to be a bit surprised at how many people look like they've forgotten their skirt these days?

[starkadder]

This thing where people wear leggings, but leggings that really look like tights - and not very long jumpers over the top.

DH is freaked out by it and specifically asked if I had read anything on Mumsnet about it (!) Has anyone else noticed this?? Or is it just where we live that girls are basically walking around with their a*ses hanging out? And in this cold weather too! [old biddy emoticon]

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

[faeriefruitcake]

Never mind that, I went out last week and at least 3 of the 'ladies' had no knickers on. I know this because their skirts were so short I could see.

[wayoftheworld]

I saw a lady on high street who was wearing thongs on thick tights and the jumper barely covering the bum. Her bumcheeks were all over the place and she kept checking herself out on the windows of the shop as she went by... It made me smile- would never do that myself but she looked happy!!

[Mumcentreplus]

stark you are not alone I have seen this jumper cheap leggings actually tights combo...quite alarming actually..considering they tend to purchase the leggings from primarni and the jumpers are not that long at all!!

[YuleBeLucky]

I don't think it's too bad a look on young girls. Better than wearing a mini skirt and no tights, like in my day .

It looks hideous on anyone else.

[choufleur]

Think you're showing you're age a bit. Bet they don't have coats on either, despite the weather

[Mumcentreplus]

I have also seen the cut-offs jeans/shorts with tights combo...erm its winter people come to terms

[ItalianLady]

So many people are wearing the legging look and it isn't good on everyone..

[TheNextMrsDepp]

Shorts and tights! I remember that from the 80s!

My 9-yo dd rocks the look, though.

[starkadder]

Haha! I am enjoying my old biddiness quite a lot.

I used to wear shorts and laddered (on purpose) tights when I was 15. But I did wear shorts, people! Not just tights. I don't think gussets should be displayed in public, frankly...

[duchesse]

My au pair was aghast and in shock the other day to see the local girls on their way out for their night on the town dolled up to the nines in scraps of cloth that would have a hard time pretending to be a hankie. It was -2C by then.

I couldn't help but hope for a Canadian blast of cold so that the silly things would actually start to cover up and maybe sacrifice some perceived style for survival and do themselves and their dignity a favour.

[chipmonkey]

YANBU. They will get a cold in their kidneys.

[Hulababy]

I wear leggins with shortish skirts, but my leggings are proper thick leggings, not tights.

[TiggyD]

I wear short skirts sometimes. I've got the legs for them, but don't flash knickers and always make damn sure I don't show any of that reinforcing at the top! Yuk!

[EdgarAllenSnow]

i clocked a dress about 2" shorter but otherwise identical to one i bought in 1996 - i used to wear it with tights.

the modern thing would be to wear it with leggings probs....so less hardcore really.

but not if you wear leggings that are tights.....

[chitchatinsantasear]

Ooh, tights with on purpose ladders! I remember them [nostalgia emoticon!]

[starkadder]

Exactly! That's what I mean! When you can see the darker top section/gussett then those are tights, not leggings...

(shakes head sadly)

Thank you for joining me in my aghastness, everyone.

[starkadder]

:) chitchat - sometimes I wore TWO pairs of laddered tights on top of one another and then tiny denim shorts on top of that. But always the shorts. Or a little stretchy black skirt. But no gusset display!!

[MerrilyDefective]

faeriefruitcake.
Was that at the MN party?

[Kaloki]

Was out the other day and saw a woman wearing what I assumed to be a dress and black tights (she was stood behind a buggy at the time) it wasn't till she walked round the buggy to see to her child that I realised she was actually wearing a normal length t-shirt and tights - oh and white knickers.

I was never exactly prudish when I was younger, but I can't remember ever having my knickers on display

[MrManager]

All the female student wear them. With nice legs, it's a good look. But let's say they don't suit everyone.

[MerrilyDefective]

Do they suit you MrManager?