Im really not sure how good leggings and tunics look on a lot of women

[CNyle]

ok amazons and kate moss a likes exempt.

I saw a really smart " expensively elegant " woman in a ong cashmere type sweater and leggings at the gym and she just looked like she had forgotten a skirt - although all the items looks GREAT in theory.

then just now at posh swimming I saw about hthree women attempt it and if you are no REALLY thin you do look pregnant and the material just CLINGS to all the wrong bits.

[CybilLiberty]

I think slim trews better really. it's all a bit ubiquitous now...but easy for work etc, and if one is having a lumpen day

[Catzee]

Yep.
I (mostly) agree with you there.

[ramonaquimby]

yes leggings/tunic only work on slim tall people. I really did think a teacher had forgotten her skirt the other day, I did a double take (v short tunic on not so great legs)

[tulpe]

tunic must come to at least mid-thigh for it to be acceptable, imo.

Also think people assume tunics cover multitude of sins but in reality they still need good underwear beneath - otherwise rolls of flesh (no matter how small) are exposed wherever the fabric clings.

Agree with Cybil: slim fit trousers, skinny jeans both better options for those of us not blessed with gorgeous thighs

[noddyholder]

Hate hate hate tunics for me they are an excuse to let it all hang out and eat too much!Dresses and footless tights yes

[deaddei]

I think leggings should be tucked into boots to carry off a tunic top. Can't wait for it to get colder so I can start wearing my boots!

[dogonpoints]

I am fairly sure that leggings and tunics don't look too hot on most women

[deaddei]

I am very tall and slim, so can get away with it- but I look awful in dresses/skirts. Haven't worn a dress since my wedding day 15 yrs ago and that was under sufferance.

[cherryblossoms]

I went out in leggings and tunic the other day - and it did occur to me that I looked ... round.

In my head, i was all bohemian and cool. But the reality, I fear, was something else entirely.

[MillyR]

I am seriously considering buying boots, a tunic and leggings. I am tall but no longer thin. I can't think what else to buy and look old fashioned in all my skirts.

[janeite]

I totally agree. I have not seen anybody over the age of 14 (or over size 8) appearing anything other than dreadful in this look.

[fishie]

i think it is ok if the top or the bottom has some structure. so i will wear cord dress with leggings, or jeggings with that bloody wallis dress which i have got to get some wear out of. and a hoody or bolero and boots.

can't wear jersey top to bottom, is like a giant babygo.

[themoon66]

I keep seeing people with leggings and short tops... leggings that are a bit see-through too. Looks like they went out with top half of clothing missing.

[FuriousGeorge]

DH informed me the other day that smock tops/baggy tunics make me look pregnant.Bless him,he did redeem himself by explaining that it was because I am so slim and should stick to fitted clothing instead.I have de-smocked my wardrobe now.

[ThePhantomPlopper]

After spending many months declaring to anyone who would listen that leggings look shit, I finally purchased a pair to wear with my new Fly boots and dresses or tunics.

I am size 6-8 and 5ft 5 BUT I am 11 weeks pregnant and have only a couple of weeks of being able to wear them without looking pregnant left.

[CNyle]

yes I have never seen these folk in short tops but apprently they look odd!

The jeggings I got in new look are THicker and less pj ish

[donnie]

LEGGINGS ARE UTTERLY WITHOUT MERCY oops, sorry for caps. Most women look awful in them. I include myself in that btw.

[CNyle]

I think its a loose tunic that is the issue - it just hangs off the wrong bits

adn i dont like htose polyster dresses peopel wear - reminds me of naff work uniform

[NorbertDentressangle]

Also, why do people not check that their leggings are actually thick enough that you can't see through them?

The "incomplete" look is not helped by the fact that a lot of them are wearing footless tights not leggings

[Lonicera]

I agree with Donnie

[OurLadyOfPerpetualSupper]

I too am anti-leggings.

They're only for size 10 max, and if you remember them in a previous incarnation you shouldn't be wearing them.

The final nail in the coffin will be when women in their 50s are trolling around the supermarket in them (particularly attractive with a rugby shirt over the top) - we're getting dangerously close to that stage now I fear.

[SixtyFootDoll]

I do not look particularly great in my leggings/ tunic combo
I am 5'6" and siae 12
But I really like wearing them and tbh couldnt care less what anyonr elsse thinks.

[CNyle]

oh no i like them - look fine on me
am just not sure about the whole look on anyone over 25/30

[noddyholder]

Jeggings or footless tights but not leggings.If you need to put a tunic over them you are too fat!Me included.

[inveteratenamechanger]

Short tops are very wrong, no matter how slim you are.

Leggings can look nice, but a lot depends on the dress/tunic. Agree that it has to be at least half way down the thighs. Rugby shirt not a good look.

I wear them - am a size 12, but reasonably slim legs.

Have to say I don't think it is an age thing - have seen lots of teenagers looking awful in leggings. It's all about the top/legging combination.

Boots do help balance the whole thing out. I also think that leggings which end mid-calf are a whole lot more flattering than the full length ones.

I just can't get with jeggings, but I salute those of you who have taken the plunge.