Warning: Exercise extreme caution when wearing leggings
Leggings may be hot right now, but don’t expect them to last long. Some fashion trends are called fads for a reason.
Here are 5 simple reasons why everyone should go burn their leggings right now (unless you have a body like Heidi Klum, and let’s face it, you probably don’t):
1. Leggings make your legs look like sausages. This really isn’t a flattering look for anyone. This is especially problematic if you have thick legs or super skinny legs. Leggings just emphasize what you already have.
2. If you’re short, leggings make you look even shorter. It’s some sort of optical illusion, the same one makes it so people shorter than 5’5” should never wear capri pants. This fall, the best option for short people is the skinny jeans with boots. Just make sure your jeans fit long. This extends the visual line and makes you appear taller.
3. When I see a girl in leggings, my first thought is, “Someone didn’t shave this morning.” Leggings are the lazy way to do a skirt. You don’t want people thinking you’re lazy, do you? If it’s warm enough to wear flip-flops or flats, then it’s warm enough to have bare legs. Don’t give me that excuse.
4. The point of a skirt is to show some leg. If you think that your skirt is too short to wear without leggings, then I have news for you: Wearing leggings under a skirt doesn’t make you look any less like a hooker. In fact, it draws attention to the length of the skirt and actually makes it look shorter. If the skirt is really too short to wear on its own, then why did you buy it?
5. Leggings can give people the impression that you aren’t confident with your body. If you’ve got it, flaunt it. If you aren’t comfortable wearing a mini-skirt alone, then try a pencil skirt. Pencil skirts are hot now and they are a classic. You can’t go wrong with that.
My biggest complaint with the world of fashion is that people wear what they think is popular instead of what actually looks good on their body. Fashion trends rarely flatter everyone, and unless you have the body of a supermodel, you need to use some common sense when it comes to what you put in your wardrobe.
We go to Northwestern. I think you’re smart enough to look in the mirror and decide what looks good on you.
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I’m so with you on that one. Leggings are heinous, especially when people wear them instead of actual pants. Ew.
Megan
October 11, 2006 at 10:26 pm
Nicely done. Personally I love leggings, but I enjoyed reading this. ;)
Adrienne
October 12, 2006 at 2:00 pm
Thank you.
Alexis
October 12, 2006 at 4:32 pm
Soundtrack for this article: “Pencil Skirt” by Pulp.
Tommy Rousse
October 12, 2006 at 5:31 pm
i totally agree with you about people wearing what looks good on them. if everyone stopped being so hung up on fashion and sizes and started buying things they actually liked and flattered their bodies, we’d ALL be a lot happier.
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October 12, 2006 at 11:39 pm
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