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Article: Hip hugger.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- August 29, 2007
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Byline: Ellen Warren
CHICAGO _ The fanny pack has always made sense.
You carry around a lot of stuff. You've got to put it some place.
A zippered receptacle that leaves hands free to juggle a Big Gulp or grab the strap on a crowded "L" train seems like a practical solution.
In the `80s, inexpensive fanny packs made of lightweight fabric were everywhere. Especially Disney World and the Dells.
It didn't take long before they came to be the very emblem of overfed tourists (who should have thought twice about belting an additional pouch on their paunch). Thus began the decline of this useful, if hideous, accessory.
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