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Ep 619 - Plus-Sized Problems (feat. Nate Marshall & Lemaire Lee)
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Women's Fashion Evolution & Hooker Technology
At 1:11:22 · chapter starts 1:09:00
Matt opens the topic with a conversation he had with his wife about spandex — pointing out that leggings still fully reveal the contours of a woman's body, equivalent to being 'completely on display.' He and Lemaire trace the historical arc: in the 1980s, spandex was hooker territory; in the '90s and 2000s, exposed butt cheeks meant sex worker; today, both are everyday fashion. Matt coins 'hooker technology' for this progression and predicts see-through fabric is the imminent next step [1] — Matt McCusker "Spandex in the '80s meant you were a hooker. Butt cheeks in the '90s meant hooker. Now both are standard everyday fashion. Matt McCusker tr…" 1:10:20 . The cultural correction — baggy mom jeans and oversized streetwear — is already visible but neither man is a fan. Lemaire mourns the specific '90s/'00s era of slightly long tees with normal sleeves as the perfect middle ground, before Nate points out he was basically wearing a dress.
Spandex in the '80s meant you were a hooker. Butt cheeks in the '90s meant hooker. Now both are standard everyday fashion. Matt McCusker tracks the march of 'hooker technology' into mainstream women's clothing, while predicting see-through fabric is the next frontier.
