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allyzay
06/03/09

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can we stop pretending that everyone would look good dressed like kate hepburn? this is some kind of bizarro meme that is on a helluva lot of fashiony sites, especially the ones that spend a lot of time pointing out how much they hate xyz trends, and it's just weird.
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pebbleinknee
06/03/09

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Whenever Jezebel gets on the topic of fashion / clothes / style, she usually just sounds like an old person complaining about the kids today.
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stacyinbean
06/03/09

@pebbleinknee: Likely because a lot of us remember these damn things from twenty years ago (and I'm 27). It isn't so much 'kids today' as 'are you serious, i thought this was a product of the 80's that would never EVER return'. Listen, I don't want to see your camel toe. I don't want to see your ass jiggle, even if it's the most perfect ass on the planet. Leggings aren't pants, they go under tunics, long shirts, skirts, dresses, etc. They are not a substitute for jeans or actual trousers.
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Tart of Darkness
06/03/09

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I wear leggings that are really riding tights. I wear them to and from the stable and while doing any errands on the way there or back.

I also wear regular leggings to keep my legs warm at night.

I've been known to wear leggings under long skirts just for modesty's sake.

But my basic rule is that leggings worn for social purposes must have something over them that covers down to the mid-thigh. And that no person over 10 pounds overweight should wear light colored leggings under any circumstances.
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Keep it cool
06/02/09

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I am pro this movement because everybody else looking like an idiot makes me look better by comparison. Also, it's funny how this is an American/English thing - In Paris you can always tell whose American because they are wearing leggings and all the French boys stand around snickering going "look! she forgot her pants!"

I mean, you can see people's ASS CRACK in leggings. If that's something you want everyone to see, good luck to you.
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allyzay
06/03/09

@themorethemerrier: always charming when someone brings up the "french ppl bike like THIS" argument. the french i know are all lovely people who would never, ever, ever stand around snickering like a bunch of assholes at someone for wearing something different -- they have better things to do.
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bridge-with-a-t
06/02/09

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My theory is that if you buy it in the "intimates" section of a store (which is where you find most leggings), then it's probably not appropriate to wear solo, i.e. without a skirt or shorts or something else.
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allyzay
06/03/09

@bridge-with-a-t: what in the world stores are you shopping in that any of them put leggings in the "intimates" section? where do you live??
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sciencerules
06/02/09

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I don't mind leggings under a skirt, shorter dress, or anything that covers your vadge.

I DO mind when you put on a normal shirt, leggings, shoes, then think "hmmm, I still feel a little breezy" and BELT YOUR MOTHER EFFING SHIRT. Pants are the solution to your problem, not a superfluous belt. Pants. Shorts. A skirt. Even a romper, if you must. But don't belt your shirt and tell me you're clothed.
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
06/02/09

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POST OF THE DAY!!!
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
06/02/09

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There is a time and a place for pants. That time and place is when it's cold, or you are in the woods. When it is warm, I prefer wearing not-pants. At home, I often can't be bothered to put anything on over my underwear. This has been the case since I was a tiny kid. I've been fighting the good fight against pants since the 70s.
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Jello Mix
06/02/09

@MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治: Yep! Frostbite and ticks are the only things that can make me wear pants.
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poires et poireaux
06/02/09

@Jello Mix: Pants are also necessary when blackberry-picking.
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
06/02/09

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Honestly, I hate pants. They are a pain to shop for, sizing is inconsistant and varies depending on cut, it's hard to find pants that fit if you have big hips/butt and a comparatively small waist, and if you are plus size, all pants are either half spandex anyway, or are big balloony contraptions, often with unflattering pleats. I don't wear leggings outside often often, but only because I'm a little self conscious about my lower half-- if I could over that, I would join the no pants movement with a quickness.
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tscheese
06/02/09

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I hate wearing pants because they're never long enough and they always fit funny. If they fit my ass, they're huge in the waist and thighs. If they fit my thighs, they pinch my hips. If they're long enough...well, God knows they won't be long enough, because when you're Sasquatch feet tall and weigh manatee, pants are a serious source of many small, hot tears in many small, sweaty dressing rooms. Fuck that.

So I live in skirts and dresses, 365 days a year. It's just so much easier. I don't have to worry about the heartbreak of finding "tall" sizes or the heartbreak of finding something that will just fit my goddamn hips for once. And I wear leggings UNDERNEATH them in winter, which provides just enough warmth. No muss, no fuss, and I constantly look way too dressy for any given situation!

Of course, for really grungy stuff, like cleaning the bathroom or taking out trash, I have some ratty yoga pants and basketball shorts and whatever, but man, skirts for the win. I can go from "sleep tousled ratty pajamas" to "company formal event" in fifteen minutes with judicious application of a decent-looking dress and a hairbrush. No more pants for me. They are extremely short tiny little things that will never be long enough, and they just mean heartbreak.
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Jello Mix
06/02/09

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I would like to point out that being anti-pants is not necessarily being pro-bare legs. Anti-pantsers are generally wearers of skirts, dresses, and leggings, all of which can be very modest. Most anti-pantsers do not embrace the baring of the cheeks.
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eh?
06/02/09

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I haven't worn leggings in years, but I don't care if other people do. People all over wear stuff that I think is terrible, unflattering, too trendy, and whatever else everyone hates on leggings for. What are you gonna do? Leggings (or "stretchPANTS" as they were once called)are comfortable, and if you're comfortable, who gives a shit if it's flattering or if you're skinny or fat, doing it for fashion, or going to the gym? As far as camel toes go, I've seen quite a few through jeans too. They happen.
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K
06/02/09

@eh?: I'd rather outlaw Mom jeans. Far less flattering than either skinny jeans or leggings!
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Jello Mix
06/02/09

@K: Let's also outlaw high-waisted pleated khakis. They don't seem to flatter anyone.
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siandt
06/02/09

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My friend and I have a two-personal organization, PANTS. People Against Naked Thighs Society.
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MilointheMeadow
06/02/09

@siandt: I want a membership card.
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thesciencegirl
06/02/09

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I LOVE PANTS, and I'm not afraid to say it.
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Liz11685
06/02/09

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I am so sick of seeing girls walking around in shirts with no pants on. Thank you Dodai, for helping bring attention to this horrible phenomenon. Leggings are fine, if you throw them on under a skirt. Leggings are just thick tights, people! (As a child of the 90s I oft committed the leggings crime as a child, no going back to that!!)

And in my neck of the woods (Southern California) people have indeed stopped even wearing leggings. They just throw on a long-ish shirt and hope for the best. It is an atrocity against all that is good in the world.
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