John Y’s Musings from the Middle: Hip Jeans

Another “first.”

Despite complaining about how expensive and poorly tailored hip jeans are these days, I finally broke down and bought a pair.

And tonight, for the first time ever in my life, I feel like I am the guy with the nicest pair of jeans at my plane’s baggage claim carousel.

That is a new “first!” for me.

It’s an empowering rush. It’s a feeling of momentary fashion omnipotence.

I even sense some of the guys here are already worried about what pants I will have on next time they have to share a baggage carousel with me.

Now I get why they cost so much. And for this moment they were worth every penny.