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Inspired by the recent Loverboy thread, I just wanted to say that leather pants kick butt, everyone should own a pair. Maybe not red ones tho...

― g, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I'm serious.

― g, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I just want to say that leather pants are absolutely ridiculous.

― Gage-o, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

dude! you never have to wash them!

― g, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

well, you probably have to, but you can't

― g, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I own black leather pants, and they rock.

― Sean, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"When I go out to Blues/All the girls can't refuse/When they see my leather trousers, my gold chain and my kung fu shoes"

― Daniel, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"I can't be seen with a man wearing leather pants"

-Juliana Hatfield, "Leather Pants"

― popmusic, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Seems to me they'd be really sweaty and uncomfortable and chafey in hot conditions and really heavy, chilly and uncomfortable in the cold. So, really, they strike me as rather impractical.

― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I used to own one of Peter Fonda's pairs of leather pants from Easy Rider (he had two) and they actually fit me! But they don't anymore, so they're on permanent loan to my old roommate Patrick, who still has a 30 inch waist at the age of 38, the skinny motherfucker.

I don't approve of leather pants on men over 35 with waist sizes higher than 32, sorry. Crushed velvet's okay.

Red leather looked just great on the Dolls. Red patent leather, that is.

― Arthur, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Leather pants are unnecessary and thus immoral. Fake leather pants are good, but they are hot.

― Maria, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Leather pants on ladies look fine... but when the Great Cleaver of Humanity comes down and splits mankind into two, there will be men who DO wear leather pants, and men who DON'T (genuine motorcyclists excepted of course.)... nearly always a fashion error for fellas, unless you're Jim Morrison or something.

― Andy, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

You guys are all just jealous. I am guaranteed sexy in mine. And I have a size 30 waist.

― Sean, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

sorry g and sean, this court accepts no pleas in mitigation: leather trousers are the spinning beanie of the nether-bodywear world

― mark s, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

arthur owns one of the only cool leather pants in existence and mentions the other ones. whatta mensch.

― fritz, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

sean: thas what i'm talkin' about

Immoral? would you rather they just throw the hides? Whatever else it may be, the beef industry is very efficient about getting the most out of their product.

― g, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

you naysayers are jealous cuz you don't have the ass for 'em

― g, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Maura to thread!

― Tom, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

This thread is extraordinarily funny if you read it using the UK definition of "pants".

I want a pair of leather pants. Almost bought some right before Christmas, too. I will, of course, have to reshape my body in order to look good in them, but BY GOD I SHALL.

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

i had one of my first sexual awakenings because of a pair of leather pants.

they were gold.

― maura, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

BAD, BAD MAURA!

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

i had one of my second sexual awakenings because of g and his erotic beanie

― mark s, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Better that photo than the one of Bon Jovi and the horse.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I am 37 this year, and have a 36" waist (I'm big boned etc etc) Nevertheless I still sometimes wear my leather keks. They make me look like I have a hot ass. I haven't got a hot ass, but in my leather pantz, one might almos imagine so. On a foggy day. If one took one's spectacles off (etc etc etc....)

They are nowhere near as awful as lycra leggings, or those trackie bottoms w/brightly coloured crustie-esque patterns down the side. I refuse to take any criticism ov leather pants seriously that doesn't emanate from suzy anyway.

xoxo

― Norman Phay, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

i am off to look up the latin for "erotic beanie", norman — it wd make a terrif LP title!?!

― mark s, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"those trackie bottoms w/brightly coloured crustie-esque patterns down the side"=tweeker whore pants. Yeah, they're horrendous, almost as bad as lycra bicycle shorts were in the late '80s. Or overalls--ugh, ghastly.

― Arthur, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Overalls are fine as long as they're covered in paint or bicycle oil, (disclaimer) just like the ones I wear whilst phixing Dawes "Super Galaxy" touring cycle.

― NormaN Phay, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

What are these tweeker whore pants of which you speak?

― Sean, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

You know, the ones with the stripes and the buttons down the side. I think that's what Norman's talking about. They're big in Weho.

― Arthur, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Buttons + stripes down sides trews = double ew. Leather trousers also = ewwwfest normally, but I'm sure Sean looks abs. darling and Mr Phay the uttter prog rock god in their respective pairs.

― RickyT, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I agree!

― Arthur, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

i don't have the balls for leather pants. take that either way.

"leather pants? perhaps i can give them to my gay son." - mr. show

― your null fame, Wednesday, 2 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Skintight leather pants on anyone = classicKx
anything < skintight = you are pelt-person

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 3 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

what's this about my "erotic beanie"? You've heard about my collection of porno bean bag dolls?

― g, Thursday, 3 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

who hasn't?

― mark s, Thursday, 3 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I'm with Tracer on this issue, although I'd amend the "anyone" in his first line.

― Tim, Thursday, 3 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Skintight leather on people who shouldn't ought to be wearing it = DOUBLE classix!! This is an instance where state of mind trumps all other considerations. If you're talking about unitards now, you might have a point...

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 3 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I wish coulottes would make a comeback. For men. Patent leather ones.

― tabren1234@aol.com, Thursday, 3 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

My question is, in this MTV age, how many millions of records have been sold due almost entirely to a good pair of leather pants?

― daria gray, Friday, 4 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Here's my simple fashion formula: If you're sleek, handsome, and preferably dark-haired, do go for the leather look. If you're going to wear an overly tight pair, don't. If you're stick-thin and geeky looking, don't. If you have have facial hair, don't. If you're fat, don't. For what it's worth, I tend toward the last category, though I'm not huge. My body shape is such that, if I were a rapper, I wouldn't be marketed as "the fat one," but they'd be sure to keep me surrounded with attractive females at all times. I never wear leather, but if I did I'd wear the kind with stripes on the outside of the pantlegs. I think those look sharp. I also like different coloured ones, like silver, brown and khaki, though not red, gold, or yellow. Whatever you do, stay away from vinyl pants, AT ALL COSTS.

― Jack Redelfs, Monday, 7 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

an attempt to answer daria's question.

― maura, Monday, 7 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

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