I’ve definitely taken the legging plunge this season… even in different colors! (oohhh… la… la!) It was so funny, yesterday when I was shopping with my mother we came across leggings with cut-outs up and down the leg. We couldn’t stop laughing… built in air conditioning. You will never, ever see me sporting those. But non-cut-out leggings, yes… I’ll be wearing them throughout the season.
So where can you get some good quality leggings that won’t shrink to the size of a scrungie after 1 wash?
There are 5 places I recommend checking out:
1.) Target.
Mossimo Leggings for Women – short and long lengths
and… for the expecting mom…
Liz Lange for Target Black Leggings
2.) GAP
3.) Spiegel
4.) Piperlime
5.) Banana Republic
Knit Legging
If I wasn’t so insecure about my fat knees and ugly legs, I might try leggings. But since I am, I stick to pants that cover my legs and not cling to them. I think the legging-look is super-cute on other people, just not me.
As someone who sells leggings to men and women around the globe at UnJeansDotCom – I know people are wearing and enjoying them.
It’s time to get over the body image constraints and go for the comfort. Just wear them. Leggings are perfect casual wear for women AND men. Having worn leggings for years, I’m aware of people’s comments both negative and very positive. Everyone looks good in leggings and some people look great!
If more people, women and men, wear leggings then it will just be another apparel choice. At one time denim jeans were worn only by miners digging for gold. Now they are everywhere and nobody asks whether you’ve struck gold.
So never say never – when you do decide to wear leggings, choose a well made pair – not with cotton fibers that bag out over time but a high tech fiber that retains its shape. Go for the comfort and support. Leggings that go to the ankle look better than capri style that chop the leg. Plus the full length leggings support you from your ankle to your waist and give you an energetic lift.
Just wear ’em and enjoy.
I have to recommend the Target Mossimo short leggings for petite ladies. I bought three pairs and I wear them as normal leggings (I’m 5″2 for reference). They definitely don’t looked cropped like the photo on me!