A beach town in the US state of New Jersey is passing a ban on the wearing of low-slung trousers, jeans or shorts on its boardwalk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22876667 Wildwood  joins a handful of other small US communities that have acted against wearing low-slung trousers. ‘I’ve been coming here 20 years, 30 years, 40 years and I’m not going to any longer because I’m not going to subject my children or my parents or grandparents to seeing some kid walk down the boardwalk with their butt hanging out,’ you have to do something.”
Anyone who breaks the rules would be fined $25-$100 (£16-£64) the first time, and $200 for a repeat offence, or might have to complete 40 hours of community service.
The fashion trend is believed to have originated in US prisons, where inmates are not allowed to wear belts.