sagging pants

Waistband below hips

Sagging pants are trousers worn low on the hips, exposing underwear or buttocks.

The style emerged from hip-hop culture in the 1990s and became associated with urban youth fashion.

Critics view it as indecent or unprofessional; some municipalities have attempted to ban it.

He got sent home from school for sagging pants.

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Opposites
fit and positioning

sagging pantshigh-waisted pants

Trousers with elevated waistband

skinny jeans · mom jeans · tight pants · suspenders · high-rise jeans

cultural style coding

sagging pantsbusiness attire

Formal professional clothing

conservative dress · business casual · formal wear · khakis · chinos

formality and propriety

sagging pantsformal attire

Dressy occasion clothing

dress pants · business attire · proper dress · Sunday best · slacks

Family

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG