Trends travel back and forth through the folds of time
ceaselessly, reappearing and disappearing at will.
Trends travel back and forth through the folds of time ceaselessly, reappearing and disappearing at will.
Trends are evident through the media, examples being style magazines, Hollywood actors and television shows. However, there is still another place where trends choose to make their appearance every day of the year: high school. Both girls and boys in high school alter their styles, whether the purpose is to fit in with the crowd, or to express individual style.
The consequences of style are not always fully examined. Ladies know that when it comes to fashion, beauty comes with a price. Between high heels, hot curling irons and plucking eyebrows a girl gets used to the pain. For some reason it is all worth it.
However, there is one particular trend that not only has valid health risks, but also applies to both men and women.
The trend is skinny jeans; pants made out of denim that fit quite snuggly around a person’s figure. The danger of wearing skinny jeans has been a hot topic among news channels and newspapers alike.
At the moment, skinny jeans are exceedingly popular amongst young adults. This scenario fairly accurately describes the process of putting on skinny jeans:
The alarm clock has gone off; beeping as though it is afraid it will never be heard. The girl gets out of bed, performs her usual morning routine in a perfunctory manner and decides that she wants to wear skinny jeans. Pulling the jeans out of the closet, she takes a deep breath, holding her stomach in. She then performs a few wiggles, a hop, and a tug and pulls the jeans up to her hips. After buttoning or zipping up the pants, she lets out her breath and admires her figure.
Sound familiar?
Now here is where the risk comes into play. The jeans sound like they are awfully tight, don’t they? This is a major factor both in the stylistic appeal and health problems associated with skinny jeans.
Skinny jeans tighten a person’s figure, creating aesthetic appeal. These types of jeans have been around for quite a while, popping in and out of society like trends tend to behave. It has been observed that over the years skinny jeans have only been getting tighter. This fact has caught the attention of many doctors in the United States.
When one wears skinny jeans, it wraps around the limbs so tightly that it can cause damage to the body. A few ‘symptoms’ of wearing skinny jeans could be tingling in your thighs, or not being able to feel your legs.
These symptoms have most likely occurred because your skinny jeans are too tight. If this has happened, you may have fallen prey to what is commonly referred to as the ‘tingling thigh syndrome.’ The proper name for this syndrome is meralgia paresthetica, a nerve problem that is caused by applying excessive pressure on the femoral cutaneous, which is a nerve that runs through your thigh.
Another consequence of wearing skinny jeans include the promotion of wrinkle development. When your jeans are too tight, they tend to press into your skin, which could cause permanent indentations.
In addition, reduction of fertility, and bladder and yeast infections are all health problems circulating around the skinny jean fad. Some of these concerns apply to both men and women.
Like many other things in life, there is risk involved.
So, the next time your alarm goes off, consider wearing your skinny jeans tomorrow. Remember: take everything in moderation.
Plus, you’ll save at least five minutes by not having to get them on – and you might actually get to school on time.
Sabrina Werts is a sophomore at Ann Sobrato High School. In addition to writing, she enjoys piano and dance.
