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Style & Glam
NOVEMber 12, 2016
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NOVEMber 12, 2016
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10 fashion rules for wearing leggings
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e love leggings as much as anyone, but, as with any fashion staple, there are ways to wear them well, and ways to wear them so that you look cool and on-trend
1. Leggings are not pants. Leggings are wonderful in so many ways, including their ability to blend style and comfort in one clothing item. But they are not, under any circumstance, considered pants. They also are not office attire-for that we have plenty of smart on-trend looks to choose from, nor are leggings to be worn as tights under dresses. 2. Mix it up. You can wear them with a button-down long shirt belted around the waist and ankle boots or with high boots and a long blazer. This is a sharp and classy look but still very comfortable. 3. Long tops rule. It’s safe to proclaim that tops should, in almost all cases, be long enough to cover the buttocks when wearing leggings. But most rules in fashion can be broken by someone who knows what they are doing, but generally speaking, yes, it’s much more flatter-
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ing to pair leggings with a long top. 4. Length matters. Leggings should fall just above the ankle-anything shorter automatically creates a stinted silhouette by cutting you off at the shin.
Or for an elongated, almost seamless silhouette, try over-the-knee leather boots. Have fun and be versatile with your footwear pairings.
8. Consider the occasion. Generally speaking, it’s best to avoid wearing leggings for a job interview or holiday parties, and formal settings like a wed5. Wear bold prints cautiously. As fun as colourful and floral-prints legding or meeting the parents for the gings are, they are really only flattering first time. on long, lean legs. Stick with a basic colour palette for ultimate utility and 9. Or wear them anyway. Since curve-appealing wear. Darker leggings there’s always an asterisk to every rule are more flattering on most bodies. As in fashion, if you can make the rest of a rule, stick with black and charcoal. your outfit work around your leggings, then go for it. Honestly, someone with a great eye can probably style them in 6. Wash your leggings. Just as lega way that they can be worn anywhere, gings aren’t pants (or tights), nor are they jeans either-unlike denim, leggings but it’s really, really tricky. need to be washed regularly. The elas10. This is not yoga class. Unless ticity relaxes as your body heats it up you are currently in a yoga studio, or and the washing helps it to go back to normal. Leggings are partially or totally on your way to class (or straight home synthetic and so they don’t breathe as right after) this is not the time to make workout wear-as-daywear happen. well and they do need to be washed at Striving to be comfortable in your outleast every other wear. fit is one thing, but pairing leggings with 7 Consider your footwear. For a sleek, running shoes and a sweater while runbiker chic spin on leather-patchwork ning errands on Saturday could lead you leggings, pair with a cool moto boot. down a slippery slope into a sweats-only