As I strolled into Mrs.Whitcher´s room, late for yet another meeting, I was met with confusion. What exactly are jogger pants? Why are they inappropriate? Should they be banned at LW? These were some of the questions that the dress code committee (which includes a principal, an administrative assistant, two teachers, one Mrs.Willey, two concerned parents, four students and one jogger-wearing Brian Vance) were debating on this fine October day.
What are joggers?A member of the committee figured firstly, that they were just your average joe's sweatpants. After confronting her son about the issue he said, "no mom these are joggers" as he was wearing his drop-crotch slouchy pants. But the confusion didn't stop there for this parent, as they were also referred to by someone else as the tights that kids wear under their soccer shorts when it is cold... So what are joggers???
A jogger is technically speaking a "tapered sweatpant" but for those of you who don't know what that means basically it is a skinny-sweat pant with a tight band at the ankles. Why are they so great?Ask anyone who wears joggers why they like them and their first response will be "because they are comfortable," but when jogger pants advocate Olle Dovholuk was asked this question he also added, "and they look sexy".
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When did joggers become a trend?
The original company to trademark the term "jogger," Publish Brand came out with their first pair of real jogger pants in July 2009. They were inspired by a pair of pants designed by Marc Jacobs that were worn on the runway, so they decided to recreate the style with fleece because in their words, "there’s not enough dope sweatpants out there." The style really started to take off in 2014. Other companies started to create similar looking pants and the rest in history. Kids every where began wearing the pants. Olle says he got his first pair a couple years ago but believes that they became popular in the Lincoln Woodstock area this past summer.
Who even wears joggers anyways?These pants are gender neutral and can be worn by any age. My mom actually has two pairs; although, she would never leave the house in them. They are a growing industry in men's fashion especially. Many companies have created their own form of jogger pants based on the original design by Publish Brand. If you want a pair of the original design joggers click on the button below.
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Dress code committee has decided to allow joggers to be worn, As long as they "don't get pulled up and tight along the privates and rear-ends, because then it's a whole different ball game... literally!"
Check out the full interview with the inventor of joggers; Micheal Huynh by clicking the button below.
Article by Chloe Loukes