There has alwasy been a contingency of youth who did not like the tight Wrangler's/Levi's style. I was a teen when the baggy craze last hit between 1989-1991. I remember religiously wearing Gap Easy Fit jeans until they developed (and later improved upon their Baggy Fit Style). Initially, the baggy fit jeans were just that--baggy--I swam in them. Now, they are simply jeans that have enough room for my ass, thighs and package. I have never found tight jeans to be particularly comfortable. If you check out my profile pics on BMB--you will see that "baggy fit" does not have to mean hanging off your ass (unless you unbutton them and pull them down for a photo as I did). As long as you purchase your true waist size-they fit and show just fine.

I much rather admire a man's ass in jeans and bulge in slacks, cotton shorts. But that's just me.