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I was wondering what your advice on straight guys wearing&lt;b&gt; ultra low rise 
jeans&lt;/b&gt; with a little tummy showing? I am &lt;b&gt;in my late forties &lt;/b&gt;but I have 
a very flat, tanned stomach, and a slim build. &lt;br&gt;
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My girlfriend loves me wearing lowrise jeans! She has seen a few guys about 
wearing belly baring jeans and I know it is becoming a more common fashion 
trend. Any opinions??? Thanks and regards. &lt;b&gt;(Newcastle, UK)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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Ok, sweetcakes, let&#8217;s access. You&#8217;re in pretty darn studly shape for a guy who 
is &lt;a href="http://www.focusonstyle.com/mensstylefab50.htm" target="_top"&gt;technically middle-age&lt;/a&gt;, bravo! No need to pull out the gramps pleated pants 
and sensible cardigan just yet. But, as you get older, are you not &lt;b&gt;supposed to 
get wiser&lt;/b&gt;?
First off, why does it matter if you are gay or straight to wear lowcut
jeans or anything else for that matter? It would be more socially
significant if you would perhaps put more personal insight into why
that is even an issue for you.&lt;br&gt;
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I prefer to think of low rise skinny jeans as rock star pants-- but the rockers 
who look hot in them are skinny boys who, collectively, have been making the 
same anti-establishment statement for the past 30 years. From a fashion 
standpoint, ridiculously low waisted jeans are on their way out of style. Higher 
waist pants on a guy always look strange and a little&lt;b&gt; Ed Grimley&lt;/b&gt;-ish anyway. 
Most men, look best in jeans that hit right below their natural waist&#8212; &lt;b&gt;not too 
high, not too low&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;br&gt;
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Then, there&#8217;s the how low can you go trend&#8230;&lt;br&gt;
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In an everyday situation, a man&#8212;who is hopefully 
&lt;a href="http://www.focusonstyle.com/mensdresstipsperfectv.htm" target="_top"&gt;very fit&lt;/a&gt;&#8212; wearing very, very 
low rise pants where you can start to see the &lt;a href="http://www.focusonstyle.com/quickfix/dyebodyhair.htm" target="_top"&gt;hair growing&lt;/a&gt; to a spot
&lt;b&gt;otherwise left 
for private occasions&lt;/b&gt;, or can see where his hipbones converge to the groin, in a 
word, skanky! &lt;br&gt;
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Your body may be holding up&#8212;but what about your face?&lt;br&gt;
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Do you absolutely still look like a twenty-something hottie or more like a hot 
bod Photoshopped onto a geezer head??? Think about it&#8212; fashion is about
&lt;a href="http://www.focusonstyle.com/mensmetrosexualmakeover.htm" target="_top"&gt; the 
total picture&lt;/a&gt;. If you and your girl get off dressing all frisky and young, fine. 
Do so on a weekend away at the beach or in the privacy of your own candlelight 
dinner. But for regular walking around, have some common sense and mercy on the 
public not to wear ultra low waist pants that bare too much fleshy information! 
Please restrain yourself, nobody wants see a &lt;b&gt;midlife himbo&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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Instead of baring your belly and butt crack in provocative super low jeans, why 
not look modern, sophisticated, and hot in normal lowrise jeans and a form 
fitting T-shirt that nicely grazes over your six-pack? When in doubt, bear in 
mind that wearing well-fitting clothes that leave a little to the imagination is 
always &lt;b&gt;a whole lot classier&lt;/b&gt; then baring your backside. And, please no Speedos 
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