Torn apart

Jasmine Singh

Ripped jeans, torn jeans, distressed jeans.....different names and one popular style; denims torn from here, there, everywhere has been a trend with young boys and girls for a long time now. For the older lot, this might be the ultimate form of ‘shabby ‘dressing, but it for sure got thumbs-up from fashionistas. And now, the news is that St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, in a recent notification, has banned torn jeans from its campus. This ban was introduced after some professors mentioned that it had become an embarrassment in class. Also, Principal Agnelo Menezes said that torn jeans make a mockery of the poor! 

We throw the same question to the floor, and let youngsters share their opinion. 

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Ridiculous rule

What kind of a rule in this? Torn jeans is an acceptable international fashion statement; these are worn by students across the globe. How can this make fun of poor? In fact, by imposing the ban, the authorities are trying to say that there is a particular kind of clothing only the poor are supposed to wear. 

Heena Bhardwaj, M.Sc, PU  

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Welcome step

Imposing a ban on torn jeans on campus is actually a welcome step. A university or college campus is not meant to create fashion statements and even if they are created, they should at least be presentable enough. I understand clothing is all about comfort, but you cannot walk in the campus in bermudas and chappals if you feel like.

Akriti Nanta, Chitakara University

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Funny reasoning

I thought we had left uniform back in school; I had no idea that fashion policing can go on till the college and university level! There are so many fashion styles that should be called poor like loose hanging jeans, shoulder-cut tops and off-shoulder dresses. Are these clothes for poor?

Kriti Mahajan, M.Sc Biotechnology

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Bizarre ban

This is the most bizarre ban that I have ever heard; next they should teach us the distinction between clothing for rich and for the poor, so that we can take our pick. 

Raghav, final year student, fine arts

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Ban fashion shows too

Ban on a type of clothes always surprise me; if torn jeans are being banned on St Xaviers College campus, then fashion shows where models strut down in such clothes should also be banned. Rather, all fashion shows should be banned because they showcase maximum torn clothes. 

Nitin Kumar, MBA student, Chandigarh  

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