Parachute pants....harem pants....whatever you call them, they aren't flattering!

According to Wikipedia, the parachute pant was popularized in the late 70’s, early 80’s and were termed such due to their nylon material construction, and baggy appearance. My first exposure to the parachute pant, was through MC Hammer – you remember, Hammer Time, “Can’t touch this”. It appears that the parachute has in fact, had a long and illustrious history, and who am I to question it’s p opularity and success?
But I will anyway....
I know that everything old is new again, and we love to flashback to styles and days gone by, but really? JUST because you rename a trend to try and sound like something that oozes sexuality and evokes images of hoards of beautiful, dark-haired, almond-eyed, scantily clad women sitting around waiting to act on their master’s every whim, doesn’t make it okay?! Does it?

Living in Toronto's trendy Queen West neighbourhood, (in fact, the REAL Fashion District, and the inspiration for this site...and my secret passion...yes, I have an OCD-like infatuation for all things fashion), I have seen many examples of the recent harem pant trend; short pants, long pants, jumpsuits, you name it. I can corroborate that this trend has not only penetrated the North American market, but likely had its resurgence in Europe (as most trends usually do).
On a recent trip to Spain I was awed and amazed by all the saggy-bottomed young women surrounding me. I just have a really hard time getting behind any fashion trend that does nothing for a women's form. In short, diapers are for babies...not grown women.

Like some trends, we see them in magazines one year, say "ya right, I will NEVER wear that" and then find ourselves coveting the item the following year. In this case, this is one item that will not enter my closet, and in my opinion should be left for the runway. I'm not sure why it's even okay on the catwalk, but I will leave that one to the freedom of design.

Fine you Spanish beauties, you have succumbed to the gods of trends gone bad, but I beg, plead
to my fellow Torontonians...please..please...do not cave in! Show your butt...it's beautiful!