in the 90's when nirvana was popular so was ripped jean and if you wanted to be cool in the 90's it was the ripped style that stood out. and it made you the center of every body.
back then it was rap that started what every mother doesn't want their kid doing sagging their pants. this was a style worn by all the rappers in the 90's for the rep and a rapper and back then it was the baggier the better.