Whence whale pants?

[ramseytheii]

Hello, I am really curious about the history of whale pants (pants with embroidered whales). They weren't invented in the 80's were they? There's a curious lack of history on the internets... any information about whale pants would be most appreciated, including different tips on styling.

 

[softy]

 

[comrade]

Originally Posted by ramseytheii

Hello, I am really curious about the history of whale pants (pants with embroidered whales). They weren't invented in the 80's were they? There's a curious lack of history on the internets... any information about whale pants would be most appreciated, including different tips on styling.
I don't know, so I'll speculate. My guess is that it's a "marriage" of the "preppy/Ivy League" tendency for logos representing groups or affiliations and the Save the Whales campaign begun in the 70s. http://www.greenpeace.org/internatio...paign-history/ I graduated from an Ivy League school in the 60s and in my time no one wore trousers embroidered with anything. That was the province of club ties.

 

[softy]

Really? I thought it was just generic marine iconography.

 

[soxpats]

Originally Posted by ramseytheii

Hello, I am really curious about the history of whale pants (pants with embroidered whales). They weren't invented in the 80's were they? There's a curious lack of history on the internets... any information about whale pants would be most appreciated, including different tips on styling.

Why do people even respond?

 

[ramseytheii]

Originally Posted by soxpats

Why do people even respond?

Sorry, it wasn't spam, I am genuinely curious!

I did a search in the forum but nothing came up for whale pants. if I am missing something please do tell me.

 

[Kent Wang]

Originally Posted by softy

Really? I thought it was just generic marine iconography.
That's my guess. The whale is my favorite critter, followed by the crab. I like it most when the whale has water spewing out its blowhole.

 

[softy]

Originally Posted by Kent Wang

I like it most when the whale has water spewing out its blowhole.

 

[Another New Yorker]

I am a seahorse fan. Very rare however.

 

[softy]

If they made this on pants I would wear it.

 

[Kent Wang]

Originally Posted by Another New Yorker

I am a seahorse fan. Very rare however.
I could go for seahorse, but it doesn't seem very New England as it is a warm water creature.

Originally Posted by softy

It was the most succinct phrasing that I could come up with.

 

[inimitable]

Originally Posted by soxpats

Why do people even respond?

Why would this be spam?

 

[luftvier]

Originally Posted by softy

If they made this on pants I would wear it.

The walking fish?

 

[SirGrotius]

They're probably trying to tap into the Nantucket and hence uber preppy iconography. Whales. Hemingway. Fat Whales. Chic.

 

[mic]

Originally Posted by SirGrotius

They're probably trying to tap into the Nantucket and hence uber preppy iconography. Whales. Hemingway. Fat Whales. Chic.

Agree with most of this sentence, but I don't know if I would call Hemingway "preppy".