The fashionable leggings...

I recently had dinner with my good friend in Hong Kong and he asked me 'What is it with girls and leggings?... I see every women wearing a pair... seriously, girls as young as 6 to women as old as 70'. I thought about it for a while and realised I too have a few pairs of black ones stashed away in my wardrobe.... purely for gym purposes of course. But then remembered that I started wearing them at a young age of 7. I loved them then... especially the luminous highlighted coloured ones that my mother had bought for me when I was a kid.


I reckon women believe leggings are probably one of the most easiest item to wear.... simple, no fuss, no buttons, comfortable & cheap... Leggings seems to have made it as one of the fashion staples in every girl's wardrobe... I must admit though, not a lot of people can get away with wearing them. Especially with the recent outburst of leggings made with different materials and colour (the shiny, leather/latex ones made famous by the brand 'Les Chiffoners' and worn by many fashion editors back in 2008).

Carine Roitfeld wearing hers in Jan 2011

Irina Shayk wearing hers out shopping

If you have must wear them, here are a couple of rules:-

1/ make sure you wear them with a G string or at least a pair seamless underwear (visit Victoria's Secret, currently 4 pairs for USD 24.50). Nothing kills a hot chick wearing black leggings with FM boots but from the back have the serious visible panty line problem. Not hot at all.

2/ stay away from light coloured leggings.... seriously... since we are not all blessed with long non cellulite legs, it will reveal EVERYTHING bad about your legs and behind.

3/ wear them with a top that at least covers halfway down to your butt. 

4/ keep your leggings length to be about an inch above your ankle when teaming them with high heels or flats, showing that little bit of ankle flesh will help elongate your legs.


If you are not a supermodel with endless legs or an editor from Paris vogue, I recommend to leave them for home wear or going to the gym. Why not opt for wearing the skinny jeans instead?