Baggies (clothing)
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"Baggies" was a name given to a particular type of jean
in the early 1980s in the United Kingdom
. The jeans were designed to be loose fitting around the leg, with a tight zip or button around the ankle, and had a number of zipper
s with pocket
s primarily down the front of the jean. Typically there may have been ten or more pockets on the front of the jeans. They would frequently been worn with another 1980s fashion accessory
, the day-glo
sock, which was a terry towelling
sock typically coloured in bright yellow, pink, or light blue.
Before the popular 'baggy clothing' introduced by MC Hammer of the late 80's and early 90's, there was the dress style Baggies. This style of clothing is best symbolized as dress style clothing. The most fashionable representation of these type of outfits was the pants along with a dress shirt, a thin tie, a fancy blazer coat and dress shoes. The best example of this clothing and outfits were worn by the Minneapolis based band known as "The Time" (headed by frontman Morris Day).
Jeans
Jeans are trousers made from denim. Some of the earliest American blue jeans were made by Jacob Davis, Calvin Rogers, and Levi Strauss in 1873. Starting in the 1950s, jeans, originally designed for cowboys, became popular among teenagers. Historic brands include Levi's, Lee, and Wrangler...
in the early 1980s in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The jeans were designed to be loose fitting around the leg, with a tight zip or button around the ankle, and had a number of zipper
Zipper
A zipper is a commonly used device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric...
s with pocket
Pocket
A pocket is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle either fastened to or inserted in an article of clothing to hold small items. Pockets may also be attached to luggage, backpacks, and similar items...
s primarily down the front of the jean. Typically there may have been ten or more pockets on the front of the jeans. They would frequently been worn with another 1980s fashion accessory
Fashion accessory
Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement and complement clothes, such as jewelery, gloves, handbags, hats, belts, scarves, wigs, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow ties, hand fans, leg warmers, leggings, neckties, suspenders, and tights....
, the day-glo
Blacklight paint
Blacklight ink or blacklight-reactive Ink is ink that glows under a black light, a source of light whose wavelengths are primarily in the ultraviolet. The paint may or may not be colorful under ordinary light...
sock, which was a terry towelling
Terrycloth
There are two types of terry fabrics# Towell Terry is a [woven] fabric with long loops that can absorb large amounts of water. Its content is usually 100% cotton, but may sometimes contain polyester....
sock typically coloured in bright yellow, pink, or light blue.
Before the popular 'baggy clothing' introduced by MC Hammer of the late 80's and early 90's, there was the dress style Baggies. This style of clothing is best symbolized as dress style clothing. The most fashionable representation of these type of outfits was the pants along with a dress shirt, a thin tie, a fancy blazer coat and dress shoes. The best example of this clothing and outfits were worn by the Minneapolis based band known as "The Time" (headed by frontman Morris Day).