10 Best Soft Sweatpants

Best Soft Sweatpants in 2023

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Clothing Provocation: Why People Think Suggestive Clothing Suggests Something

Sagging pants are especially popular with males under the age of 25. But the "trend" is a sexually suggestive, originating from prison sexual displays. A discussion about the messages clothing conveys to others.

Sagging is a "fashion" trend that originates from prisons as a signal from one inmate to another that the person sagging is interested in a sexual relationship. The intent is to provoke a sexual interaction; it's a blatant sexual display from a very specific context.

It doesn't take particular knowledge of the prison signal to recognize the overtones and undertones of the display; men who sag are barely covering their genitals, drawing attention to them in the process.

I define that as sexually "suggestive" and "provocative."

Women wear suggestive and provocative clothing as well. Skin tight jeans that constrict the muscles while walking, Skirts so short that the buttocks is barely covered when sitting down and/or display underwear (if any is worn at all) when the legs are not crossed are also suggestive and provocative, even pencil skirts which hug the hips and thighs so tightly it is hard to walk in them are suggestive to some degree.

Clothing has become all about sex, which few options for those of us who prefer to dress more comfortably and more modestly.

Sex may sell, but it worries me what the hyper-sexualism of clothing and fashion communicates. Men and boys who sag their pants are probably not thinking they are sending a sexual signal out to the general public when they go to school or head off to hang out with their friends anymore than the sixteen year-old girls I see wearing micro mini skirts and shorts are thinking about sex when they get dressed in the morning.

Dressing sexy and eliciting a sexual response from strangers is done so flippantly, the message conveyed by the clothing is lost on the wearer. When the message is received and responded to, the same people often seemed shocked. Where does that stranger get the idea s/he is sexually available?

But ignorance does not negate the signal. Suggestive clothing does suggest to passerbys, as does all clothing. That is one reason why celebrities spend so much time and money preparing for walks on the red carpet; what they choose and how they look communicates to both customers of their work and potential employers.

It is human nature to judge others based on clothing and appearance choices. We dress to communicate. Sometimes the message is, "It's cold outside and I do not want to freeze." or the related, "It's extremely hot and I need to be comfortable." Sometimes the message is, "I really want to (continue to) work for your company." And sometimes the message is, "Look at me! I'm beautiful." Historical clothing worn at re-enactment and re-creation activities convey time, place, and persona details, such as when someone arrives in Henrican or Elizabethan Tudor attire. Bridal gown styles convey to us a great deal about who the bride is and what her wedding is all about.

Clothing matters. The real question is, "are you wearing clothing that conveys the message you want to send?"

Are you wearing clothing that sends a sexual message? Are you dressed professionally? Is the clothing you are wearing appropriate for the context you are wearing it in? What messages are you sending with your clothing and what messages do you actually want to send?

These are questions we all need to ask ourselves regularly -- and make sure we are sending the messages we mean to convey.