Pants: Sansabelt vs. Smitty

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

He didn't say it was more professional. He said it looks more professional, and he's right. Like it or not, it looks more professional to do as the majority does. That's true for the kind of pants you wear, whether you get patent leather, what kind of lanyard you use, whether you have side panels, which patches you wear, whether you wear glasses on the court, etc.

Jeff's right, perception matters.

That is just fashion. The majority of the big time guys on TV people wear beltless pants. Everyone sees this on TV so they wear them too. They are just following the fashion trends they see on TV. This is no different than wearing the same type of clothes you see a movie star wearing.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Cobra

That is just fashion. The majority of the big time guys on TV people wear beltless pants. Everyone sees this on TV so they wear them too. They are just following the fashion trends they see on TV. This is no different than wearing the same type of clothes you see a movie star wearing.

Yep, it's fashion. And the preception is that professionals adhere to the current "fashion." When the fashion changes, the perception will still be that professionals adhere to the current fashion. For the most part, it's local, too.

In my last metro area, pretty much everyone wore belted pants. I did a varsity game with the president of the local association and he wore belted pants. It wasn't an issue there; and yes, I got my pants from Walmart.

Here, it would be a last resort. Last year we got a nasty-gram from the assocation regarding the side-panel shirts (a no-no). Other areas don't care.