# Stop wearing 'youthful' clothes just b/c you're older, or b/c your body changes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-wearing-youthful-clothes-just-b-c-youre-older-or-b-c-your-body-changes/234292 "2004-03-14T21:38:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-wearing-youthful-clothes-just-b-c-youre-older-or-b-c-your-body-changes/234292/61 "2004-03-16T16:35:22Z")
> [@j66](#): > > Actually, I don’t know what people think about men in above the knees shorts. Most people these days seem to think anything much above the knee on men is dangerously short, and may indicate homosexuality on the part of the wearer. Those old enough will remember when the original OP cord shorts extremely popular on college campuses, at least in California. Those were about mid-thigh length and just a normal fit, not baggy, not tight. From what I’ve seen, the company still makes those, but their sale has become marginalized to gay-oriented Internet and mail order houses. There I go, hijacking my own thread again. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-wearing-youthful-clothes-just-b-c-youre-older-or-b-c-your-body-changes/234292/62 "2004-03-16T16:42:06Z")
'S a matter of fact, I think this thread has probably outlived its usefulness. If a moderator wants to close it, I don’t mind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-wearing-youthful-clothes-just-b-c-youre-older-or-b-c-your-body-changes/234292.md?page=3)