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Thousand,
yes, that's an old punk thing. it originally started because punks were well, acting like punks. which meant sitting on dirty floors and curbs and such. so they'd pin a bandana or something to help from ruining their one pair of pants, or requiring them to wash the pants. and sometimes the flaps were pinned on to cover up rips or holes in the pants because, being punks, they weren't living the high life and shopping at H&M every month.

then it just became adopted as a style thing. I actually like it. it's sortof like a modern day loin cloth. I've had a design sketched for ages that's based on the flap idea, only has pockets. [/tangent]


and yes, you can use bags as bags, but I was thinking more of the smaller things that aren't big enough for bags like instant soup envelopes, or hot cocoa envelopes, or packages for alcohol wipes or wet wipes. :)

<is that what the little square cloth is hanging off the asses of all the punk rocker wannabes?>

yup, but it really started out with a purpose...
now its big with the punk rock fashionistas... although I do like the style if your dirty enough to pull it off.
I wear one when I'm backpacking or camping or something, but I guess I'm not fashionable enough to wear one on a regular basis.