Hammer pants are modified baggy pants, tapered at the ankle with a sagging rise, made suitable for hip hop dancing.[1] They were popularized in the 1980s and 1990s by American rapper MC Hammer.[2] They are often colloquially referred to as parachute pants, although MC hammer stated in an interview in 2016 he did not like the term and prefers to refer to them as Hammer pants.[3]
Hammer's specialized clothing line would come in a variety of colors and were usually shiny and flashy-styled, as often seen throughout his hip-hop career during talk show appearances, live concerts and music videos (including "U Can't Touch This" and "Pray"). The customized pants appeared again on Hammertime, his 2009 TV reality show.[4]
In 2022, Bobby Brown claimed he started wearing the "diaper pants" that Hammer altered and made famous, on his A&E show Bobby Brown: Every Little Step.[5] However, Brown wore a less sagging variation during some concerts and in music videos, such as "My Prerogative" (1988) and "Every Little Step" (1989).[6]
References
edit- ^ "Sagging Crotches: MC Hammer / Harem Pants". The Urban Gentleman. 2009-01-12.
- ^ Chance, Molly (November 2012). "American Music Awards 2012 fashion: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown and M.C. Hammer's saggy drawers". Zap2it. Tribune Media Services, Inc. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013.
- ^ Murray, Rheana. "MC Hammer Prefers You Not Call Them 'Parachute Pants'". www.racked.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Leo, Alex (2009-07-08). "MC Hammer Flash Mob: Parachute-Pant-Wearing Dancers Take Over Store On Sunset (VIDEO)". Huffington Post.
- ^ "And #BobbyBrown presents to you: Diaper Pants!". TikTok. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Bobby Brown's Most Trendsetting Style Moments". 26 May 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.