Many young men have adopted the Hip Hop style of sagging their pants as a fashion expression. I don’t know whether or not they know the history behind the style. Many of us do things because everyone’s doing it without knowing where it came from.
Whatever you do you should know the history behind the practice. Sagging the pants started in the prison system. Clothing did not fit perfectly because inmates wasn’t allowed to have belts because they were used for suicides and as weapons.
Many inmates’ pants were worn in a sagging fashion because of the loose fit and lack of a belt to keep them up around the waist.
No self respecting person should want to look like they’re in prison when they are free. Why wear your clothes in prison style when you are a free man?
