Hammer pants are modified baggy pants, tapered at the ankle with a sagging rise, made suitable for hip hop dancing.[1] They were popularized in the 1980s and 1990s by American rapper MC Hammer.[2] They are often colloquially referred to as parachute pants, although that also refers to a different style, and MC Hammer stated in an interview in 2016 he did not like the term and prefers to refer to them as Hammer pants.[3]
Hammer's specialized clothing line would come in a variety of colors and were usually shiny and flashy-styled, as often seen throughout his hip-hop career during talk show appearances, live concerts and music videos (including "U Can't Touch This" and "Pray"). The customized pants appeared again on Hammertime, his 2009 TV reality show.[4]
In 2022, Bobby Brown claimed he started wearing the "diaper pants" that Hammer altered and made famous, on his A&E show Bobby Brown: Every Little Step.[5] However, Brown wore a less sagging variation during some concerts and in music videos, such as "My Prerogative" (1988) and "Every Little Step" (1989).[6]
- ^ "Sagging Crotches: MC Hammer / Harem Pants". The Urban Gentleman. 2009-01-12.
- ^ Chance, Molly (November 2012). "American Music Awards 2012 fashion: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown and M.C. Hammer's saggy drawers". Zap2it. Tribune Media Services, Inc. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013.
- ^ Murray, Rheana (20 May 2016). "MC Hammer Prefers You Not Call Them 'Parachute Pants'". www.racked.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Leo, Alex (2009-07-08). "MC Hammer Flash Mob: Parachute-Pant-Wearing Dancers Take Over Store On Sunset (VIDEO)". Huffington Post.
- ^ "And #BobbyBrown presents to you: Diaper Pants!". TikTok. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Bobby Brown's Most Trendsetting Style Moments". 26 May 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.