St Xavier’s College bans ripped jeans on its campus

MUMBAI: St Xavier’s College, in a recent notification, has banned ripped jeans from its campus. The college introduced the ban after some professors mentioned that it had become an embarrassment in class. Principal Agnelo Menezes said torn jeans make a mockery of the poor.
“Torn clothes are worn by the poor because they have no choice, and one cannot make it a fashion statement,” said Menezes.“Students should be a little more professional in their approach in their college. A business school will never allow such clothes on the campus. Students can make use of all the fashion outside the college campus,” he said.
A professor recently took some students wearing ripped jeans to his office. “I had told them to change and come to college. The torn part could be anywhere on the pants and sometimes it becomes embarrassing,” he added. The incident prompted him to release an informal notification for students.