The entire class had to make Jams, brightly colored baggy shorts that made everyone instantly feel like a surfer.

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Sporting their long baggy shorts they changed the look of basketball almost overnight, a trend that has lasted two decades.

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"No baggy shorts and jerseys while riding the road bike, " says Velominati.

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But for over 30 years, I've been putting in regular time at the ballet barre, dressed in a stretched-out unitard, baggy shorts or a gauze skirt, and a sleeveless men's T-shirt, accessorized with an elastic knee bandage.

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That meant ditching the tired polo shirts and baggy cargo shorts and experimenting with skinnier trousers (for guys and girls) and other of-the-moment looks like color blocked dresses, boldly striped tees and fitted button up shirts in an array of plaids.

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