When were fatpants banned?

I was a major raver in the late 90's into the early 2000's, and quickly lost interest once I cleaned up from the cornacopia of drugs necessary to handle large groups of people. I must admit though, I do miss the never ending nights dancing with unlimited energy and massage trains. (Oh those wonderful massage trains, where people resembled a PG version of the human centipede.) No suprise, this trend continued, although now it seems the uniform has had some costume changes. When I frequented the many emptied factories or underground night clubs, fat pants and soothers were the standard for anyone addicted to bass and hallucinogens. Even though the drugs seem to be the same the clothes have diminished into what looks to be stripper costumes brought to you by the colour neon and vinyl.

I am not trying to be offensive here. I respect the sex industry, as I would any job requiring a mettle that few contain, but I do wonder, why? Why are these outfits so popular?

Sex will always sell, I do get that. Dancing is also a thing that will be apart of the human condition when it comes to stress relief. Yet these garments leave little to no room for imagination, and I am sure challenging to get in and out of. Also, are they comfortable enough to really let the freak flag fly when moving the body to pulsating rythyms? Or is that just it! That the garments themselves force a narrative where those who adorn their body with the reflectve materials and colours reminisent of Lisa Frank, are free and able to truly connect to the uabashed freedom of the rave.

I personally can do without it, mainly because these outfits are geared to women, or those who identify as such. Truly I am no longer interested in the continuation of sexualizing the female form, I get it, we're hot. What I would like to see is more men in bikinis, more masculine ways of sexualixing the 'male' physique. It would be nice to see more metallic hot pants on a cis male, or nipple covers on a burly chest with hair. Is it safe to say that although a nutsack is not the most attratice thing, that there are many of us that are fans, and wouldn't mind having the same visual access to the naughty bits.

All I know is that these elements of life will never be out of style. Since humanity has been around, there has been parties that allow the public to truly let loose and viscerally connect to like minded individuals. Most shindig's in this style were behind closed doors and considered very 'hush hush' in order for the party to continue. Yet the more we expand as a species the more it seems we glorify the need to over indulge and relieve the stress of being human on an overpopulated planet. Too deep?

Moving on... I just want to know when fat pants were banned? To me they make all the sense in the world! They were large enough to force a bubble of space around you, while your body moved any appendage to the beat, as well as create a nice breeze to help cool the skin as the evening progressed. With these new garments though, there is no mechanism to aid in the efforts of dancing. I find it interesting that the industry seemed to go from one extreme to another, from over sized clothes and plastic jewlery to oversized jewlery and plastic clothing. Isn't it super hot and sticky in those things? I mean the space itself gets sweaty AF with an overwhelming scent of sex in the air, and that enviroment alone, does not need more filigree to make a point. Espescially if everyone is there for one reason, which is to escape the dregs of life and transport oneself to a space of euphoria that costs half a paycheque. That and sex, always sex.

All I am saying, in the longest way possible, is that all that mesh clothing and reflective clothing flaps are cool I guess, but let's make in non gendered.