Was this brand popular in your school as well ?

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Never had a pair because I had 2 siblings and my family was very middle class. But Girbaud, Pepe, and Guess were all popular. Some of the colors and patterns Girbaud had were very 90s. Yellow and purple stripes, crazy shit like that.

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mtbguy1981@reddit

Never heard of them

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DisastrousFlower@reddit

was not a thing in the rural midwest.

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DBE113301@reddit

Girbauds? God, yes. Did I own a pair? Are you kidding me? Xennials that were raised poor, unite!

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Born-Agency-3922@reddit (OP)

I couldn’t even afford to window shop where they sold these. I got my clothes at discount stores.

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DBE113301@reddit

It's funny, my wife and I were both raised poor, but we have made a pretty decent life for ourselves. I'm a college professor, and she's a CTICU nurse. We moved to New York State from the Midwest. Wages in higher ed and healthcare are significantly higher out here than in the Dakotas, where we're from. So we've got the house with the in-ground pool and all the trimmings, yada yada.

Anyway, she and I talk occasionally about how our son will never know a life of want, like we had, and we wonder if we're doing him a disservice by raising him in a life of comfort. Such a shitty thing to ponder, right? The goal is to provide a better life for your child than the one you had, and yet we're wondering if that's even a good thing. Like, living with less in life as a child is how everyone should grow up? Builds character or some bullshit. Yeah, we actually have these conversations, embarrassing as it is.

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Electronic-Ride-564@reddit

The fact that you and your wife are reflective enough to think about this is already a good thing.

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Born-Agency-3922@reddit (OP)

Good for you!!! Absolutely nothing wrong with what you’re doing.

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Firm_League3222@reddit

Yes the label on the outside of the zipper. Was too poor to get these.

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OldRancidSoups@reddit

I’ve never even heard of these. I wore JNCO and Sutter’s

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jamescb819@reddit

Jncos and kikwear

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Alternative-Light514@reddit

Jncos as a ‘79er? Maybe it’s just where I grew up (major U.S. city/metropolitan area), but I only remember my friends’ younger siblings wearing Jncos. They also were real into rollerblading (fruit boots) and wore a lot of Echo sweatshirts. I had friends that had big pants they’d wear to raves, but I don’t think they were Jnco and they only wore them to raves. Were Z. Cavaricci’s popular wherever you come from? Would’ve been before Girbaud. Maybe it’s the spelling? Everyone called them “ja-bo’s” or “jih-bo’s”

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Deep-Interest9947@reddit

My rollerblading boyfriend was super into JNCOs in 1995 and on. He was 1979. Even I wore them starting in 1996 and I was just a basic ass white cheerleader.

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Alternative-Light514@reddit

Maybe my opinion is a little skewed because I skipped a grade when I was young and grew up more as a ‘78er, but I can’t recall any of my classmates wearing them. Were you the cool cheerleader that blazed and hung out with all the guys, oblivious they were all in love with you and from Clearwater, FL? Because that sounds just like one of my HS ex’s younger sister lol

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_plays_in_traffic_@reddit

it must be youre from an out of the ordinary area. jncos were popular in my later high school years and a few after. i graduated in 96

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Alternative-Light514@reddit

Maybe that’s it, not sure. Grew up in Dallas and had close to 800 kids in my graduating class

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Deep-Interest9947@reddit

I mean I was the cheerleader that hung out with mostly guys and also blazed. Was I cool and were they in love with me? I didn’t think so at the time but in retrospect probably and missed out on a lot of cool guys by being fucking oblivious 😆 but I’m not from Florida.

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bashturd@reddit

Only people I knew in the mid 90’s who wore jnco were juggalos. Most of us skaters were on the poor side, so we just bought oversized jeans and dickies from the thrift store.

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OldRancidSoups@reddit

I grew up on Long Island. Doesn’t get more major U.S. city/Metropolitan area than that. I wore JNCO and Sutter’s in high school.

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Alternative-Light514@reddit

Man I bet it was dope growing up in NY back then. I grew up in Dallas but had some family in Uptown and Upstate in Buffalo we’d visit every few years. I always loved going, but it also made me realize how lame Dallas was in comparison. Also, Girbaud was popular when we were in jr high, I’m pretty sure they phased out by mid/late-‘90s.

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theeewizzard@reddit

JNCO and D LUX

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LasagnahogXRP@reddit

JNCO was more mid 90s, Girbaud was early 90s. I wore JNCO too. Blew all my extra money at PacSun

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captainwizeazz@reddit

I've not heard of them either.

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cbih@reddit

Caffeine made good baggy pants too. Mostly for the raver set.

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Crabbiepanda@reddit

JNCO for sure.

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geekgirlwww@reddit

The JNCO kids and flared Jean kids just all standing soaked at the bus stop together

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Osian_NB@reddit

Girbaud was big where I grew up, I even had a friend with a cat named Girbaud but jncos were more my style

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Ohmytripodtheory@reddit

Girbuad jeans and Colehan loafers were all the rage in 7th grade.

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Annhl8rX@reddit

The idea of the brand was popular in my school, but I don’t think anybody could afford the jeans. I remember a couple of people having T shirts, but don’t recall anybody with the jeans.

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zffjk@reddit

Did they cost this much then too?

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Born-Agency-3922@reddit (OP)

Nah, they were more like $60-$80 each.

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DrMcJedi@reddit

Girbaud was all the rage in middle school for the popular kids.

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Panelak_Cadillac@reddit

I rocked Girbaud......in the early-mid 90s.

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portagenaybur@reddit

It was the era of CC Music Factory and MC Hammer to me

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Stitchin_Squido@reddit

These were so popular at my school.

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ScrotusSpunkmeyer@reddit

Most definitely did. In the Midwest. But wtf does supreme have to do with it?

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A_Bad_Man@reddit

Were they much cheaper back then or are you Pablo Escobar's lovechild?

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Panelak_Cadillac@reddit

Not cheap back then ($80 for a pair of jeans in the mid 90s), certainly not now either.

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jdsmith575@reddit

I never had any, but this was the timeframe at my school.

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TheDangDeal@reddit

I got a job where I could buy them for 50% off

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FeelTheWrath79@reddit

That’s all i ever wore 🤦‍♂️

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PinkFloydDeadhead@reddit

In middle school it was all Guess and Girbaud.

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LilRedForeman@reddit

I tight-rolled girbauds and guess jeans in 4th grade.

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Emergency-Purple-205@reddit

Omg yes popular in the early 2000

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Born-Agency-3922@reddit (OP)

They were popular in the 90’s at my school.

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SquirrelyMcNutz@reddit

Bro, the school I went to, the kids considered themselves if they had jeans to begin with. GTFOutta here with $450 jeans.

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Born-Agency-3922@reddit (OP)

The price is irrelevant. I asked about the brand. They don’t sell this name brand anymore and that’s why they are going for that price as of now. They are considered a collector’s item from our era.

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instant_ramen_chef@reddit

Nah bro. Im from the hood. We had Seymore Solo's and Ben Davis'

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Born-Agency-3922@reddit (OP)

Ben Davis !

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Scottisironborn@reddit

I had a single pair of Girbaud jeans, no fucking clue where my dad got them as a poor Tennessean and I actually got made fun of lol they thought they were off brand or fruity I dunno? lol

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Born-Agency-3922@reddit (OP)

I never got a single pair, but I knew they were popular and expensive. We were too poor and I never asked for them.

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Scottisironborn@reddit

I legitimately had no clue what they were lol I remember my dad off handedly saying they were fancy but I thought wtf is he talking about lol then hears later hear drake rappin about girbaud jeans and had a whole revelation moment.

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andiinAms@reddit

Definitely!

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Realistic_Advisor_82@reddit

JNCOs was the brand to have

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Deep-Interest9947@reddit

In middle school. Along with Z cavariccis.

Definitely more of a gen x thing though.

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After_Preference_885@reddit

There was a boy in middle school who I had such a crush on who wore these, Z Cavs and Oakley's 😂

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Deep-Interest9947@reddit

Did he also rock a Vaurnet France sweatshirt?

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_plays_in_traffic_@reddit

that was peak middle school years for me like 89-92. i had the splat tshirt

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After_Preference_885@reddit

Always the color block silk shirts, remember these?

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ScreenPuzzleheaded48@reddit

T’s, Bauds, and Ree’s

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FatboiSlimmmm@reddit

‘99-‘01 Girbauds were big due to Juvenile and Cash Money. My HS these were the popular ‘Bauds

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OtherlandGirl@reddit

In my school omg yes. First it was Z Cavarricci, then Girbaud - god help you if you didn’t have a pair . And they left just as suddenly.

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nyXhcinPDX@reddit

This is not a thing any of us would have worn. They were founded in 1994 and weren't popular until the 2010s. The youngest Xennial would've been 26-ish when they peaked

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OkAssignment6163@reddit

We had supreme back then?

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Waste-Mycologist1657@reddit

I'm a 80's guy, graduated in 87, so no. Thank god.

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roberrrrrrt@reddit

JNCO was middle school

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missnickypearl@reddit

1977, Massachusetts. It was a big brand in junior high. I got lucky a few times and found them at Marshalls.

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SometimesILieToo@reddit

Never heard of em. And no one in my school was wearing $500 anything.

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Longster_dude@reddit

Never heard of these--but we's po'. JNCOs and Kikwears all day, every day though. PLUR baby!

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red286@reddit

I don't think I ever really paid attention to the brand of jeans anyone wore.

Shoes were important. T-shirts were important. Jackets were if it was a Starter. Jeans? Not so much.

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LasagnahogXRP@reddit

Yeah Girbaud, Z cavaricci, cross colors and Levi silver tabs.

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GotWood2024@reddit

No.

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DDrewit@reddit

Yeah, similar timeframe as Karl Kani I believe.

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thelaineybelle@reddit

Midwest (Quincy IL class of 1999). Never had a pair, they were too expensive at The Buckle. I had a pair of Guess jeans from an outlet store. Never any Girbaud, Silver, JNCOs, or Mossimo (well, no Mossimo until it became cheaper at Target). I rocked a lot of weird thrift store stuff instead.

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PeterPunksNip@reddit

Who burns nearly 500 dollars on jeans?

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Prestigious_Ear_2962@reddit

catholic school had uniforms. my parents spent all their money on tuition so we never had trendy clothes.

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Happy-Network9011@reddit

I was a Bullhead guy myself

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HailSkins@reddit

Sliver Tabs were the 'status' jeans - but plenty of kids wore JNCOs. Never heard of those...

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Beneficial_Cicada_37@reddit

Anchor Blue was big in my area.

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Aromatic_Steak_196@reddit

Listen, rich boy, my school was in the middle of a corn field.

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iputmytrustinyou@reddit

Lmao, no. My school district was mostly made up of students getting free lunches. Our parents couldn’t afford Walmart, let alone whatever brand that is. Kids who were considered rich wore American Eagle and Abercrombie lol

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LineImpossible3958@reddit

You know who got that fire green ha

You know how to use a triple beam ha

Shit ain't hard as it seems ha

You keep your body clean ha

You got a lot of girbaud jeans ha

Some of your partners dope fiends ha

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frawgster@reddit

Yep. I had a few pair. They were so expensive where I was. Close to $100/pair.

Girbaud jeans were a mid-status symbol in my school. The REAL status symbol were Z Cavaricci jeans. Those were prohibitively expensive.

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TheGirlwThePinkHair@reddit

Did you grow up in NYC?

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Born-Agency-3922@reddit (OP)

San Antonio, Texas. They were not this expensive at the time. Someone is just trying to sell nostalgia at that price.

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Additional_Data_Need@reddit

My uncle wore some Girbaud shorts that went down to mid-calf. I thought he was so cool.

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whyisthissticky@reddit

I remember the high schoolers wearing this

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GorganzolaVsKong@reddit

No one in my high school could afford 500 dollar jeans

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Born-Agency-3922@reddit (OP)

They were not this expensive back then.

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unclestink@reddit

It was not but for some reason I had a pair of Girbaud baggy green cargo shorts that I fucking loved. No idea where or why I bought them and I don't really ever remember seeing the brand in stores. I dressed like a skater kid and wore JNCOs and shopped at Pacsun.

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