Wearing a long coat, sweater, or jacket can also work to make your leggings look more like regular but more polished-looking pants. Under bright lighting, thinner leggings can look more like tights or stockings than they do pants. If you want leggings that not only look like pants but also feel similar to them, you should take a look at denim and twill options. These are made from materials that look and feel like twill or denim while maintaining the stretchiness that most fashionistas have come to enjoy from normal leggings.
They have a similar aesthetic to slim chinos and jeans while still being as breathable and comfy as any pair of leggings. If you are wearing leggings that don't reveal the color of your underwear should you be wearing any , then you're good to go. Once you've figured that out, it doesn't matter what size you are, nor what you're wearing with them; the same classic pair of black leggings can look fantastic with a tunic, a T-shirt, a crop top or three different knit layers. It just depends on how you style the outfit.
One big reason I love wearing leggings as pants: By nature, they conform to my body. If your weight tends to fluctuate quite a bit the way mine does , wearing stretchy clothes saves both energy and money. Going denim shopping is infuriating, and I don't always feel comfortable wearing skirts or dresses, so a simple pair of yoga pants or leggings is the perfect solution.
I know some folks think that leggings are simply too tight to be worn on their own. The thing is, it's not exactly a secret that you have a figure, and if you're wearing tight jeans or a form-fitting dress, you're already "revealing" it. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to show off your body!
Plus, if you're going to do so, you might as well do it in the comfiest possible way, right? It's a win-win. This side is a little harder for me to work through because as you can tell, I'm biased. But for the sake of a well-rounded discussion, let's break down some of the reasons people believe that this wardrobe staple should never be worn as pants. Chafing can be downright annoying or even painful. It generally occurs as a result of friction from skin or clothing, according to Healthline.
At its worst, chafing can lead to rashes and welts. No one wants that! Dermatologist Joshua Zeichner revealed to The Healthy that leggings — or any other tight clothing for that matter — can exacerbate chafing. The best way to lessen your chances of chafing is by removing the "offending" agents from your daily life, the expert continued. What does that mean? You might want to hang up your leggings, for a short time at least, and lather on some moisturizer to help aid your skin in repairing itself.
However, according to the New York Post , leggings aren't solely responsible for chafing. But that's not just from the garments. It's a combination of the repetitive actions every day that are also contributing to the friction," obstetrician-gynecologist Jen Gunter told the publication. Your leggings may just be what's causing you to itch and scratch on the daily. If you rule out dry skin as the cause of the itch, you could simply be sensitive to certain synthetic fibers , according to Women's Health , which are commonly used in leggings.
The next time you shop for a pair or two of leggings, know that while the look and feel of your leggings are important, so are the materials from which they're made, as explained by Shape. Some of the best workout leggings are those made out of fabrics like bamboo, cotton, or even wool, according to Women's Health. Bamboo is "non-irritating" and "hypoallergenic.
Shape revealed that nylon, although synthetic, "allows cool air to reach the skin and also wicks sweat from your skin to the fabric's surface, where it can evaporate. Compression leggings quickly become a new mom's best friend. Not only are they cute and comfy, but they also provide "core stability" and "shaping," especially if they have a control-top, according to Parenting.
Compression leggings are also just as heavenly for pregnant women. They've been known to help with blood circulation as well as lower one's risk of developing blood clots that may result in deep vein thrombosis, according to Health Guideline. It's not just expecting and new moms who get the perks of these leggings, though. All women can experience the benefits, Cosmopolitan revealed. Depending on the type of compression leggings you choose, you may feel a "gentle pressure" all over or in a targeted area, which helps promote blood flow and lessens inflammation and pain.
But be mindful when shopping for compression leggings, Good Housekeeping advised. Since the term "compression leggings" isn't regulated, any brand can promote its leggings as compression when that's not the case. Can wearing leggings every day cause you to pack on the pounds? Although we wish the science was crystal clear, the answer to that question really depends on who you ask. Physiotherapist Sammy Margo told the Daily Mail that while leggings generally "feel good" and "look great," there's a "downside.
If they were, we would call them pants. But I want you to know this statement is coming from someone who owns no less than twelve pairs of leggings. I am not a hater of leggings. I wear them all the time with skirts and dresses or under pants but, and this is crucial, never as pants. Why is that? Because leggings are not pants. Tunics provide the one fashionable exception to my leggings are not pants rule.
A tunic by definition is not quite a skirt, but longer than the average shirt. In fact, leggings and tunics are the perfect match, because the long hem on tunics bunches up over jeans with pockets and the fabric of corduroys creates friction as you walk that reduces the efficiency of movement.
So a not-quite-dress tunic worn with definitely-not-pants leggings takes two questionable pieces of clothing and makes them exceptional.
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