# What happened to Leg Warmers? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 18, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394 "2007-03-18T02:15:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394/21 "2007-03-18T23:16:00Z")
[QUOTE=Chasing Dreams] They still exist in sports, but they are made of lycra and are typically black. Most notably, they are used in cycling when it is chilly but not cold enough for full tights. [/QUOTE] And they also use arm warmers. Exact same thing and you can slide them up and down as needed to keep your arms comfy without stopping to add/remove a long sleeve layer. ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394/22 "2007-03-19T02:22:46Z")
They’re still being sold in some fashionable stores. See Urban Outfitters: [http://search.urbanoutfitters.com/exec/?cartpost=0&query=legwarmer](http://search.urbanoutfitters.com/exec/?cartpost=0&query=legwarmer) Personally, I think they can be cute if done in tasteful colors. Along with arm warmers, I welcome them back openly! I bought a pair of gray knit arm/hand warmers at Urbans just a few weeks ago and they are perfect for work. Typing makes fingers very cold. ---
**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394/23 "2007-03-19T10:46:35Z")
[QUOTE=badkittypriestess] I’ve always been curious what happened to them. I had red/white stripped one’s as a kid and I think I even had purple ones. I loved mine! Not sure what happened to them waayy back then. 😃 I think it would be cool to wear them again. Any Doper women miss them too? or do you think they should never come back? [/QUOTE] I have 4 pair of leg warmers and wear them a lot. I have bad circulation and it helps me to wear them. No one sees them because I wear them under slacks. Monavis ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394/24 "2007-03-19T11:59:53Z")
[QUOTE=Celyn] But, you see, even when wearing trousers over my “pants” 🙂 kneeses got cold riding little moped thing in winter. So they were sort of knee-mittens, really. [/QUOTE] You can still get al sorts of leg warmers, arm warmers, and even “knee warmers” at any bicycle shop. Like [there](http://www.wiggle.co.uk/CategoryProducts.aspx?categoryName=Arm/Leg%20Warmers&cat=cycle). They look nothing like the 1980s _Flashdance_ kind of things though. They are purely functional, and tight fitting, not so much designed to fit over regular pants, rather they are designed to fit over your bare legs when you wear shorts or spandex-type clothes. And you can still get leg warmers any place that sells dancewear. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394/25 "2007-03-19T12:32:29Z")
The Kinky Boot Beasts ate them. I hope somebody got the reference. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394/26 "2007-03-19T17:03:54Z")
[QUOTE=FordPrefect] Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! I hated seeing leg warmers on my classmates in elementary/junior high… If you don’t say the name, they won’t ever come back. Right? [/QUOTE] Say their name three times while looking in a mirror in a dark room!! I double dog dare ya!! :eek: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394/27 "2007-03-19T17:08:46Z")
Wasn’t there a problem with mold growing on people’s calves because of too much leg warmer wear? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394/28 "2007-03-24T18:49:18Z")
[QUOTE=badkittypriestess] Rickjay and Northern Piper are party poopers. 😃 [/QUOTE] Nah - it’s just that we’re both Canadians and know how to dress properly for cold weather without extraneous saggy woollen tubes. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394/29 "2007-03-24T18:51:52Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord] The Kinky Boot Beasts ate them. I hope somebody got the reference. [/QUOTE] Don’t forget the riding crop in the easy-to-reach holster! Beat them leg wamers! Beat them! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-leg-warmers/396394.md?page=1)