Thanks, Gundy! I have an extra flame-retardant coverall for you. It is, of course, very fashionable!
Hmm, Juanita, no responses for a while…maybe all the legging-wearers are running to their closets to change…
I have nothing to add to the “leggings” conversation. I just wanted you guys to know that the “camel toes” exchange was the most educational thing I’ve ever read on this board. Consider a little more ignorance fought! 
lOl, Gundy. No, no… They’re not off to change. They’re putting their wagons in a circle to bitch at me. I’m sure I’ll hear things like:
…well at least I’m no slave to fashion…
…when will people learn that style is in the eye of the wearer, not what some waif-of-the-month magazine dictates to them…
…I’m comfortable…
…screw you…
…I’m comfortabe, screw you…
…blah, blah, blah…
I’ve learned that once you leave the house in attire you only used to wear when you were cleaning your house, there’s very little hope for you. 
Well, you might at least wait until we leggings-wearers reply before quoting us…
The old double-knit leggings and “big shirt” combination is probably “out,” but so are fat bodies, and there are plenty of us who are still wearing those. I actually rarely see that particular outfit anymore, but I suppose some women still feel comfortable in it. Actually worrying about what’s “in” or “out” seems to me more indicative of “very little hope” than wearing whatever one pleases.
I actually don’t understand the remark about what one once cleaned the house in. When the leggings and big-shirt look was “in,” it certainly wasn’t house-cleaning attire, but one of the few fashions that was as flattering to curvy women as skinny ones. That’s why so many big broads adopted it, and perhaps why they – or we, though I never wore “big shirts” – are loth to give it up.
That’s just it: it’s not flattering to the big broads, as you put it. Instead of accentuating those beautiful curves, it makes them look like this huge mass under a cheap shirt with even cheaper leggings.
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The best thing you can do for a curvy body is wear tailored clothes that flatter your figure. It’s not hard. And if you don’t know what flatters your figure, many upscale department stores offer personal shoppers free of charge. It’s their job to help you pick out a wardrobe that looks good on your body! You don’t necessarily have to purchase the clothes from that store. You can take your newfound knowledge and head to a store like Hecht’s or Ashley Stewart or Lane Bryant (well, here in the Baltimore area, you can). Or better yet, pick up a copy of Mode magazine. I’m a curvy size 10 and I love that magazine. It features women of all sizes looking fab!
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I wasn’t really trying to be mean, but large women in the leggings and oversized t-shirt (or worse yet, undersized t-shirt) are one of my pet-peeves. Well, not the woman, but the outfit.
I can’t remember the name! Sorry, I forgot, it was my ballet teacher’s, from when I took ballet at college. They are some cool pants, too! Cost about $35, but worth every cent.
Also when working out, I have Adidas running pants with flared bottoms and zipper thingies on the them. They are so comfortable, I just wear them with sneaks and a t-shirt.
I hate the look too, Juanita, I was just trying to be nice about it. I don’t see too much of it in Baltimore, though, unless I am making a run to Wal-Mart, so you’re right on a few points.
I have been using leggings for 2 years now running and cycling in cold weather. Bought them on sale at JC Pennys for 7.50/pair. As for how reveling they may be,most runners I know dont worry about it,just seems natural.
Says who? If we like the way it looks, perhaps we’re better judges. What’s a “huge mass” to you is a natural, normal body to me, and no clothing (or lack thereof) will change that. (Relative cheapness of the clothing is neither here nor there.)
Well, that works for some ladies, but we fat ladies do have an idea of what we like on ourselves; it’s not a question of not knowing or not bothering. I was a Mode subscriber until a month or two ago, but I gave it up because I noticed the models getting younger, taller and thinner with each issue. (In the fat-lady mags, “all types” seems to start at 5’9" and end at age 25.) I am a very busty 5’3" and 38 years old, and I would look ridiculous – in my judgement – in nine-tenths of the clothing Mode shows.
Well, it’s really not worth developing a peeve about. I guess we’ll just have to agree to differ
That was the uniform of me and my firends when we were about 10 years old (1968).
It was in style then, and they had stirrups, but, unfortuantely, I was so tall, I had to cut them off or risk the pants sliding downward.
They’ve gotta be black.
I wish I could find some nowadays.
In the winter, I wear them under my jeans for added warmth.
Just wanted to note that I have seen a lot of very slim, shapely women out in leggings with brief tops; everything from the waist down displayed in glorious detail the feminine form. And you know what? It looks damn good on them. Don’t count leggings out just yet.
As for large women, I am sick to death of how the fashion nazis are always attacking them for their comfortable choices. Who gives a flying **** for your fascist “fashion,” anyway? Beautiful REAL women come in all shapes and sizes. It’s a tragedy how inadequate they’re made to feel because they don’t match the tall skinny airbrushed model ideal. The best thing for good health is to have a positive self-image, to delight in one’s own body. Then you will take good care of it. If lycra wear like leggings helps large women to feel better in their own natural bodies, I’m all for it.
As for men, it seems that in the past couple years leggings have caught on; if anything, they’re more in fashion among men than women these days. So far, only among runners and cyclists. There’s aren’t many men who just wear them out on the street. But come to think of it, that was the male look in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance: tights were exclusively masculine wear. Likewise, the leotard was invented for men. Somehow in the 20th century these items were transferred to women’s wear, but there’s not reason they can’t be unisex.
Scientific studies have shown that such tight elastic garments assist athletic performance in both men and women, giving you greater “proprioperception” of what your muscles and ligaments are doing. This reinforces being aware of and delighting in your body. I wear lycra for yoga because it gives the best results.
Hey, just for the record, I don’t have a problem with large women wearing leggings. I hate the damned things, and dislike them on ANYone except kids younger than 8. So let’s not make this into a “they think fat broads shouldn’t wear such-and-such” because that is NOT what it is. Not in this case, at least.
I don’t expect people to give a flying fuck about my fashion opinion, though - while I think there are better-looking options than leggings that are just as comfortable, to each his or her own. Just my two cents.
Hey, Gundy, I wasn’t going after you in my last post. You didn’t post anything I would object to. I had an afterthought that if anyone personally doesn’t want to wear lycra that’s fine & dandy. (Should have come out & said so.) No, I was reacting to the fashionable posts of someone else who tries to dictate fashion to others (you know who you are).
Um… “out”…? You mean like “no longer the style”? Why the *#$@#& would I care about that? Sorry, I’m just not a trendy bandwagon type. I wear what is comfortable and what I like. I LIKE oversized shirts. I always have. I liked them before they were “the style” and I like them after. At least I think so. See, I don’t really have a clue what “the style” is, since I don’t give a flying fig.
Tailored clothes aren’t usually very comfortable. They weren’t comfy when I was 105 lbs either. Frankly, I don’t understand why what someone else is wearing is a pet peeve for you. I mean I giggle at those huge baggy pants worn halfway down the pants, but they aren’t a pet peeve.
That was, of course “half way down the ass”
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It kind of looks like a camel’s toes. Britney Spears is notorious for this problem.
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You wouldn’t have a link for that, by any chance?
::Ducks::
sheesh…
I don’t think leggings with an over-sized T-shirt look good on anybody. My post wasn’t about dictating fashion to anyone. It’s just a fact: leggings are out of fashion. Like or not, things come and go. For example, legwarmers were (shudder) very en vogue for a brief period in the 80’s. Now they’re not.
The reason I brought up curvy bodies was because most of the posters who happened to be in favor of wearing leggings mentioned they were big gals. Just because you’re comfortable in something, doesn’t mean you look good in it. There is a distinction. But that’s my opinion and I’m not forcing it down anyone’s (unfashionable) throat!
As corny as I think the following statement it, I’ll use it any way: Let’s just agree to disagree
I feel the need to clarify here…
What I’m objecting to is the leggings + oversized T-shirt combo.
You may now resume you regular flaming…
Look, I’m not a “trendy bandwagon” type myself, and resent the implication that what I wear is dictated by anything but personal taste. I also wear what I think looks best and is comfortable, and this is probably the case for many people. Of course, my tastes have evolved with the times and will continue to do so. And there are some styles that have come and gone that I never liked and never wore. Included among those are acid-washed jeans, oversized jeans, and leggings. Had I worn any of those clothes when they were fashionable, I suppose I would have had an excuse, though.
In any event, this particular look (leggings + oversized shirt), in my opinion, is heinous. It was fifteen years ago and it is now, whether you’re fat or scrawny. Clothes are intended to fit, and clothes that don’t fit (too tight or too loose) often look bad.
But hey, if people want to look like a big-ass bell with a really long clapper, that’s their prerogative.