A few
months ago a woman blogger wrote about her personal decision to stop wearing
leggings because she felt immodest in them.
She wanted to help men with custody of the eyes by not wearing a garment
she felt was provocative. This post
created a storm from all sides of the spectrum.
People accused her of body shaming, of being a prude- while others
praised her decision. This reminded me
of the long debate among fashionistas about whether leggings are pants or not. Secular fashion magazines have done surveys
and the leading majority still agrees that leggings are NOT pants. Even famous fashion designers have a problem
with “when did leggings become pants?” It
seems like no credible fashion source has yet to come forth to support leggings
as pants (smile). In recent years, they
have become a great wardrobe staple, but most agree that they cannot be worn
alone.
I love and
live in leggings because they are so perfectly comfortable and easy to
style. At a recent birthday party, I was
having a conversation with mommy friends and they couldn’t stop raving about
LuLaRoe leggings. LuLaRoe is a
consultant brand that claims to produce exquisitely soft clothing and their
printed leggings are the most popular item, at twenty-five dollars a pair. Being a thrifty girl that never pays retail,
I decided to wait and keep an eye at my local thrift stores until I found a
pair. Last week, I found four brand new
pairs in my size on a day the store was having a half-off sale! I got all four pairs (the prints are just darling) and paid twelve dollars- at just three dollars a pair! My favorite are the ones covered with cute heads
of Little Miss Piggy. I was a little
apprehensive about the material, while it is very soft it also feels very thin.
Now,
because I live in leggings and know that they are an article of clothing that
require some fashion sense I have high standards for my body hugging
friends. First, I like them thick enough
so that in the light they are not transparent.
I think one of the arguments against leggings being pants is that some
are so see-through that they leave little to the imagination. A big “no-no” in my book. I’ve had some of my RCIA students wearing
them and I could totally see the heart print of their panties. Which brings me to my second point, I like
quality materials because I like them to last more than a couple times in the
wash. I also notice that with higher
quality fabrics less of my dog’s hair sticks to them; which is a major plus if
you have a pet that sheds. This weekend
I put to the test a pair of my LuLaRoe leggings and I absolutely love them! They are comfortable, they fall nicely on my
curves and the material while lite is not see-through. I haven’t washed them yet so am not sure how
they will do in the laundry. The prints
are so fun and the material lives up to the “buttery-soft” advertisement. I normally wear my leggings with long tunics,
long shirts or layered in some way which is the secret to wearing leggings modestly. Requiring long tops is what makes this
article of clothing a hybrid between pants and tights- they are similar to both,
but are their own unique species; not quite pants and not quite tights. However, definitely modest with a little
creativity (smile).
On the
subject of leggings, this video is pretty funny.
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