Blue Jeans Losing Their Grip On American Hips

NPR-September 6, 2014

Seems the nation is leisurizing its pants, bypassing the dungarees and choosing elastic waistbands and sweats instead. Sales of yoga pants and other active wear climbed 7 percent in the same period.Skinnies “were only flattering on people with 2-percent body fat and felt like they were squeezing your internal organs into a vise,” Serota writes. “By comparison, yoga pants feel like stepping into a warm hug.”