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Jeans have roguish past. They are signifiers of untamed wilderness and rebellious vigor. Tan pants put you in mind of, well, the Ivy League. How exciting is that? It's really east coast WASPs versus the melting pot of the other 45 states. It's downright un-American not to...

Author: By Sarah M. Rose, | Title: Bland Man with the Tan Pants | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

Many Harvardians wear tan pants in place of blue-jeans. They get dirty in khakis. They wear them on dorm crew. Khakis infringe on the fashion space reserved for jeans, which is and unforgivable trespass.

Author: By Sarah M. Rose, | Title: Bland Man with the Tan Pants | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

The most offensive quality of tan pants is their timelessness. Look at those pictures of your grandfather at Harvard. (If you love chinos, either your granddad went here or you are preparing to be a Harvard grandfather.) He has a welltrimmed haircut and no beard. He looks like you, only...

Author: By Sarah M. Rose, | Title: Bland Man with the Tan Pants | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

Tan pants are the fashion choice of stagnation. The emblem of conservatism. They supplant democratic jeans. The masses of the Culturally Mediocre should know that Miles might have worn khakis, but he didn't realize what they represent. He should have found himself a comfy pair of 50Is.

Author: By Sarah M. Rose, | Title: Bland Man with the Tan Pants | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

Scott, who had toiled at Pacific Theatres since high school, served as my guiding Virgil. He helped me secure my uniform. Who could resist the chance to be a fashion plate? The gray polyester pants seemed to cling to one for dear life, as if the wearer were their last...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Cinema Purgatorio | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

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