The modern version made from nylon and other synthetic materials came into use in the 1980s and they were especially in vogue in the 1990s, but gradually their use fell into decline in the 2000s. "In 1988, Adweek named the fanny pack the product of the year."- i-D In 1962, reportedly, Melba Stone, an Australian widow, inspired by a kangaroo, is sometimes credited with making a fanny pack. It's also useful for cyclists, hikers, equestrians." The lightweight leather 'fanny pack' is designed to hold a cross-country skier's wax and lunch. In 1954, a skiers leather fanny pack appeared in a Sports Illustrated Christmas shopping guide:
The Scottish sporran is a similar belted pouch that survived because of the impracticality of pockets in a kilt. The European medieval belt-pouch is another antecedent which was superseded as clothing came to have pockets. Buffalo pouches may also be worn on the wrist or carried on the front of the chest via a neck strap or lanyard. One origin was the Native American buffalo pouch which was used instead of sewing pockets into clothing. Bags attached to belts have been in use since antiquity in many cultures. Historically, the bag was positioned in front of the body, so people could protect themselves from bandits.
("Fanny" is somewhat rude term for the vulva in Britain and many other parts of the English-speaking world, and thus avoided in those areas in favor of "bum".) Early usage It can be considered as a purse worn around the waist.Īlthough traditionally the bag was worn with the pouch at the front, the separate American and British names derive from the fact that they are often worn with the pouch above the buttocks, for which "fanny" and "bum" are respective slang terms in each country. The straps sometimes have tri-glide slides, making them adjustable in order to fit properly. A woman wearing a fanny pack stands with arms akimboĪ waist bag, or fanny pack ( American English), belt bag, moon bag, belly bag ( American English), or bumbag ( British English) is a small fabric pouch worn like a belt around the waist by use of a strap above the hips that is secured usually with some sort of buckle.
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