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To think scrunch bum leggings look fucking shit

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shockwaze · 25/10/2023 20:35

Even the name is horrendous

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Nowherenew · 25/10/2023 21:44

VanityDiesHard · 25/10/2023 21:40

Out of interest, what sort of bum do you think they would look good on? The google searches I saw had them on Kardashian type bottoms. I know that look is all the rage these days, but I personally am not a fan.

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They’re meant to make you look like you have round bum cheeks.

But it helps if you already have round bum cheeks and doesn’t usually work on those with horrible bums.

There was a video showing the making of the advert of these or similar to these and all of the models in the video were wearing rounded bum pads.

Restingbitch2 · 25/10/2023 21:43

biscuitnut · 25/10/2023 21:03

They are indecent. I was in Tesco with my elderly father and a woman with a rather ample bum wearing them bent right over in front of my Dad. He said ‘Good God’ . I thought he was going have a stroke, as in a medical episode not literally. I didn’t know where put my face. Arse cracks need to be covered up!!

“Indecent!” 😂😂😂 I agree. I hope they wear them just the once and they get a good wash…

BigMandsTattooPortfolio · 25/10/2023 21:42

I don’t want to Google this in the same way I never want to watch ‘A Serbian Film’ or ‘Martyrs’.

Puffwiththegreeneyes · 25/10/2023 21:41

VanityDiesHard · 25/10/2023 21:40

Out of interest, what sort of bum do you think they would look good on? The google searches I saw had them on Kardashian type bottoms. I know that look is all the rage these days, but I personally am not a fan.

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Toned, peach shaped bums. Not Kardashian extreme arses, but a nice peachy bum.

Nowherenew · 25/10/2023 21:41

shockwaze · 25/10/2023 21:29

It's an odd concept though you must admit

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It’s no odder than crop tops or push up bras etc.

Thepúca · 25/10/2023 21:40

I think they make the wearer look like a fuckin eejit. Just my two cents.

VanityDiesHard · 25/10/2023 21:40

Puffwiththegreeneyes · 25/10/2023 21:38

I like them. I'd look absolutely horrendous in them, but I think if you've got a particular type of bum they look great. I also like the tiny shorts as well - again, not for my middle-aged saggy arse, but on others they can look great.

Out of interest, what sort of bum do you think they would look good on? The google searches I saw had them on Kardashian type bottoms. I know that look is all the rage these days, but I personally am not a fan.

KStockHERO · 25/10/2023 21:40

MinnieL · 25/10/2023 21:38

They’re just awful, awful things. I don’t know when this trend started but it’s one I just can’t get into. I actually looked at a pair online and in the description it said that they should only be worn with thongs.

So you’re going to the gym with thongs on and leggings in your arse. I feel like one of the only women in the gym who still wear standard gym leggings😂 I don’t get the point either. Is it to bring attention to womens ‘gym gains’ or just to show their glutes?

I think its both - the idea that if you've got gym gains, you'll have an amazing arse which these leggings will flaunt.

Bluevelvetsofa · 25/10/2023 21:40

I’m surprised no one has yet said that women should be allowed to wear whatever they want and that they are not responsible for how men view them.

I agree though, that the leggings and the shorts are utterly hideous. Especially when worn with a crop top. It really does look as though they’re going to stand on a street corner.

Ihaventgottimeforthis · 25/10/2023 21:40

KStockHERO · 25/10/2023 21:35

For Christmas last year, DP bought me a big bundle of gym clothes. Among them was a a pair of GymShark scrunched bums like this: https://uk.gymshark.com/products/gymshark-adapt-pattern-seamless-leggings-forest-green-rich-green-aw23

I like Sweaty Betty 'bum sculpting' leggings so he'd assumed these were the same concept.
When I opened them, I thought DP had ripped them and then attempted to repair them with terrible sewing skills.

I had to Google scrunch bum leggings. I laughed and laughed and vowed not to wear them ever. But then I tried them on and, TBH, they do look good. They're actually quite comfortable too. Reader: I wear them in the regular gym clobber rotation. Apologies.

Really nice leggings except for the fact they make you look like you have an elongated anus.

The scrunch is just not needed.

redfacebigdisgrace · 25/10/2023 21:40

Porny

SusannaSusanna · 25/10/2023 21:39

alterego2 · 25/10/2023 21:38

Is that said with pride or disgust?

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I think it comes second to the PJs in hotels thread🙈

Blanca87 · 25/10/2023 21:39

they look like they would be crevice cleaners.

Puffwiththegreeneyes · 25/10/2023 21:38

I like them. I'd look absolutely horrendous in them, but I think if you've got a particular type of bum they look great. I also like the tiny shorts as well - again, not for my middle-aged saggy arse, but on others they can look great.

MinnieL · 25/10/2023 21:38

They’re just awful, awful things. I don’t know when this trend started but it’s one I just can’t get into. I actually looked at a pair online and in the description it said that they should only be worn with thongs.

So you’re going to the gym with thongs on and leggings in your arse. I feel like one of the only women in the gym who still wear standard gym leggings😂 I don’t get the point either. Is it to bring attention to womens ‘gym gains’ or just to show their glutes?

alterego2 · 25/10/2023 21:38

steelingmyself · 25/10/2023 21:15

Was there ever a more mumsnet thread than this one?!

Is that said with pride or disgust?

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shockwaze · 25/10/2023 21:37

SusannaSusanna · 25/10/2023 21:35

I usually criticise people who judge other peoples attire, but my eyes would be on stalks if I saw these in real life.

Wedgie and ready-made sweat patches 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

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maximist · 25/10/2023 21:36

Gymmum82 · 25/10/2023 21:26

Literally everyone wears them. You’ll struggle to find people not wearing them at the gym. Problem is they only look good if you’ve got a good bum and 90% of people who wear them are not in that catagory

You might want to look up the meaning of the word "literally"...

NotSuchASmugMarried · 25/10/2023 21:36

They make me dissolve into a giggling mess every time i see them

Busephalus · 25/10/2023 21:35

Hate thongs too

SusannaSusanna · 25/10/2023 21:35

I usually criticise people who judge other peoples attire, but my eyes would be on stalks if I saw these in real life.

KStockHERO · 25/10/2023 21:35

For Christmas last year, DP bought me a big bundle of gym clothes. Among them was a a pair of GymShark scrunched bums like this: https://uk.gymshark.com/products/gymshark-adapt-pattern-seamless-leggings-forest-green-rich-green-aw23

I like Sweaty Betty 'bum sculpting' leggings so he'd assumed these were the same concept.
When I opened them, I thought DP had ripped them and then attempted to repair them with terrible sewing skills.

I had to Google scrunch bum leggings. I laughed and laughed and vowed not to wear them ever. But then I tried them on and, TBH, they do look good. They're actually quite comfortable too. Reader: I wear them in the regular gym clobber rotation. Apologies.

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Fluffysockswizzard · 25/10/2023 21:34

I would even feel weird just wearing normal black leggings and a top that didn't cover my bum. I don't get on with jeans (they make my legs really red and itchy) but I always wear a top long enough to cover my behind otherwise it just feels awkward knowing people can see my underwear outline through them 🤣 - those scrunch leggings are just awful

VanityDiesHard · 25/10/2023 21:34

I'd never even heard of these, so I had to google, and bleugh! Just vile. Why on earth would anyone want to draw attention to that area of the anatomy?

Busephalus · 25/10/2023 21:33

Gymum, no they don't look good on good bums