After an Australian woman apparently became fashion victim by wearing a skinny jeans and helping a family member move house, an echo has been created in the chorus of strong reactions by many women concerned about the implications of wearing a tight jeans. The woman suffered weak ankles foot numbness and severe muscle damage and spent four days in hospital.

Dr. Natalie Evans, a vascular expert at Cleveland Clinic, said the possible reason behind the woman's plight was squatting for hours while loading boxes, not the jeans themselves. Chances are high that it was squatting that compressed her peroneal nerve, which runs along the fibula on the outside edge of the leg.

Some of the initial muscle problems were also likely the result of squatting. Only after her legs began to swell her pants came into the picture. Evans believes that the woman might have had some initial problems and the blame was wrongly put on the jeans.

However, an author who published a case study of the woman earlier this week mentioned that the jeans were the real culprit. The author said that compartment syndrome suffered by the woman after the initial damage was the result of tightness of her pants. The pants were so tight that it squeezed the swelling which had nowhere to go and ultimately compressed other muscles and nerves.

"The big issue with her is she wore skinny jeans to do something you probably shouldn't be wearing skinny jeans to do", said Dr. Raymond Price, a University of Pennsylvania neurologist.