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Note to GOP Fashion Gurus: Retro Not Always Hip

Merchandise for the 2008 Republican Convention in Minnesota was unveiled this week during a fashion show at the Mall of America. Apparently the dress code for Grand Old Partyers this year won't be a conservative three-piece suit, unless one of the pieces of that suit is a pair of loud, red striped pants.

Zubaz, a line of baggy pants that enjoyed (mercifully brief) popularity in the early 1990s, were among the styles previewed at the show and that are now available for purchase (for $30) on the convention Web site.

Zubaz have a Minnesota connection: the pants were created by two Minnesota gym owners who wanted pants that would be comfortable for weightlifters to work out in. And, according to BadFads.com, when demand for the ostentatious pants peaked, Zubaz turned to the Minnesota Department of Corrections to have female inmates sew their products.

A brief slideshow of the Mall of America fashion show is on The Minnesota Monitor Web site.

-- Mark Young
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