I'm struggling this winter. It's been cold. Beyond Cold. I HATE to be cold. In years past I have been anti-leggings, but after seeing
Consciously Foxy rocking a pair of legging with a dress and boots, I thought this would be a suitable alternative to the tights I usually rock in the winter. Reluctantly, I bought one pair of leggings at Target and wore then to work the next day. At lunch time I went back and bought two more pairs. I was a little late to the trend and they only had two pairs left. I probably would have bought more if they had them. I LOVE LEGGINGS. they are so warm and comfy.
So, now that I was rocking leggings I became acutely aware of others wearing them and this one thing became clear quickly - LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS!
Leggings are:
- Tights substitute
- Pantyhose substitute (who wears pantyhose anymore anyway)
- Acceptable to wear to yoga if purchased at Lululemon
Please ask yourself - "If I take these off will I still be appropriately dressed?" If the Answer is "NO" - Don't leave the house!
Exceptions to this rule:
- You are under the age of 10.
- You are pregnant - I am very aware that pregnant women may wear whatever they want whenever they want. AND they always look beautiful! ( To be clear - I am not pregnant - just everyone around me)
At first I thought I was being teeny bit critical. This trend mostly has settled in with the teen crowd, I'm cool with that. I grew up in the 90s when we wore these things called "stirrup pants". That was until I travelled to Denver through Atlanta. I love the Atlanta airport. It's the busiest airport in America. I thought my head was going to explode. GROWN WOMEN wearing leggings as pants. not just one, but many, so many I was compelled to write a blog about it. I wish I wasn't carrying 3 bags because I would have totally taken pictures to prove my point.
I see women my age at bars wearing legging with boots and t-shirts. No ladies. We don't need to see all that. Leggings are not built to wear like that. (This also goes out to the chick at the gym who wears white legging to work out in and full make-up - who are you kidding? If you are not sweating, your not working - stop hogging the elliptical!)
To sum up this blog: LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS. LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS. LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS. LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS.
I can't say it enough.
