Wearing Leggings as Pants: Fashion Do or Fashion Don't?

Tights are underwear. Not pants. Please... no..

First of all: tights and leggings are NOT the same thing. Stockings are sold as underwear.

1. Tights: a piece of clothing made of a thin stretchy material which covers the leg and lower part of the body below the waist;

2. Leggings: tight, form-fitting trousers that extend from the waist to the ankles; Leggings are typically made from a blend of Lycra, and either nylon, cotton, or a cotton-polyester blend. However, leggings can also be made from wool, silk, and various synthetic fabrics and can be completely opaque or patterned;

3. Stockings : generally refers to thigh high nylon stockings, two matching pieces, and depending on the design, can be quite sensual. Stockings usually come in nylon or in Silk and have to be worn with Garters or a Garter belt.

I do it constantly, and see nothing wrong with it.

Been wearing them for at least 30 yrs and probably always will..love them!

Fashion do but with a tunic

personally, i love leggings, it gives the outfit an sexy, but edgy appeal

maybe if you had a longer shirt or shorter dress or even a longer sweater. good with boots, if you have a nice butt and if your not overweight.
i have a friends that wears them but the ones that she does are like almost beond skin tight and you can start to see skin through them and she doen't have a nice butt either. so shes no. just no.

with the right shoes and shirt they are cute

But only with a tunic style top , or short dress, boots or cute other type of shoes...they especially look good with flats...they do not look good on older people, or heavy people..or women with thunder thighs, or huge calves....

if worn with longer length tops

It really depends what gender wears the leggings.

Bad idea when you have a butt like a gorilla...and a longer top if you have a package...or you are a Dancer...then definately need a dance belt..

I agree some guys really look good in leggings.

Oh Lord, lol.

It depends really. If you are in great shape, and you have a long sweater/shirt or something dressy with boots or high-tops, it can look great.
On the other hand, if you're over weight, or have fat rolls and are insistant upon wearing a t-shirt or other non-dressy top, you should probably go back into the house and put on something more...attractive to the public.

you better not have any rolls to expose if you wear them...and if that's the case, why do you even consider it in the first place? You could be wearing something a lot better!

I'm reviled by even their name. I'm not into fashion...at all, and they've become cliche to even me.

These go into the same category as flip-flops, people who don't read the bible more than 3x/week and think that showing up to church qualifies them as a Christian, "smokey eye", "pop-of-color" and scarves/pashmina's/wraps, people who wear blankets in public (buy a coat), car commercials that HAVE to (just HAVE to) say "MPG", and restaurants that use house-speak in front of patrons (think "two-top" or "86")....makes me cringe every flipping time I hear it.

Grace to you, Glory to God!

As long as your shirt is on the long side.

not with a too short top though......

It depends on how you wear them. It also depends on the color, print and fabric as well. I've seen some really nasty and awful color, print and fabrics on people and believe me they don't look good. You also have to have the corect top with them otherwize it just looks like you are missing your skirt or something. Transparent leggings aren't nice looking at all. UGH! No one wants to see your ass !!!

Only dressed with a skirt or oversized top

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I always wear leggings as pants and when I do i always wear them with underwear that matches.

What color underwear should I wear with white leggings? I can't seem to find a color that doesn't show through on white leggings.

Only with these

call me old fashioned

just as pants? or with a short dress is ok or a long tunic

And only if the top cuts low enough to cover up the buttocks.

Last time I checked, leggings ARE pants.

I love them...they help keep you warm and look great too with oversized comfortable tops

I love them and practically live in them sometimes...there are so many ways to put an outfit together with these AND they are so comfortable!!!

Sweetie you would look good in anything..That is because you are so pretty! Amazingly beautiful and those eyes, Wow!!

I used to wear leggings all the time. I hope I can start wearing them again soon.

It's what I wear the most in the winter.

its fineeeee

I don't mind

I think it's okay to wear leggings as pants, if it's done tastefully.

If you have the bottom for it, then it is fine to wear leggings like pants.

Just wear a loose top that barely covers your bottom (and yes a belt is a good accessory for this look).



The top will work like a too-short skirt,
and the effect on others will be the same
people will be peeping, hoping to see more
the point is to be flirty, NOT to show off your butt directly
even if you have a perfect end.
think of it as looking directly into the sun. .
better to just catch glimpses of light filtered through the trees yes?