How JNCO Jeans Made Absurd Fashion History
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- JNCO jeans (JNCOs, if you're nasty) epitomized a brief, strange moment in fashion history. They were "countercultural" jeans marketed towards suburban tweens. JNCOs made adults angry, but what might be odder is that they made so many young people happy.
Erin dives into the history of JNCO jeans, from their iconic logo to their fall from wide-legged grace. She hits on the comfortability of JNCOs, the different meanings ascribed to the acronym (?) JNCO, and attempts to fit an entire JNCO leg over her head (OK, not that last one ... though she did request that we make that a part of the video).
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Man, takes me back. My middle school instituted a dress code stating we couldn't have "more than 3 inches of excess leg room" because of JNCOs. I used to be able to carry textbooks in my back pocket
Hell no 😭😂🤣😂🤣😂
Her singing “Break Stuff” was amazing
Literally laughed out loud it was great
I loved that part so much!! Her facial expressions were perfect. I also jam that song often.
It legit warmed my heart lol all the nostalgic feels 😂 I never owned a pair, but I remember a hall monitor wearing a pair where you couldn't see their shoes 🤣 I always found them to be ridiculous, but to each their own, I mean I've never had any fashion sense lol
Absolutely precious! ☺️ I couldn't help but grin and giggle.
It was cringe.
I haven’t thought about Jnco jeans in at least 20 years. Now I feel ancient. Better go get some Dunkaroos and Pogs, and put some Green Day on my Walkman.
I think you mean your Discman with anti-skip.
Dude those are like two different generations 😂
@@xenos_n. Depends how much money you had.
I remember my parents wouldn't buy me them. But I DID have baggy cargo shorts. So what I'd do is stand in front of a mirror in the bathroom, then pull them down to my knees so the bottom of the shorts completely covered my skate shoes. I still remember how cool I felt. Until I had to pull my shorts back up and leave the bathroom.
For anyone curious, JNCO jeans are still around...
I know. I just ordered a pair. I'm so excited.
@@CircusFox666 where can i order myself a pair ?
@@himusicland I mean Jnco.com
@@CircusFox666 makes sense lol
I had a few pairs of wide-legged Jncos and one downside that wasn't mentioned is the way they would stir up dirt and sand from the road. Some summer days, I would take off my pants and be able to see a layer of dirt and sand all up my legs to my knees!
When it rained and the capillary action made them soaking from the knee down and weigh 5 extra pounds.
@@TheBusyJane yes! I forgot about that but reading your comment have me vivid, uncomfortable flashbacks! Haha
In 2000 I was a skater/goth in high school and the only girl in my school to wear them. There were only like 10 kids total that wore them at all. It wasn’t very popular in Chicago inner city schools.
it was also a popular brand because you could fit a ton of stollen stuff in the pockets, and about 8 cans of spray paint
I unironically miss Jnco jeans and would still wear them if I could, but I suspect the reason why I liked them was for decidedly anti-trendy reasons... to me, they were just a pair of incredibly comfortable pants with big pockets.
I am in this boat as well.
Palazzo pants are the acceptable large pants now. But they're typically made of very flimsy material, and I've only ever found one pair with any pockets at all.
Same! I was one of those teens who got "inspired by JNCO" jeans at the boring stores at the very end of the trend. I liked when my feet could disappear and nobody could tell if I was wearing shoes.
If you "could" as in could still get away with wearing or could still purchase new, unused? Because the latter is certainly true since their 2019 relaunch.
i wore them the other day during a snowstorm, and they are still really comfy. jncos become a apart of you. i wish they were more socially acceptable... or maybe that i still had the nerve to wear them everywhere
I still wear jncos.
I turned 14 in 93, I remember them well. The first kids I saw wearing them were definitely the skateboarders.
I lived through the 90's and somehow missed this entirely.
I used to love my JNCOs. They were super comfortable. They fit over my skates and kept me from ripping up my knees when I fell. I still remember them fondly 🙂
@PopesofHazard Can you tell me where you can buy them?
Oh shit, that's right, froot booters LOVED those dorky-ass things! Thanks for the flashback!
@@Tricklarockyou sound like a fuckin loser lmfao
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Anyway Erin I really enjoyed this video sorry for rambling
I have 8 pairs of jncos including 2 pairs from the 90s. I love them so much. So comfy.
@LTrain45 45 I'm too busy making money (in comfortable pants) to have friends.
Please let me buy a pair off of you
@@Benjamin_Long no way, I wear them all the time. But you can buy new ones now. They're pricey though.
You missed some of the appeal to this style of Jean. In the 90s we had to buy pants 2-5 sizes too big to get a sag going. This left the pants below the butt and held on by a belt and a prayer and constantly being adjusted.
When this style came along the pant could be worn at the waist comfortably but the feeling in the legs was about the same as with sagged pants and the pocket placement was the same as sagged pants. It was incredibly comfortable! Though, heaven help you if it rained and all that denim got wet.
Cuff them. Pin them. Hit a rave for 12 hours.
The Jean cargo style naturally gave way to the khaki cargo style. The draw string was practical in theory. It let you have the large leg and cinch down to not pass around the shoe (though, personally, I never really tightened mine and I found the draw string itself was always in the way).
All of the jeans I had were of this style from about 1997 when I first found a niche shop that carried them to about 2002 or so and it became hard to find them. Once you had them, you didn’t really need to buy more and more just because more were out. I mean, that’s not how anyone I knew bought clothes.
I transitioned away from them when what I had wore out and I couldn’t get replacements. I would have kept buying them if they were available.
The skinny jeans of the 2010’s were disgusting and most modern pants are just too narrow for my preferences. I’m not going to go back to buying extra large clothing, but I do prefer a very relaxed fit.
You can buy them now online. I just got 4 pairs!
@@thomasbowers1210 They are very expensive. Its price is around 200 dollars
JNCO take me back to the late 90"s won't ya
I had JNCO jeans and loved them. I miss those days!
You can buy them online now. I just got 4 pairs!
The "Break Stuff" karaoke was amazing.
People still try to buy mine, right off my arse, every time I wear them out to the club...not that I can go out anymore. I also have a home-made pair, that a friend cobbled together out of 3-4 pair or vintage Levis, with patchwork from a kimono for flair.
Like most trends, Jincos never made it to Minnesota.
Never saw them in MA either until much later. They were never popular as far as I remember. More trashy.
I used to love these jeans for extreme rollerblading between clubs in downtown Orlando during the late 90's...
Break Stuff is the best Limp Bizkit song hands down. I wasn't allowed to wear jncos but I stole my stepbrother's pair once and wore them to school and it was the best day of my life. I had never felt cooler and haven't felt as cool ever since.
petition to see Erin karaoke Break Stuff while wearing JNCOs
The oversized back pockets, especially the double back pockets were originally meant for taggers spray cans.
I’m thinking of starting a petition to have her sing a segment of a Limp Bizkit song in every video! That was the most amazing thing ever!
Omg!! I had a friend named Cory who i swear owned every pair they made! They were like huge denim blankets in his legs!!
Dammit. Now I have to listen to Limp Bizkit.
I still have a pair! Always a fan, always in JNCOs
I love how you just busted out Limp Bizkit lyrics XD Amazing LOL
I graduated high school in 1999 in Newfoundland, Canada. I don't remember even knowing what Jenkos were. The first I ever heard of them was in a Good Mythical Morning episode. Glad I missed this fad. I'll always be a fac of boot cut blue jeans.
Who else had a 6 foot long chain wallet connected to the jnco jeans and other baggie jeans. Besides this guy. Lol
My 20yr old jeans are still kicking
I didn't wear JNCOs as a kid because they were expensive compared to the off-brand baggies that were becoming increasingly available. But I have purchased a few pairs (mainly shorts) since their relaunch. As a dad, I'm quite unconcerned with looking cool and appreciate the comfort and utility of loose fitting shorts with deep pockets.
I recall in the 60s in San Francisco, when some trendy guys wore Elephant Bells. Standing still, they looked like regular bell bottom pants. But when you moved, the extreme pleats would flare out and become huge.
Honestly, they looked pretty ridiculous in the 90s too, and we still wore them.
I once saw a schoolmate trip on his Jncos while going down the stairs at school he flew through the air and his butt popped out. Right in front of a bunch of girls.
I guess there was a price to pay to look so cool 😂
I’m digging through my garage to look for an old pair!
Break Stuff is by far the best LB song. Always gets cranked when it pops up.
Break stuff is a great song for morning alarm clocks
That's how you spell Chop Suey, it's literally there in the lyrics.
There was always a rumor the school was going to ban Jnkos but it never actually happened. Also my friend and I would joke about getting a pair so we could have the huge pockets, And how many lip smackers we could actually fit in those pockets.
I don't think there was ever a school shooting connected with weapons being hidden in JNCO pockets but I'll bet teenagers saved a ton of money from not buying movie theater food.
JNCO jeans were the most comfortable jeans of all time and you cannot change my mind.
I was just talking about these jeans the other day. I had a whole closet full hahaha
fun fact, JNCO really stood for Jeans Compnany.... because they sold jeans
I had JNCO Jeans and didn’t skate. I was called a poser. I wore skinny jeans when I was fat and was called a poser. I wear sweatpants 24/7 and still have a job. No one calls me poser now!
Poser
extra points for singing Break Stuff
I remember my old Kik 69s... Those were interesting jeans.
Jnco Jeans are still to this day the most comfortable jeans I have ever owned. Man I miss those jeans
I miss my JNCOs. Bring them back!
Are you kidding? There's their website where you can buy any model in any size anytime. I really can't understand who's says "man I miss those jeans, I wish to buy a pair right now", well, go to their website and buy them.
My brother had quite a few pairs in the late 90s, early 2000s. I think Sears or JC penny sold them in our town. Could have been hot topic too.
I think it was JC Penny. I remember looking at their ads in the Sunday paper and telling my family that I wanted a pair. I never did get them back then.
Up in the club, rave music pump'n, JNCO's , Creeper leopard shoes, and matching leopard shirt with a black bucket lid. Prolly Rollin my butt off.
Good times...GOOOOD TIMES!
The shorts were even better!!! Flameskull King!
I still don’t see how skaters in the 90s were able to skate with those huge pants
Wow, JNCOs. That takes me back.
jnco shorts are where its at! as baggy shorts are still very much in and prolly will be forever.
I have four pair right now. That's all I wear when I'm not at work.
I got a pair on right now
In 8th grade I wore Jncos and XL t-shirts.... I was 135lbs 🤦♂️
Jnco was only cool in skateboarding with kids. I would know i desperately wanted a pair when i started skating at 10. Turns out actually seeing your feet is better for skateboarding. Subsequently skateboarders were trend setters once again going the opposite way with slim fitting jeans, and more specifically stretch denim for men. Skate jeans had that in 06'. Skateboarding doesnt get the credit it deserves in fasion
Maybe it's my inner 'Farm Boy' but I never saw the Value in $60 Jeans...
JNCO still look cool. What's ridiculous is those jeans that are tight around the ankles.
Right? And when they started making sweatpants skinny, I was like, "Crap. Guess I won't be buying sweats for a while, either!" Hopefully, that trend will continue to unravel this year.
I like that houndstooth top
I remember them Jnco's...
These were worn by the kids whose parents dropped them off at the theater, the kids ran across the street to Best Buy, where they proceeded to steal as many cd's as they could stuff into these jeans! It was like catching fish in a barrel just watching them try to steal!
There’s a pretty amazing meme out there that say framed JNCO = James Franco
Is this a new series?
Ha I can't help but laugh I still have some of these that I wear when it's generations day at the school I work at! My favorite pair has a shotgun back pocket LOL
Man do you know how much weed and ish you could carry in them jeans. Shout out to my late 30s early 40s people who love JNCO. The 90s was awesome! Man I miss the 90s
In 2021 JNCO's are a thing.
Yes, yes they are...They are actually *BACK...* 💯😎
I donated my Jnco and Caffeine, and Kikwear gear three years ago. I hope it went to someone who will deserve them.
I thought JNCO stood for Jean's no one can own
When did work jeans become as durable an Jnco jeans?!
UFO rave pants got me. 😂
Nice. Teens were weekend mall rats.
Brian Molko picked a fight with Fred Durst.
You can see the jeans from the 6 minute mark
Ah yes. The quintessential nu metal jeans of choice. The year was 1999 and I was in high school... skateboarding, listening to deftones, korn, and slipknot, and hanging out at the mall on weekends.
Her bangs following her eyebrows when she emotes is kinda creeping me out.
They remind me of trip nyc pants
Jncos were the most comfortable jeans ever.
When you went to the rave, you had to have either Dickie's or JNCOs.
Awesome Jeans! Hands down!
I loathed these but every Asian I hung with wore these religiously and guess what they are back out in 2022!
I didn't understand how people liked JNCO jeans in the 90s and still don't today lol
Lmfao i used to stash ounces of weed and loads of pills in my JNCO in highschool. Also knives.
Those pants looked ridiculous even in the 1990s.
Your mother is ridiculous.
They're back n style and I own over 30 pairs
YESSSSSS!
Ah crap, I had JNCOs
It was such a beautiful👖time...🤘🏼💯✔️
felt like the biggest 5th grade baller in JNCOS !! 😂😂😂
You got plagiarized by the channel Take Flight 214 in their video What Happened To Jnco Jeans | Rise And Fall Of A Streetwear Brand. It has more editing, but worse in narrative. It must be said that the script is the same, however you have better interjections.
The “cool” skaters now wear Off-White Jordan’s and designer clothes 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😒
JNCO's *AND* *BAGGY* clothes in general, *are* coming *back,* ya know?
Yo those are not the “cool” skaters 😂
Well for 1... if I'm a cool teenage guy and an adult asks me to take my pants off... yeah I'm still going to the cops, yo.
In my day, we called jnco, skorts, or extreme bell bottoms.
Not gonna lie those things were comfy. Kids loved selling weed out of them Pullout surge colas and limp Bizkit and slipknot cds out of them . Top it off toy machine shirt booney cap and matrix sunglasses. And a big ass wallet chain.
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You guys really need a new host
Lol boogie weinglass did not expand too fast .....I'll leave it at that...
I preferred Hammer pants
Interesting video, but you butchered the names Haim and Yakov
Now we have stretch jeans; all the comfort and flexibility without tripping over yourself all day. Plus they take up a lot less room in the drawer.
Stretch jeans??? No one is wearing those jeans anymore. It's all about baggy in this decade now. You got stuck in the past decade dude.
@@ilgwent8061 Little too early to say where the decade is going, but based on observation and the ads I see daily, not too much baggy in the mainstream.
@@therealandrewlundwell😂