurred the
wrath of one of my junior high teachers. I didn't get any complaints from my male
classmates, however. There was no media blitz involved, but who'd thunk the Sears catalog
instigated this long before the current trend was embraced by chic designers and movie
stars. Just goes to show ya, there's nothing new under the sun. It's just packaged
differently.
