I have discovered something that is probably common knowledge to most other people already. Unisex fashions in the high schools are NOT unisex. On the surface, everyone is wearing blue jeans, T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts. But leave it to our young to figure out a not-so-subtle way of creating "girl" clothes vs "boy" clothes. Girls' jeans are practically painted on. When I first realized this, I wondered how they found pants to fit like that. And no, it's not like I'm watching girls' asses all day long. I just want to know how I can get that. So I went searching and figured it out - lycra in the jeans. Ok, this was probably obvious to every other woman in America, but I was never quick on the uptake when it came to fashion. So I have to figure things out the hard way. Anyway, I went searching and found a few pairs that actually fit that way. They do show off a shapely butt very nicely.
And the boys? Baggy, baggy, baggy. Not one pair of pants that manages to hug any part of the body. That puzzled me until I figured out the whole boys vs girls thing. Now I get it. Only gay men wear tight jeans. I have one student whose jeans are so loose that he sits on his belt. I keep thinking that can't be all that comfortable. There are a few girls who wear baggy jeans but they are either unconcerned with boys, or are sadly too skinny to fill a pair of jeans.
Now all my baggy jeans are "mom jeans." And the tight ones are date jeans. Woohoo!