June 12, 2009

• Fanny pack of the 21st century?

  

  I saw this on ThinkGeek.com a while back and always wonder if anyone would buy this, let alone wear it if they received it as a gift.  This is a Gadget Hip Holster and the tag line is “Han Solo wishes he had one of these“.  This is like the new version of the so called fanny pack.

  Forget autonomous cars and humanoid robots.  Can the fanny pack be fashionable again?  You know, that little pouch that wears around the waist.  Most of the time you can spot them around the waist of tourists, they use it to hold everything they need to survive in a foreign land.

  

  That guy is super excited to visit the Epcot center.  I guess you can’t really call that fashionable.  They’re pretty much near extinction and sometimes you can still see one or two in public.  I mean this thing is like Batman’s utility belt, you can store a lot of useful items in there.  Maybe because people are wearing them wrong!  But according to the wikipedia entry it states that:

  “The name fanny pack is derived from the fact that they were traditionally worn facing the rear above the buttocks, for which fanny is a slang term in America.  Despite the name, many do not wear fanny packs on their rear because they are easier to pick pocket and harder to access.“

  They do look kind of ugly to be honest.  I can’t quite pin point what is wrong with it but it just doesn’t look good.  What if they were designer brand?  I’ve seen people shell out insane amount of cash for ugly designer bags.

  

  Don’t they look good on those models?  Or what if Tyra Banks wears one?

  

  Ha!  Don’t you want one now?  I guess it beats carrying a purse around or sometimes you just don’t want to carry a purse but your pants pockets are too tight.  Or your outfit doesn’t have any pockets!  Or if you’re a guy who wears skinny jeans and don’t feel like carrying a murse.  Or to stop keys in your pocket digging into your thigh.  Or to prevent items slipping out of your pockets.  Or to relief your back problem because you’ve been sitting on your wallet for years.

  The Gadget Hip Holster isn’t too bad, kind of reminds me of the fashion statement in the movie Hackers.  If you’re not feeling it on your hip, you can get the Gadget Shoulder Holster.  In a way it could make you feel like a bad ass.  Imagine someone takes a quick glance and thought it was a gun holster and yells “OMG!  HE’S GOT A GUN!”  Wait-a-minute….ok that’s not cool at all if that happens.  I bet you wouldn’t make fun of Hulk Hogan for wearing his fanny pack, at least not in front of his face.  He would probably suplex you to the ground.

  

  Would you consider wearing a more fashionable waist pack?  Would you secretly laugh or comment at someone if you see them wearing it?

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