Victoria's Secret in the Village Mall released a new style of pants, joggers, approximately two months ago.
Joggers come in different materials and can be intended for a fancy event or a casual outing. In this case, they are made for working out or lounging. However, Victoria's Secret isn't the only brand to start selling joggers.
This style of pants resembles what MC Hammer wore.
They have a drawstring at the top, are baggier in the center and come in around the calf or ankles, depending on the length of the pants.
Paige Hawke, sophomore in apparel merchandising, said she has seen brands, such as Neiman Marcus and Joie, selling them online and and at Forever 21 in Atlanta.
"I know at Forever 21 they have a lot of patterned ones," Hawke said. "The ones I saw on Neiman Marcus were a solid, darker navy color and those looked like you could probably dress them up more."
Anna Abernethy, sophomore in apparel design, is familiar with joggers because she has seen them outside of Auburn.
"I'm from North Carolina, and some of my friends at home started wearing them toward the end of summer," Abernethy said. "My friends go to school all over, so they are in different places."
While the style of the pants is the same, the look can vary.
Hawke said they can be worn to lounge in or to dress up.
"L.A. wears them in the lounge way, like out to lunch," Hawke said. "In New York, they would dress them up with the wedge and a nice top and then maybe belt it."
The pants can be seen in different places all over the country.
Bronte Taylor, senior in marketing, has worked at Victoria's Secret for a year and a half.
Taylor said they have been selling joggers for about two months now.
"They're just really comfy," Taylor said. "I don't see them becoming a fashion trend because they're not very flattering."
Taylor said she thinks leggings are more flattering and more popular than joggers right now.
When talking about the people who might be seen wearing joggers, Hawke said the funky look of the pants attracts a certain style of people to wear them.
"I would say hipsters, people in a big city and a lot of New York fashion people wear them," Hawke said.
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