My Sonny Bono jeans – he makes them in his spare time – have eight belt loops. Is this his first record in a very long time?
Sonny Bono Understands Belt Loops Better Than The Average Pop Star
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I want to thank you, HP, for bringing this global phenomenon to my attention. Who knew? ‘Born trendy’ is the slogan. Presumably ‘And died skiing’ was not felt to enhance the brand.
The Sixties. It wasn’t all beer and skittles, you know.
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That picture was taken in London circa 1966. Carnaby Street probably.
The Eskimo boots and half-smoked fag are the coup de gras there, I feel.
The photo must have been taken when they were visiting the UK, scandalising the locals, and later appeared on TOTP. Cher clapping her hands near the end of ‘I got you Babe’ was a highlight of my pre-teen years.
It was a battle to have hair as long as Sonny’s in 1965 Britain, so I was a big fan of his solo single Laugh At Me
IIRC, didn’t they get booted out of a hotel at the time? Probably a publicity stunt.
Don’t remember that, but I do recall the outrage following their TOTP appearance because they were a little “lovey dovey”
I was rather hoping this would release a tsunami of belt-loop-related popnedotes. Surely Sonny was not the only music star to make this brave sartorial statement about the shameful failure of the trouser industry to address the issue of belt-loop niggardliness?
Is he allowed to say ‘niggardliness’?
I have a dressing gown that has a parsimonious single belt loop, if that helps.
Not allowed in the good old US anymore, unless you fancy being summarily sacked.
The Beltloop sounds like the metropolitan transit system in some rundown ‘n’ rusting Midwest city. In fact, it probably is.
Don’t have a photo to hand, but I’ve seen pics of Roy Wood wearing a pair of jeans made of nothing but belt loops.
We do need to see this. Is the Brummie Beat merchant the evil genius behind the global shortage of belt loops?
Dressing gowns make amockery of the belt loop, either by ignoring it altogether (stowing the belt in the pocket), providing only one, or stitching the belt to the back, invariably too high. It’s a farce, and as far as I know only Sonny Bono was prepared to do something about it. That he died in mysterious circumstances only adds to the Beltloop Conspiracy theory currently gaining ground in my own mind at least.
My silver and gold dressing gown has 3 loops, 2 silver and one gold.
Back in the day I had a pair of ‘hipsters’ with NINE loops! Seems the belt loop shortage conspiracy could be the result of brains being addldled through the ingestion of err, substances of a questionable kind.
The belt loop number has to be an even one. A single loop in the middle of the back distorts the waistline shape and leads to uncomfortable, unsightly rucking. There must be two loops at the back a few inches apart, so the belt and waistline are smooth and steady. As a result, the minimum number of loops is six and eight is ideal.
What has this got to do with rock’n’roll? Isn’t it more of a Soul question?
Sonny Bono has belt loops on his jeans but his main squeeze Pammie doesn’t.
That’s why her bummer is sartorial as well as metaphorical.
Things that are disproportionately annoying, part 94 – finding out later that you’ve missed a loop in your strides when you put your belt on.
Or only discover when you get round to the front that your belt is inside out. Often happens at airport security, I’ve noticed.
Live now! Greg’s at his mom’s house and is urging us all to hand wash under our belt loops when we wash ou rpants, especially our short pants!
Greg’s got lots of great ideas. Here’s his idea for two handed combing
Hmmmm. I wasn’t entirely surprised to discover Greg lives with his Mum. There were moments during that first monologue, (as Greg’s instruction slowed, then paused and he a emitted a small sigh), that I expected Greg’s next words to be about ending it all.
baron’s so-called dressing gown is clearly an archetypal memory from the collective unconscious, a reiteration of the golden fleece symbolising his need for parental approval.
let’s not forget the most famous dressing gown in rock, pop ‘n roll – brian wilson’s.
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also, barons claim to have had nine loops on his hipsters needs wiki-style citation here. does he take us for dewey-eyed neophytes?
Baron’s gown is clearly a tribute to one of Neil Young’s later, weedier albums. Semen stains and pinhole burns on the front in homage to Brian.
At airport security I am often asked to reveal what is behind my belt buckle. So I turn it over so he can see. Feels slightly dirty.