https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 27 May 2026 18:13:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article/page/2#post-1438802 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 20:01:58 +0000 crutcher 1438802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(gryffin...High five..total agreement) It is the way you wear the leggings that decides how you look...Interesting article...<br />And I am validated with how I wear my leggings....<br />In the end, I respect myself too much to wear anything that was not totally appropriate...I had the bealady instilled in me with my bottle as an infant...<br />I could never forsake this early training...smile... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438784 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:47:21 +0000 Anonymous 1438784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gryffin - yeah, it does burn me up too when I hear what sounds like validation or the opposite (dismissal?) from someone who's opinion matters little to me anyways. I have always had a problem with being "told what to do" - by anyone and in any setting - which is a whole other story - and I figure I'm quite capable of determining what looks good and what is appropriate. I march to the beat of my own drummer anyways - and I'll probably and hopefully be wearing leggings and other dodgy elements when I'm 80. &nbsp; We've expounded on the whole leggings issue ad infinitum on this forum lately, and I'm over it. &nbsp;I just found this interesting - and further food for thought. &nbsp;I suppose maybe I am looking for validation - which I don't think is a bad thing. &nbsp;I'm not looking for it because I'm confused and unsure; I seek it out from time to time to check that I'm still on the track I want to be on. &nbsp;Kind of like poking my head up for air everyonce in awhile to get a taste for the bigger picture. &nbsp;Then marching right along as I wish &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438734 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 17:21:42 +0000 trekkiegirl 1438734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nothing personal, I can't stand that fit. (as shown in KM) for any of my pants. I feel like they are going to fall off at any minute. I think it looks great, and I've tried it, but the sensation is just too unfamiliar to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438721 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 17:00:07 +0000 AM 1438721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Going to look up&nbsp;Bettona&nbsp;leggings now. I cover the butt but need some that stay put.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438717 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 16:55:06 +0000 gryffin 1438717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agreed Gaylene - that why I feel validation must come from within.&nbsp;&nbsp;When you dress with care and respect for yourself and others - the affirmation must come from feeling confident, appropriate, and at ease.&nbsp; Approbation is always pleasing but negative comments are just that - someones elses pov period.&nbsp; As much as it's always good to review feedback, at the end of the day only we can make the individual decisions about how we choose to present ourselves and when to consider feedback and when comments should simply be water off a ducks back.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438441 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 02:12:25 +0000 taratuck 1438441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for sharing this great article. Leggings are an excellent topic.&nbsp; I like to wear leggings with boots on the weekend while running errands. What are others thoughts about leggings in a business casual workplace? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438431 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 02:00:42 +0000 Gaylene 1438431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gryffin, exactly my reaction--just from the opposite side. </p> <p>I get my back up with articles like this giving universal "permission" by showing a few professional photographs of some gorgeous creature looking great in whatever is being opposed. To me, it's just as false and annoying as someone telling me something is off limits. Just because something works well for one person doesn't automatically mean the same will be true for another. Looking for validation of our own POV in these kinds of opinion pieces can be a slippery slope--for both sides. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438410 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:38:10 +0000 gryffin 1438410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa - great article.&nbsp; It's always nice to get validation.&nbsp; But the bigger question which lead to the article is doesn't it burn you up when comments for or against come down from on high?&nbsp; Gosh I get my "no one put's baby (or in this case gryffin!) in a corner" back up.&nbsp; The more they tell me I can't, the more I'm going to prove that I can.&nbsp; Maybe I'm just onery, like to be the outlier, or I just like what I like!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438401 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:18:32 +0000 Anonymous 1438401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>KM</b> - and that's the way they should look and fit! &nbsp;Perfect:) &nbsp;I still like to cover both front and back - maybe because, like it or not, that is absolutely the first thing/area the eye is drawn to. &nbsp;But anyways, no debate needed - just an interesting article in a world where, yes, all opinions are valid and none should be considered "the one". &nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438345 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:23:13 +0000 K.M. 1438345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marley, on your question about how do I know that the crotch won't ride up where it shouldn't... From experience! Yes, I see your point about this happening with some leggings. But my Bettona leggings are seriously miracle pants. They stay in place and don't ride up whether front or back (even though I have a round behind and my underwear and swimwear tends to ride up/in). They are tight and fit close to the skin, yet they don't constrict. The fabric feels like butter... That's probably the main reason I love them so much. It's like my UGG Classic boots: I don't commend the look, but once I put them on, I don't want to wear anything else. </p> <p>The photo below shows what they look like (it's from an earlier post here on a casual outfit). I guess the crotch of the pants falls a little below my own body limits--if you know what I mean--there's a bit of space--maybe that helps.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438315 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:26:29 +0000 old chic 1438315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I always cover my butt when I'm wearing leggings, but that's just because my butt is bigger than I'd like. It never occurred to me to ensure&nbsp; coverage over the front of fully-opaque, "decently" (no CT) constructed leggings, though. These nice leggings seem more formal than skinny jeans to me. Have I been committing a terrible faux pas with my long, curved hem riding jackets/nice blouse/cummerbund-waisted leggings/boots combos for years? (If so, yikes! I even wear these outfits to church.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438313 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:23:09 +0000 Marley 1438313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>K.M. &nbsp;-&nbsp;</b>how can you be sure that your leggings are going to stay in place around your crotch area (that is -&nbsp;<i>decently)</i> all day long? &nbsp;Other pants/jeans shift around or ride up&nbsp;when you wear them - why not leggings?<br />I've seen so many "exposed" crotches in leggings - that the thought just kind of makes me squeamish! &nbsp;Haha! &nbsp;I guess that I just don't want to take the chance! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438309 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:19:03 +0000 Marley 1438309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would wear the Athleta GAP tights with short tops&nbsp;<i>only</i> if I was working out in them - otherwise, no short tops for me with those tights.&nbsp;&nbsp; But that's just me - and there are zillions of opinions on this subject!<br />My other thought though is - I probably wouldn't wear those Atleta GAP tights for anything but working out in - so the may not be a good example!<br />I am an oversized, slouchy, or fluid-fit kind of girl - so tights just don't do it for me except for working out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438308 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:12:18 +0000 K.M. 1438308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like, for instance, would you wear these with shorter tops? (I don't own them, though I would like to--esp. the herringbone) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438307 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:11:01 +0000 K.M. 1438307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marley: I don't know! (re: crotch). If the leggings fit well and decently over that area, would it be OK for instance to wear a hi-low hem? Or a t-shirt that ends a few inches above, and an open long cardi covering the back? I really don't know!</p> <p>Also, I've been thinking about this some more. Is it the detailing? For instance, visually, if you see someone wearing leggings that have pockets (even if fake), grommets, a fake fly--do they look more pantlike and hence more decent with shorter tops? I have some Athleta Bettona leggings that fit this description exactly. I do wear them with shorter tops that expose my butt and crotch. (I take care that no panty lines show!). Maybe I shouldn't? </p> <p>Conversely, I have slim pants in a thicker fabric which are almost as tight as leggings but not quite. But they have no details, they are smooth, no pockets etc. So visually they say leggings even if they are actually a bit less tight than the number I described above. I feel self conscious to wear them with shorter tops. ... ... ... Maybe I shouldn't? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438300 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:00:57 +0000 Marley 1438300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmmm . . . I'm not one to wear leggings - but I say if you want to wear them - then wear them and enjoy!<br /><b>Gaylene -&nbsp;</b>my thoughts exactly about what makes one writer's POV on leggings acceptable - while&nbsp;another writer's POV is&nbsp;&nbsp;not?<br /><b>K.M. -&nbsp;</b>I think its a given that the crotch point needs to be covered - or is it?? &nbsp;(Perhaps that's my personal bias?)<br /><b>Tr3kkie -&nbsp;</b>I think that if you wear a skinny jean that fits as body con as a legging or stretch pants,&nbsp;that it looks best for the butt to be covered. &nbsp;It's the slouchy skinny jeans where it looks fine for the butt area to be exposed!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438297 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:57:46 +0000 Caro in Oz 1438297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES!!! Gaylene!!!! - sorry for shouting but the fact that&nbsp;we agree with someone doesn't make them right. </p> <p>Just because someone tells you it's okay or not okay doesn't make it right (or wrong) either. Next they'll be saying just because I'm 65 I should be wearing classic clothes </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438273 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:39:19 +0000 Anonymous 1438273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with <b>Deborah</b>. It's all how we wear things. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438268 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:28:18 +0000 Gaylene 1438268@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whew, I'm back to agreeing with Rachylou. If you like leggings, in whatever version appeals to you, then, by all means, wear them!</p> <p>What puzzles me, though, is why this writer's opinion ought to carry any more weight than one slamming the wearing of leggings on any female over the age of twelve--aren't both attempting to establish "rules" about what is, or is not, acceptable for a certain age group? </p> <p>My still dissenting view has never meant that I won't defend your right to hold an opposing view--or to wear your leggings however, and whenever, you choose. Maybe it's time to quit trying to convince each other and accept that it's perfectly fine if not everyone agrees with our sartorial leanings... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438230 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:48:05 +0000 Summer 1438230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think she is spot on with her evaluation: &nbsp;substantial fabric, plus adequate coverage. &nbsp;Yasmin Le Bon demonstrates the concept beautifully, but, of course, she is a supremely elegant and beautiful woman no matter what she wears. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438184 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:29:00 +0000 Anonymous 1438184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I read her regularly too, Deborah. I actually just preordered her book.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438104 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:27:30 +0000 Deborah 1438104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article, thank you. &nbsp;I read Alyson's blog and she is brilliant. &nbsp;I love my ponte leggings and wear them all through winter in both casual and office ensembles. &nbsp; I have two pairs in black from Target. &nbsp;In the mid price range and the quality is excellent...they are the best. &nbsp;I also have a pair of mixed media leggings from Zara and they are fantastic. &nbsp;It's all in how we wear things. &nbsp;I totally support leggings for grown ups! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438091 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:09:54 +0000 rachylou 1438091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Am I a hippie prole (*body beautiful* and all that)? Leggings don't upset me. I don't care if old people wear them. I don't care if fat people wear them. I do care if you can see through them... But then we're talking stockings not leggings. I do think it weird if I can see your legging-covered butt, because you look like a ballet dancer taking a smoke break, but it's not that exciting. Or maybe this is all the unfortunate consequence of raising children on Star Trek... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438084 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:56:36 +0000 shiny 1438084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm relieved to hear this because tonight I'm wearing velvet high-waisted leggings to a formal event. And they were cheap-o's from the flash fashion shop my daughter works at. Yes, they will probably disintegrate the first time I wash them, but until then, I am going to wear them and even tuck my top in.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tr3kkie, totally agree with you - I don't understand why leggings are any different than skinny jeans. I think leggings are MORE flattering and less revealing on me than skinny jeans -- but concede that it is quite possible it's more about the "feel" of them on... I don't feel as confident in jeans (or any clothes)&nbsp;that aren't all that comfortable. If I'm comfortable I feel like I look good.&nbsp;<br />Also with skinny jeans you've got potential for pocket mis-placement ... creating a less-than-ideal rear view.&nbsp;</p> <p>As for fabrications, I call bunk. I have found good quality at low price points, and bad quality at high price points. I think FIT is much more important than fabrication - if you've got camel toe or sagging at the knees or love handles, I don't care how good the fabric is! &nbsp;And it just so happens I tend to do best fit-wise shopping in flash fashion stores that sell clothes from asian markets, where the primary customer is petite and has thin legs like me.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438066 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:07:11 +0000 trekkiegirl 1438066@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh also, I have some patterned leggings - one with very bright colors in a geometric print. I wear them to work with a long tunic and tall boots so they are visible but not prominent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438050 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:31:31 +0000 trekkiegirl 1438050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fascinating. I find it interesting that it's faux pas to show your butt in leggings, regardless of the fabrication, but not in skinny jeans which can be just as revealing. Or stretch pants like the cream ones I wore recently in my first Winter Whiteout. (I will admit I felt a bit self conscious in them that day, but only because they didn't fit perfectly and were sausage-ing my upper thighs) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438033 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:53:39 +0000 K.M. 1438033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, lisap, this is GREAT. I have indeed been looking for ways to dress up a legging look (including finding the perfect pair). </p> <p>One unspoken take-away from the article is: don't show your butt, right? BUT then I have a question. The first photo, for example, doesn't make it clear whether the front (crotch) area would be covered. Is it ever OK to reveal this part (as long as there're no camel toes :O) or does it always need to be covered like the butt? </p> <p>This article also changed my thinking on leather leggings. I'm starting to see the point of them and to covet them. Wish I could afford those J Brand ones!</p> <p>(But what's up with the lady who doesn't wash her pair?!? I know leather requires professional cleaning etc., and I don't remember washing my loose-fitting leather pants and skirts in the 80s, but a legging sits so close to the skin--just think, again, of the crotch and the thighs--that I can't imagine it doesn't get at least a bit funky. Or maybe she's the incredible woman who doesn't sweat?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438030 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:48:08 +0000 viva 1438030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So fascinating -- the blogger, the controversy, and the journalist's guidance on wearing them. I agree that fabrication is key to wearing leggings tastefully, especially (but not only) for women of a certain age. </p> <p>And BTW, Yasmin Le Bon is one of the most beautiful women ever.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438025 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:43:30 +0000 Helena 1438025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article and great outfits shown in it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-leggings-the-grown-up-way-great-article#post-1438020 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:39:32 +0000 Aziraphale 1438020@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good article. She's completely correct. </p>