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Why do we blindly follow fashion?

6/23/2015

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Some garments are just plain ridiculous, and some are positively harmful. Now, doctors have warned that skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves.

When her calves ballooned in size, 35-year-old Australian woman had to be cut out of a pair of the tight jeans as described in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

After hours of squatting to empty cupboards while preparing to move house, her feet went numb and she found it hard to walk, then tripped and fell. Unable to get up, she then spent several hours lying on the ground.

On examination at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, her lower legs were severely swollen. Although her feet were warm and had enough blood supplying them, her muscles were weak and she had lost some feeling; her muscles and nerves had become damaged.

Doctors believe the woman developed a condition called compartment syndrome, made worse by her skinny jeans. Compartment syndrome is a painful and potentially serious condition caused by bleeding or swelling within an enclosed bundle of muscles.

She was put on an intravenous drip, and, after four days, was able to walk unaided.

Other medics have reported a number of cases where patients have developed tingly, numb thighs from wearing the figure-hugging low-cut denim trousers. Source: BBC.

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Previously skinny jeans have been linked to another condition called meralgia parasthetica: numbness caused by pressure on a nerve running from the pelvis to the thigh.

Young people wear a variety of jean styles, including carpenter jeans, bootcut jeans, drainpipe jeans and lowrise jeans. But be wary of donning skinny jeans too often. While it may not be dangerous on a one-off basis, repeated episodes can cause permanent damage to the nerves.

Okay; I was young once. In the 50s, I wore all sorts of clothes that might seem ridiculous to us now including a 'shepherdess dress'. The pale gray fabric fitted my bodice, and then flared out to a full skirt which was nipped in at the hemline. Sort of like a monochrome pumpkin. But that's what shepherdesses wore while tending their flock, so the fashion should have been acceptable. I can't remember how I walked in the thing—with tiny steps I guess.

Kinks – Dedicated Follower Of Fashion Lyrics

They seek him here, they seek him there,

His clothes are loud, but never square.

It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best,

'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

~

And when he does his little rounds,

'Round the boutiques of London Town,

Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends,

'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

Have you ever worn a weird garment for the sake of fashion?

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Alana link
6/22/2015 08:25:26 pm

Well, if you count fishnet stockings and go-go boots - yes. Hadn't heard about that side effect of skinny jeans. Happy I'm not young enough or skinny enough to try something like that. Ouch!

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K.Lee Banks link
6/23/2015 10:23:16 am

It is alarming to look at what people will do - especially women - in the name of fashion. Things like "slutty" clothing on young teenagers, these skinny jeans, and ridiculous high heels.

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sacha link
6/23/2015 11:15:10 am

Wow......im going to share this blog and keep it as a reminder to myself. I love skinny Jeans but my health is first. .thank you!!! For sharing

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Tina Basu
6/23/2015 06:58:12 pm

From India, where the post was blocked.
What I wanted to say was just read today that a woman fainted and was unconscious for a long time for wearing skinny jeans. It had stopped blood circulation in the entire lower half of the body. It's really weird that people blindly follow trends without even considering their own comfort level

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Tina Basu
6/23/2015 07:56:01 pm

Tina has just messaged me that the woman in India died. Boy, that's a shock.

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