PARACHUTE PANTS MAKING A COMEBACK
DETROIT (Wireless Flash) -- Lock up your children: Parachute pants are making a comeback.
The zippered nylon trousers were only popular for a short period in the mid-80s, but are becoming hip again thanks to a Detroit man who purchased the last known lot of authentic parachute pants.

Scott Taylor claims he's the only person in the world still selling the original Bugle Boy brand pants -- and he has only 5800 pairs left.

The tight trousers sell for anywhere from $32 to $86 and come in classic 1980s colors like turquoise and tan.

Taylor says the popularity of today's cargo pants has helped his business along because the style is similar. Still, he admits most of his customers are what he calls "cultish '80s people."

You can check out the retro-pants at Parachute-pants.com

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Haha, I have a pair of these...though mine aren't authenic 80s Bugle Boy parachute pants. Sigh.

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"I have no regrets. Regret only makes wrinkles." - Sophia Loren

Ahh, 'hot pastel' colors. how I miss them.
Sniff sniff.

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Manu Narayan

Mine are olive green...but then, they're not the 'authentic' ones. They make you really slippery, though - I have to remember not to sit too close to the edge of chairs, or I'll slide off.

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"I have no regrets. Regret only makes wrinkles." - Sophia Loren

Parachute pants sucked in the 80's and 90's and they will suck again. YA CAN'T TOUCH THIS!

man, I used to love those.. had 1 pair. Didn't know they were made by Bugle Boy.

I seriously doubt I will get any now

I actually have a pair.. they are right next to my kilt.. :D

Do not be alarmed! Just because the parachute pants are returning, does not mean MC hammer is going to return. He has been cast into hell for the damage he has done to music, he will not return...however, vanilla ice...:rolleyes:

mc hammer lives down the street from me.
nice guy. i've got all his CDs.
i don't listen to them, though.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Bugle Boy make the crappy imitation parachute pants?

I never really noticed that trend, I was knee deep into punk rock with skin tight black jeans back then. I kinda just thought of those pants as redneck I guess.