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[–] [email protected] 149 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Man that kid looks so fucking cool

[–] kernelle 21 points 7 months ago

I wish I had that much style at his age

[–] SeabassDan 110 points 7 months ago

Damn, money for a photoshoot and JNCO jeans in 1998?

This kid must've held all the hands.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I dunno, man. I'd say they're still cool.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Bell bottoms happen every 30 years. It is known.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

About two months ago I saw a pair of ~15 year old girls wearing OG styled bell bottoms. Not some.new twist, these things were in their full original hideousness.

As a fifty one year old I keep wondering how many more times my eyes will have to endure this fashion trend.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

Oh man that's fuckin weird

In 2024, you can re-use calendars from these years:

1912, 1940, 1968, and 1996.

Because in 1912 and 1940 a bunch of people joined the navy for the wars and also put on bell bottoms...

[–] xhieron 11 points 7 months ago

It is known.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Guess you're not ready for that mom, but the Fediverse is gonna love it

[–] Fredselfish 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My son is 15 and loves these jeans so they must be timeless.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

These and bell bottoms are making a comeback and I’m too dad-bodied to fit in mine 😭

Pour one out for my KikWear

[–] [email protected] 31 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

That's some professional modeling work right there.

[–] disguy_ovahea 29 points 7 months ago

We had to put duct tape on the bottom after having them for a while, because they’d get all torn up getting caught on skateboard trucks.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago

Badass. Just keep a cycle of slim and relaxed fit pictures and you'll never be out of style.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Looking at what young people wear now (at last in Poland) those pants are coming back.

[–] braxy29 6 points 7 months ago

i'm not even young people, and i have been fully rocking super wide-leg jeans this last year. i love them all over again!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I was gonna say, aside from the camera quality, I would have believed this to be a recent picture. Wide, baggy clothes seems to be the current trend among many teen groups.

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[–] samus12345 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Mom: You look so stupid!

Also mom when she was younger:

[–] ikidd 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

JNCO jeans, a chain wallet, hair spiked with gel, t-shirt that hung down to your knees, and heelies (or soap shoes depending on the date) was what I remember of late 90's/early 2000's fashion in school.

[–] SkyezOpen 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Heelys are timeless. I'm my 30s and I use them to grocery shop faster.

[–] Vacationlandgirl 5 points 7 months ago

You are a genius!

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[–] negativenull 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] kemsat 13 points 7 months ago

Sometimes, parents resent their kids for having what they wanted for themselves. In this case, the spirit to say “I am awesome.”

[–] AgentGrimstone 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I can't believe I gave in to wearing these. I didn't even like them, I just didn't want to be the only one in my friend group wearing normal jeans.

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[–] 800XL 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You ever take a pair of torn JNCOs and turn them into cutoff shorts? They were like knee length bell bottoms and they were awesome. You could wear your JNCOs in 90°+ weather too!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, JNCO made shorts too

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I think if you go with their method your nether region would be exposed while sitting down, causing "hanging brain".

Dunno the female equivalent, maybe "slippin the flaps"?

[–] Tarquinn2049 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I recommend wearing underwear then. Most people actually do tend to wear underwear even when it isn't specifically only preventing a view of your testicles. A good pair of underwear can increase your comfort even when completely hidden under your clothes.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

I never wore JNCOs, but I still wear carpenter-style jeans, and I will do so until I die.

[–] DigitalTraveler42 8 points 7 months ago

This belongs on the antique meme roadshow sub

[–] BodePlotHole 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Motherfucker needs a matching pair of Airwalk Carrots...

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] theangryseal 6 points 7 months ago

Which ones had the kangaroo with the boxing gloves hanging out of the pocket?

I wanted them so bad. My mom just couldn’t afford the good stuff. I’d get hand me downs from my rich cousin from time to time though.

One time my mom found us some awesome looking jeans in the right style. They were called Plugg jeans and they had a big P on the pocket. My brother and I were so excited to finally have big pipe pants and fit in. We got to school and what did the other kids say? “Huht huht! The pants even got a P for poor! Huht huht huht!”

Kids are vicious, man.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I've never known how to pronounce "JNCO". Is it an acronym or an initialism?

J-N-C-O? Joonko? Janko? Jinso?

[–] jcs 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I always heard it pronounced as "Jean Co."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

…WHAT.

I’ve always pronounced it, and heard it pronounced by every single person ever— “JINKO.” Like, pronouncing it exactly the way it’s written. J’n-KŌ

Were you all alive in the 90s? I mean, like, old enough to be around the age this person in the post was? Or is “JEAN-co” the modern way the kids are saying it?

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[–] Vacationlandgirl 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In New England we said gin-ko. Never saw an ad for them though, so have no idea if we were right!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

we said gin-ko

Is that G as in gif or gif?

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 4 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Is that Nike Airs & maybe a Casio watch... NICE!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

They must have died out just before I became self aware and started wearing non baby clothes. I've heard the name but never seen them or anyone wearibn them.

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