https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:16:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1393398 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 13:14:06 +0000 jurocha 1393398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team Tighs all the way. I despise leggings; find them uncomfortable and ugly/undressed.</p> <p>For working at home in winter, I go dresses (with thighs or just throw a day blanket on my legs while at the computer) or, sometimes, also gear. This way, I squeeze workout in btw the tasks I have to finish for the office. (Plus some half hour of exercise do wonders for any writer's block for me.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1393082 Sat, 08 Nov 2014 18:47:32 +0000 DonnaF 1393082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Re complaints that tights slide down:&nbsp; It occurred to me that I occasionally had that problem until I learned to size up.&nbsp; I carry my weight in my legs, so even if I am in the middle of the size chart by height and weight, tights in that size don't necessarily *feel* the best or really work for me.&nbsp; I rarely have problems with the larger size bagging out on me, and they are so much more comfortable.</p> <p>Famous last words.&nbsp; This thread prompted me to order a pair of tights (DKNY reversible ones on sale) during Nordstrom's Double Points Days earlier this week.&nbsp; Just to be *sure*, I ordered tights in two sizes:&nbsp; What the chart said and one size up.&nbsp; I will try the larger first, and only if it gives me elephant legs will I open the smaller size.&nbsp; I love Nordstrom's return policy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1392233 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:57:24 +0000 Jenny H 1392233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>100% team tights. I don't have any comfort problems in general. If I have a pair that causes comfort problems, I don't keep that pair. I wear skirts to work most days of the week all year long-- with tights in winter. I actually wish I could keep wearing tights all summer. I run cold in my office and tights would help. But I'm in and out of the office too much and it gets far far too hot for tights in the summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1392160 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 04:36:56 +0000 Janet 1392160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, can you layer a patterned one over a solid black tight? I used to do that and I think it can look interesting and add an extra layer. I would try it again if I ever find a solid color winter dress that works for me. It is a highly elusive item. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1392131 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 04:06:20 +0000 catgirl 1392131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, posting the link has made me realize that I much prefer patterned tights. I love the intricate lacy wool ones or out there prints. But those are not always practical or warm. Hmmmm... I'm over the solid black opaque look which is so ubiquitous here. What to do, Winter Fabbers? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1392127 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 04:03:15 +0000 Suz 1392127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you two are amazing! Thank you for those links. And now we can all go shopping. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1392107 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 03:37:45 +0000 catgirl 1392107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another really fun place for foot and leg wear: </p> <p><a href="http://www.sockdreams.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sockdreams.com/</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1392100 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 03:32:29 +0000 deb 1392100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, everyone, I forgot I used to order tights from here. They have everything imaginable.</p> <p><a href="http://www.mytights.com/us/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mytights.com/us/</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1392016 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 01:39:46 +0000 Gail 1392016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm , I like footless tights if I am wearing a dress or skirt with&nbsp;boots as I cannot stand the tight pulling feeling around my toes. I have to find the right pair though. If they are tight I dislike the waistband which can be&nbsp;pretty skinny digging into the flubber around my waist which then makes me look lumpy! When I fly I generally wear a loose dress and put leggings underneath with boots as they keep me warmer and the waist is usually looser and then I am able to sleep haha . I have tried to like leggings with sweaters&nbsp;but they never look the way I want them to. I am team tights, but footless if possible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1392002 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 01:17:32 +0000 Karie 1392002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tights with skirts/dresses in winter when it's too cold for stockings or bare legs, and leggings with tunics for at home wear only. To keep your tights up, wear your undies on the outside To keep up your leggings, replace/add additional elastic at the waistband. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1391992 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:59:03 +0000 Anonymous 1391992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm team yoga pants right now (that's what I'm wearing). Does that count? They're so comfortable I can sleep in them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1391931 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:24:19 +0000 SW Ann 1391931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am "team tights", if it's ever cold enough to wear them.&nbsp; I've lived in Tucson now 15 years and have worn tights exactly twice.....Hue is my favored brand.<br />Leggings are just not comfortable to me--they grab at the tunic I try wearing with them; then I feel exposed (er, maybe I am--so I won't leave the house in them).&nbsp; I think of tunics as much shorter than a dress--or a dress that has "become" too short due to shrinkage or overestimating my daring...:)&nbsp; Then it goes to Goodwill. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1391921 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:14:36 +0000 Suz 1391921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Louise</b>, so right -- or if you keep the whole thing (skirt/ tights/ shoes) in the same colour family. Can be different tones, but similar.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Gaylene</b>, I laughed out loud at the well placed question mark. You are fully entitled to a shot of Baileys in your hot chocolate. But those are not "old lady" pants -- they are genuine bona fides leggings.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Marley,</b> I still want to come live with you. Paradise: the place where neither leggings nor tights are ever necessary!!!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Janet,</b> you have made me feel so much better about myself. You have such gorgeous long gams, and even you have trouble with leggings? Well, I feel fully vindicated. I just don't like how tunics/ leggings look on me...I wish I did. But if you have problems with it, too, then that makes me feel better. It is our strong thighs. ;)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1391918 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:03:04 +0000 Louise 1391918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suja I've found coloured tights much easier to handle if I wear shoes in the same colour group x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1391909 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:42:59 +0000 Marley 1391909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK - thank you all for the explanations! &nbsp;I&nbsp;<i>think&nbsp;</i>that I understand the difference between the two now - and so, my response regarding Team Tights or Leggings would be neither! &nbsp;;-) &nbsp;</p> <p>I do wear leggings (I think that's what they would be called) to the gym and/or to run - but do&nbsp;<b>not</b> stop at the grocery store/post office, etc. on my way to or from the gym. &nbsp;"Sporty" is one of my style descriptors - but so is "Cool" &nbsp;(hahaha!) and to me, leggings in the grocery store are just soooo NOT cool! </p> <p>&nbsp;If I lived in a cold climate, I am sure that I would wear tights under my dresses or skirts and boots - but I think that I would make sure that they did not show because I don't really care for the look of opaque tights. &nbsp;BUT warmth trumps style - so who knows what I would really do???? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/4#post-1391897 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:26:38 +0000 Gaylene 1391897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My Eileen Fisher leggings(?) don't have zippers or pockets. They have a substantial elastic waistband that stays put and are a heavy ponte-type knit so that's why I've always called them leggings, not pants. They are snug enough to tuck nicely into tall boots but don't show every lump and bump because of the substantial fabric. Maybe they are just tight-fitting old lady pants? In that case, I need a shot of something in my hot chocolate to salve my ego. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391847 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:07:24 +0000 Janet 1391847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh goodness, what a thread you started! I haven't even read it all yet, but here's my response.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't particularly like either. Other than running and cycling gear, I do not own any leggings. I have a pair of jeggings but that's it. Tights work for me with dresses and skirts in the winter, but I don't really love tunics on me, so leggings are kind of pointless. Every time I've tried a leggings look, it just seems wrong. I have always just figured it's because my legs are rather thick in relation to the rest of me, so leggings just seem to emphasize that. Jeans and even jeggings seem to give a bit more impression that what you're seeing is fabric, not the expanse of my leg. ;-)&nbsp;<div><br />So I suppose I default to Team Tights.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391845 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:05:16 +0000 Suja 1391845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Exactly what Louise said.&nbsp; I wear both.&nbsp; Tights are dressier and slightly less comfortable than leggings for me (but still manageable for home).&nbsp; Short dresses or tunics work with leggings, while longer dresses and skirts work better with tights for me.</p> <p>I have been experimenting with gray, burgundy and brown tights to try to lighten the look vs black.&nbsp; It has been challenging and don't think I have hit on a winning color combo yet.&nbsp; I pretty much only wear black leggings.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391834 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:51:40 +0000 Louise 1391834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me leggings and tights are totally different ball games. I wear tights with dresses which are around knee length and below and I wear leggings with dresses (tunics) between lower and mid thigh, anything shorter than mid-ish thigh length needs trousers in my world. Leggings for me are generally casual-er than tights. I do have exceptions to my own rule in that I will wear leggings with my work dresses when it's really cold, the leggings keep my legs warmer than tights and I can add thick socks to keep my feet warm x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391812 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:29:03 +0000 Anonymous 1391812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I see leggings all I can think of is cold feet! No thank you!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391794 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:09:34 +0000 Astrid 1391794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lavinia, I know what kind of leggings (ha!) you mean. I get why someone would think to call them tights, but I personally think it's the wrong term. Probably because to me tights are <i>Strumpfhosen</i> (Strumpf=sock/stocking). If I have no socks it doesn't make much sense to call it <i>Strumpfhose</i>. Oh and if you want to differenciate between thick woolen tights and hose you put a <i>Fein</i> (=delicate) in front: <i>Feinstrumpfhosen</i>. Leggings are to me everything that has no feet, regardless of wearability on its own/with a tunic/whatever. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391790 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:05:36 +0000 N-Marie 1391790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gah, team leggings all the way. I am unused to anything that fits tightly at the waist (have always worn lower rise pants and leggings)&nbsp;so tights feel terribly uncomfortable to me. I only wear them if I absolutely must, which is basically never since I live in a very mild climate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391774 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:41:28 +0000 Suz 1391774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I am <b>ALSO</b> learning like crazy. &nbsp;Thank you!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Angie,</b> I love that outfit on you! I remember it very well - and in fact is one reason I keep trying to make leggings work for me! I like the 80s vibe of leggings, too. </p> <p>And <b>Lisa</b> -- I will also happily wear my workout gear to and from the gym and don't feel bad about being caught in it (as long as the workout capsule is up to date and not all scrungy, LOL.)&nbsp;The workout leggings are good quality and with the right jacket/ hoodie, etc. they look just fine on me, I think. Significantly, they don't fall down like my fashion leggings, LOL.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also own a couple of pairs of legging -like stretchy jeans and ponte pants. </p> <p>And I <b>LOVE</b> those for tucking into boots or just for wearing at home with slippers. But I consider these&nbsp;actual pants. Not leggings.&nbsp;</p> <p>Why? Well....they have an actual working zipper and actual back pockets. (In one case, the front pockets are sewn shut; the others have actual working front pockets, too.)&nbsp;</p> <p>So to me, this makes them pants. It&nbsp;also means they stay up on me. I can put a belt on if I need to.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Gaylene</b>, do yours have a zipper?&nbsp;</p> <p>I used to own a side-zip pair of cigarette type pants from Gap or someplace. Those were some kind of ponte material. They weren't leggings even though they didn't have pockets. But they weren't as tight as leggings.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also -- Hear ye, hear ye -- I am not <b>that</b> petite!! &nbsp;I am 5'4" and weigh between 51-53 kgs or 113-119 pounds (depending on activity levels and how much of my daughter's Halloween candy I consume, LOL). Right now I am at the higher end of my weight, and my leggings are still falling down. But maybe I need to try a different brand. I'm seriously going to investigate.</p> <p>I do think it may be exactly what <b>Lyn</b> mentions. It may be that the darn things grab ahold of my thighs and just pull south from there. Hmmmm.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Claire</b> -- you never need to learn this as long as you live in Arizona! Keep your beautiful head clear for more relevant matters like what kind of toppers will take you from broiling hot outdoors to freezing AC without looking or feeling ridiculous.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391771 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:34:03 +0000 Lavinia 1391771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid, perhaps I am the one who&nbsp;got the termonology wrong, since I am not an English native speaker :)<br />When I refer to footless tights I mean very thick fleece-lined Ergee tights that I bought in Kik. You probably know that store, since you're German :)<br />&nbsp;I am not referring to them as leggings, because they have seams down the bum cheeks. But it's possible that they were sold as Thermo-Leggings, even though the do not qualify as leggings in my book.<br />WARNING: The picture below may not be safe for work. It&nbsp;is to illustrate the positioning of&nbsp;the seams on my fleece-lined footless&nbsp;tights.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391767 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:27:59 +0000 Keturah 1391767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now this is a very fun topic.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>I like bare legs in the summer. Okay, I adore them!&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>However, I do love both tights and leggings for fall/winter wardrobe. I don't generally have issues with leggings. I avoid&nbsp;modal - rayon bags and doesn't hold shape. Something with spandex if I can, and thicker&nbsp;leggings are my preferred choice. I will not wear them as pants, i.e., I must have butt coverage.&nbsp;</p> <p>I had good luck this fall&nbsp;with H&amp;M cotton-spandex leggings. They're a bit thin, but they do the trick when worn with a tunic/mini dress. Also, not quite leggings, but Old Navy's Pixie Pant is a wonderful&nbsp;jegging/legging. I like them in the new "long" length very much. Am checking out Lysse and Albion Fit for their leggings next...</p> <p>As for tights... I adore them in&nbsp;beautiful colors&nbsp;and patterns (just bought a baroque floral patterned pair that&nbsp;has the design stitched in&nbsp;shiny black over a matte black background. They're gorgeous!) They are not as comfortable to me as leggings, but I do think they're beautiful and they make me feel more comfortable showing a bit of leg compared to bare legs. I wear tights with short dresses and maxi dresses. They feel kitschy to me worn with&nbsp;midi lengths, unless it's a pencil skirt.</div><div><br /></div><div>I do have a fit issues with tights --&nbsp;Sophia Loren thighs, here. Usually I have a hard time getting enough room in the upper thigh, while I have excess ease in the lower leg. Sometimes the negative ease in the thighs causes&nbsp;sagging/pulling in the crotch area. It also takes me longer in the loo because I readjust everything to fit just so.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391734 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:37:08 +0000 catgirl 1391734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa, IKWYM. These are the ponte leggings I mean, and they are not that different from skinnies except they pull on. Also the velvet tuxedo ones I just ordered.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391720 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:20:21 +0000 Anonymous 1391720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry for being so long -winded. It's your thread, not mine &nbsp;But something else just occurred to me, which would explain why I seem to be among the minority in thinking leggings are great: &nbsp;the forum seems to refer to what I call heavy knit (ponte) leggings as "ponte pants". &nbsp;To me, anything that pulls on with no fly or zip is a legging. &nbsp;That my be where i am misunderstanding this whole issue. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391666 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:12:04 +0000 Anonymous 1391666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow - do I miss a lot in 12 hours &nbsp;I'm the nut who has an entire large drawer full of leggings: &nbsp;leather trimmed, plain stretchy ones, bamboo and fleece-lined ones, black, grey, even a brown leather /knit back pair...plus a million pair of athletic leggings (although for working out - oddly I refer to them as tights -even though they are leggings). &nbsp;I also have a drawer full of tights - Hue, DKNY, and Calvin Klein - and these I wear all winter long under a dress or skirt&nbsp;. I have navy, grey, black and burgundy. &nbsp;I can't imagine wearing actual leggings under a dress, but that's just a personal thing . &nbsp;I wear leggings every day in the winter - either at home after working hours, and pretty much all weekend long. &nbsp;Always with a top or jacket or something that appropriately covers. &nbsp;Working out and being in gear is part of my lifestyle, and I'm comfortable enough to wear my workout gear (workout tights and all) out in public. My legs and body are in good enough shape (or were until apparently a month ago - lol) that I am not embarrassed to be seen in them. They are all super thick Lululemon or UA or Nike running-type tights - no show through . For example, I spend a lot of time in university and high school gyms in the winter watching Jill (DD ) play basketball, and I am comfortable in a pair of Lulu tights, a long sweatshirt type-top , runners, and a ski-type puffer - . &nbsp;</p> <p>The only fit issues I have with leggings are my one-size fleece lined ones that get too stretched out to hold their shape at the waist after a month or two. &nbsp;I think its because you are so petite that you are not big enough for even the smallest size - &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391652 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:51:58 +0000 Gaylene 1391652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very useful thread, Suz. I now realize what I call my "leggings" are actually ponte skinnies. Pour me some of that hot chocolate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-tights-or-team-leggings/page/3#post-1391650 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:47:33 +0000 Anonymous 1391650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Quick answer: neither. Now I will have to go back and read through this thread! I didn't realize it had gotten so long. I'm bound to learn something! </p>