https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:29:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear/page/2#post-69162 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:28:10 +0000 yublocka 69162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the encouragement guys! I hope a few more of you try this trend out - I'm def. a fan!!! Angie I can't wait to see your pics too *hint hint*!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear/page/2#post-69158 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:50:41 +0000 Kari 69158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tam, they look great on you! Okay, these are indeed much sleeker than the stirrup stretch pants I wore when I was a kid. Others have made a good point that the old stretch pants were much baggier and not as dancewear-influenced. All in all, I guess I can't 100% rule this look out for myself - they look like they would be comfortable and warmer than tights under knee-high boots, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear/page/2#post-69120 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:56:27 +0000 Angie 69120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I forgot to give you a KILLER rating, Tam. Sorry! Off with my head. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear/page/2#post-69010 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:05:00 +0000 Maya 69010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think we are trendsetters Tam </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear/page/2#post-69006 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:56:06 +0000 cciele 69006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the look! And I don't get an 80's vibe with it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear/page/2#post-68998 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:40:54 +0000 Anonymous 68998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooooh, looks great!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68996 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:36:31 +0000 HannahC 68996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tam, you look fab. Now I understand how stirrup leggings should really look in an outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68985 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:40:36 +0000 yublocka 68985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry Maya! Didn't know how long yours would take to arrive! We had a cold day yesterday and it seemed the perfect excuse to try them out!!!</p> <p>I'm glad you guys give flats the thumbs up. I don't wear heels so this is my only option!! I like the side on view best where you can see the peek of heel at the back of the shoe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68953 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:39:19 +0000 Laura 68953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Tam, that is just SOOOOOO fab! Thank you for the photo. I am plunging in to the stirrups look, inspired by you. It is great to see how well they work with flats. Yay!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68943 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:35:40 +0000 Maya 68943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Tam I am so jealous! I wanted to be the first on the forum to sport this look :p I don't think mine will arrive until tomorrow but I'm pretty excited! They look great on you!</p> <p>I personally prefer this look with flats. It's a dance-inspired style and looks more natural with flats to me. Heels aren't bad, but they are not my preference. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68897 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:48:48 +0000 Vani 68897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super awesome Tam! I feel comfortable just looking at you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68889 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:21:39 +0000 Angie 68889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantabulously delicious, Tam! I’m SO, SO, SO in. Hope they have my size at Nordies tomorrow! Wooohooo! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68873 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:44:39 +0000 greenglove 68873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tam I love the look on you!! I was wondering if they could be worn with flats and you did it!! I love the Vera Wang look but do not think I could wear heels like that. You are a risk taker, first to try the look!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68859 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:03:04 +0000 yublocka 68859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura I saw a couple of heels, but mainly flats. They were all cute little asian girls.</p> <p>I officially have zero patience and wore mine today. They are comfy beyond words. No short-leg issues either. And althought they are made form opaque tight material, are *very* opaque and a lot stretchier and softer than my other tights.</p> <p>I totally felt like I was flashing back to the 80s, but it was fun, warm and comfy. What's not to like??</p> <p>Here's some end-of-day pictures. Please excuse the harried hair :)</p> <p>Front on:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yublocka/3584453727/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/yublocka/3584453727/</a></p> <p>Side on:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yublocka/3584456489/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/yublocka/3584456489/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68720 Sun, 31 May 2009 14:05:41 +0000 Laura 68720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What kind of shoes were the Sydneyites (?) pairing with their leggings? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68706 Sun, 31 May 2009 07:29:42 +0000 yublocka 68706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well today I went to Sydney for lunch. Sitting in Chinatown eating dumplings (mmmmmm yum!!) I counted at least 5 pairs of stirrup leggings walking down the street so you bet I was determined to score myself a pair!!</p> <p>All I could find was stirrup tights made of opaque tight material, but since its getting cooler here tights are on the cards soon. I promise to wear them one day this week. I'm excited!!!</p> <p>Maya I'd still like to hear from you if the UO ones are proper leggings too, because I'd love a pair of those as well!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68687 Sun, 31 May 2009 04:21:39 +0000 devin 68687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I like the look too. I may have to hop on over to UO and see what they look like. I have some black wedges I think may look cute with them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68676 Sun, 31 May 2009 03:17:31 +0000 Debora 68676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hahaha, Maya! Great link! To think someone is wandering the streets of NYC looking for pics of leggings gone bad. Soooo funny, I'm sending this to my daughter. She'll love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68674 Sun, 31 May 2009 03:12:05 +0000 Maya 68674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I think if the trend is different enough from what I recall. But like Angie, I realize this is not for everyone. I can see why you wouldn't like them because they don't seem to fit your style persona at all from what I have seen. I am anticipating some 90's trends coming back, and I'd give them a try again if they're refreshed and new (I'll pass on the bandage dresses and parachute pants though).</p> <p>This is completely unrelated (well, sort of unrelated), but it's just so funny I'm posting it anyway </p> <p><a href="http://leggingsarenotpants.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://leggingsarenotpants.wordpress.com/</a></p> <p>To think someone had such strong feelings on this subject that they had to start a blog with a statement of intent! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68604 Sat, 30 May 2009 18:49:17 +0000 HannahC 68604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya - I am not saying that if you wore the trend once, you shouldn't wear it again. I am saying, however, that if looking at your old pictures wearing the trend makes you cringe, then it is probably not a good idea to wear it again. Right? :)</p> <p>Angie - the stirrup pants-leggings in the '90s came in both pants and leggings variety. What Shiny is wearing in the picture and what I wore back then is more pants, but there was plenty of stirrup leggings around. They were made of the same fabric the leggings are made from, maybe just a little more stretchy. And the stirrup part looked exactly like it looks in the "modern stirrups". So if the stirrup leggings are back, I am guessing it is only a matter of months before the pants variety comes back too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68601 Sat, 30 May 2009 18:33:29 +0000 Maya 68601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, there is a close-up picture on the website of the stirrups on bare feet. I'm not sure if that helps or not. I generally hate to wear tights, but I'll put them on occasionally. However, I refuse to wear them in summer. It's so, so, so uncomfortable. By the time I'm home I just want to rip them off. If the cotton ones don't work out, I think I'll sadly be passing on the trend. Nothing trumps comfort for me!</p> <p>I'm also just morally opposed to spending more than $20 on leggings. I have seen a few pairs upwards of $200, and one pair over $400! It made me nauseous just thinking about it. That should be a crime. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68600 Sat, 30 May 2009 18:29:04 +0000 Angie 68600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That was precisely the point that I was going to reiterate, Maya - that the 80’s stirrup vibe was pants and not tights, as per Shiny’s picture. </p> <p>It’s funny but I do not remember these being around at all in the early 90’s. But I TOTALLY understand that this is not everyone’s cuppa – truly. This look is fringe for sure. Noone will be forced to wear this look! But personally, I’m SO into the 80’s revival. I am absolutely blown away by how designers have modified and re-invented bad taste and unflattering fashion. It’s genius and I’m soaking it up like a sponge. And while I’m supporting the new take on 80’s fashion, I’m chuckling profusely at the same time. It's such fun to wear the improved version the second time round. It panders to my sense of humour. </p> <p>Maya, I tried stirrups at Nordies and they were nylon. Like the idea of your cotton ones - but do they look nice around the stirrup part? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68598 Sat, 30 May 2009 18:17:56 +0000 Maya 68598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Keep in mind that I was still a baby in the 80's, but...</p> <p>From what I recall, they were called stirrup PANTS and not stirrup LEGGINGS. People wore them as pants, with shorter tops and not with dresses. That is why they were a bit looser, because anything else would have been too clingy. I actually had a teacher in 4th grade (well after the look went out of style, I think), who wore them every single day. The stirrup part was also this skinny little elastic band.</p> <p>The ones I'm seeing now are worn more like hosiery under dresses. They are tighter and have more fabric at the bottom rather than that elastic band. </p> <p>Again, bearing in mind my youthful stupidity, I don't quite understand the argument that if you did something once, you can't do it again...even when it is realized in a completely different way. If you don't like the look or it isn't your preference aesthetically, that's one thing, but I just don't think your style past should have so much bearing on your style future. Just my $.02 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68595 Sat, 30 May 2009 18:06:27 +0000 HannahC 68595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! I too vividly remember wearing stirrup leggings in the early '90 all the time. Shiny, we were total style twins! I also remember them being not quite leggings-tight. They were more roomy in the leg and were kept taut by the stirrup. I had two pairs: black and dark green, and I wore them with big sweaters and ankle boots. So no, I won't be wearing them this time around. And I won't cave! :)</p> <p>On the bright side, I did not wear leggings at all in my teens, but I am very cautiously starting to wear them now (as you could see from my challenge picture). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68591 Sat, 30 May 2009 17:34:16 +0000 Maya 68591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, sorry for the confusion: are you talking about the UO ones that Tam and I were discussing or something else?</p> <p>The ones I bought are cotton. </p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&#038;navAction=jump&#038;id=15025976&#038;search=true&#038;isProduct=true&#038;parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS&#038;color=41" rel="nofollow">http://www.urbanoutfitters.com.....8;color=41</a></p> <p>Vera looks lovely, though she definitely doesn't look 60 to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68553 Sat, 30 May 2009 15:12:30 +0000 Angie 68553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tried them on yesterday in a size small but they were too short. Too stretched out and not dark enough. I ran out of time but I hope to make stirrup leggings next week’s project. I’ll go up a size and hope that they work from a shoe point of view. They are nylon tights for sure – not cotton. VERY comfy. From what I could see so far, I’m all over the look. Really like it with a wedged heel. Vera Wang is my inspiration. She is 60. Fabulous: </p> <p><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wmagazine.com/images/fashion/2007/10/faar_ilist_vera_wang_v.jpg&#038;imgrefurl=http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2007/10/vera_wang&#038;usg=__x2hm-pz7M9Sbd4H7wYyp_fD6z78=&#038;h=454&#038;w=300&#038;sz=39&#038;hl=en&#038;start=47&#038;tbnid=JxiGPkzDPXnRnM:&#038;tbnh=128&#038;tbnw=85&#038;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvera%2Bwang%2Bin%2Bleggings%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D40" rel="nofollow">http://images.google.com/imgre.....start%3D40</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68520 Sat, 30 May 2009 06:04:05 +0000 Maya 68520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tam, I have not seen them in person so I can't guarantee it, but judging by the price and description, I'm 99% certain they are proper leggings and not tights. </p> <p>If you end up buying anything, use the code summer10 for 10% off </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68518 Sat, 30 May 2009 05:33:57 +0000 yublocka 68518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Please do report back Maya!! I was just looking at them on the UO website. There's a few other things there on my wishlist so I'd be very tempted to add these into an order. Do you know if they are opaque tights, or actual lyrca legging material?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68291 Fri, 29 May 2009 01:12:22 +0000 Maya 68291@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, I caved and bought a pair from UO. I'm totally excited to try them. I wasn't going to get them originally because I didn't think I would be able to wear them with anything, but I think since they are longer than regular leggings, I want to give them a try with some dresses. Will report back as soon as they get here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-stirrup-leggings-how-to-wear#post-68289 Fri, 29 May 2009 01:03:33 +0000 shiny 68289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am. Just. Saying. No! To this look. I know you're all thinking I say no then I cave and try it anyway... but this just reminds me too much of a trend that I did to death already! </p> <p><a href="http://s386.photobucket.com/albums/oo309/lookingfabat43/fashion%20horrors/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_0024.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://s386.photobucket.com/al.....G_0024.jpg</a></p> <p>... even if it was comfy, practical, and sort of cute too... :-)</p> <p>(I even had maternity stirrups!! and for the record, that was early 90s and not 80s) </p>