anti-fit

adj. (of clothing, especially jeans or trousers) not conforming to the shape of the body; baggy, loose. Subjects: English, Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion

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Citations: 1988 Pauline L. Allen Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Mar. 13) “In short, spring, summer fashions to be just that—short” p. G2: The big news is BIG. Anti-fit is the new terminology for the loose-fitting silhouettes expected to show up in pants this spring, according to Levi’s. 1996 [Phil] Usenet: alt.nuke.the.USA (Oct. 23) “America(n’s) SuX”: And what has America given the world?? Quote “A piece of America in every home” is a load of bollox. The sum total is: 5 year old gangsters, baggy anti-fit jeans, laceless shoes, Beverly Hills 92010, Bay Watch… the list is endless. 2005 Willie Lupin Musings from Middle England (England) (Apr. 21) “Adwatch”: A jeans manufacturer has a commercial for a new brand of jeans “with anti-fit.” I was still struggling with this concept when I heard a woman fashion expert on the radio say “Of course, most clothes now are anti-fit.” What the hell is going on?…Presumably anti-fit means tailors no longer have to ask if you dress to the left or the right. For mothers who took their sons to buy suits or trousers, briefing them on the correct way to answer that question was a greater challenge than explaining human reproduction. 2007 Zeeshan Jawed The Telegraph (Calcutta, India) (Mar. 6) “Tobacco gains in tripper trade”: “Making trips to these cities, purchasing merchandise and supplying them to markets in Calcutta has been my occupation for the past eight months,” says Sajan, in a white T-shirt and blue anti-fit denims.

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