The NYT thinks those pants make your butt look big

We don't write much about style here because ... well, because we really don't have any. But when the New York Times Thursday Style section devotes an entire article and accompanying slideshow to the swaddling of men's mudflaps, consider our attention paid.

It seems that designers are paying more attention to the fact that men have asses (I'm sure they JUST noticed...) and that some men would rather that those asses not look like either sacks of flour (standard khakis, dress pants, etc.) or two hippos fighting in a sack (pretty much anything with a designer label on it).

Now more and more designers are paying special attention to the tailoring of the seat of trousers to be neither too baggy or too tight, to reflect an apparent uptick in lower-body conditioning in the general public. (They even walked all the way to an Equinox to get this information - burning dozens of pooper-region calories in the process - so it must be true.)

And that's not all! We just found out that as a part of his Fashion Week coverage for NewNowNext Poplab, Jack Mackenroth spoke to designer John Bartlett about ... using butt-padding on his models to accentuate their assets. No joke, check it out:

So what do you guys think? Have you been for the most part dissatisfied with tailoring for your tail? I'm willing to say so if it results in more hilariously fetishistic photo shoots like these. Seriously, Tinto Brass eat your heart out!