Virginians who wear their pants so lowslung their underwear shows may want to think about investing in a stronger belt.
The US state's House of Delegates passed a bill today authorising a $US50 ($A65) fine for anyone who displays his or her underpants in a "lewd or indecent manner".
Delegate Lionell Spruill Sr, a Democrat who opposed the bill, had pleaded with his colleagues to remember their own youthful fashion follies.
