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To be sick of the enduring athleisure trend?

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FluWorldOrder · 05/05/2025 20:04

Just that really! I’m so sick of seeing women in activewear leggings. And now that we’re having some better weather the shorts are out. I saw a woman today in a pair of butter yellow short, short, shorts which left nothing to the imagination. I’m sorry I don’t need to see every lump and bump on your behind and legs.

Go on.. tell me how miserable I am 🙄😂

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SatsumaDog · 06/05/2025 05:31

I’m usually in leggings because I’m on my way to or from the gym and I train twice a day. Unless I’m going out it’s rare to see me in anything else. Shorts no, I don’t have the tan for those!

Personally, I’m not a massive fan of scrunch bum leggings, for me. Some are more subtle than others but I’m a bit long in the tooth for that kind of thing! Don’t mine them on other people though.

Tbrh · 06/05/2025 04:48

WetBandits · 06/05/2025 03:20

Who gives a fuck? I wear cycling shorts all the time as soon as there’s a hint of sunshine. I’m chubby and definitely have some ‘lumps and bumps’, but nobody is forcing you to stare at them Confused

I like to dress comfortably when the weather is warm. This is, as the kids say, a ‘you’ problem.

Lumps and bumps are fine, arse crack and vulva is a bit much though

NeverDropYourMooncup · 06/05/2025 03:32

All of a sudden, a pair of batty riders and a crop top sound more appealing than the prospect of ever being thought to belong to the same group as this.

WetBandits · 06/05/2025 03:20

Who gives a fuck? I wear cycling shorts all the time as soon as there’s a hint of sunshine. I’m chubby and definitely have some ‘lumps and bumps’, but nobody is forcing you to stare at them Confused

I like to dress comfortably when the weather is warm. This is, as the kids say, a ‘you’ problem.

TheHerboriste · 06/05/2025 03:12

It tracks with the obesity trend.

A huge percentage of people today would not be able to tolerate a tailored non-stretch garment. Really sad.

Mumofnarnia · 06/05/2025 03:07

Yep this and the hoodie and joggers/ jeans trend!
I do find it strange how people are now getting dressed to go out to bars/ restaurants/ events in the same/ similar outfits they have been wearing in the house/ to run errands/ school drop offs almost every day since Covid. Unless that’s just the area I live in 🤔

PeloMom · 06/05/2025 02:36

I live in athleisure so you’re unreasonable 🤣. I do at least one type of sport a day though and am constantly on the move so have to be comfy.

Notknots · 06/05/2025 01:36

BlondiePortz · 06/05/2025 00:01

So no one should be wearing shorts? going by what you deicde what are people allowed to wear?

No only women, according to the op. Everyohe else gets a free pass.

Notknots · 06/05/2025 01:34

Maybe stop objectifying women then.

Tbrh · 06/05/2025 01:28

Seymourscat · 05/05/2025 20:10

I hate it. Leggings and shorts right up your bum. Some women look naked. You can even see their vulva. It’s not a great look even if you had the perfect figure.

I agree, bum scrunch are the worst but I could see someone's vulva last week, it's disgusting

Iateallthechocolate · 06/05/2025 00:21

Don't worry, it's nearly summer, the topless men with large bellies will be along soon to distract you.

SnorElla · 06/05/2025 00:03

I find it sadder to see that some women don’t have the confidence to wear shorts.

BlondiePortz · 06/05/2025 00:01

So no one should be wearing shorts? going by what you deicde what are people allowed to wear?

Teenybub · 06/05/2025 00:00

Seymourscat · 05/05/2025 20:10

I hate it. Leggings and shorts right up your bum. Some women look naked. You can even see their vulva. It’s not a great look even if you had the perfect figure.

I can honestly say I’ve never seen another woman’s vulva through sports leggings/shorts.

lovegoodlovegood · 05/05/2025 23:36

I have leggings on in the supermarket usually as I’ll be on my way to or from netball. I’m fat, so don’t look!
its also one of the only things I can tolerate on my stomach as I can’t wear jeans any more

NattyTurtle59 · 05/05/2025 23:36

FrangipaniBlue · 05/05/2025 22:35

I don’t understand the MN aversion to Athleisure wear…..

obviously I get dressed up if I’m going for a meal, to the cinema etc but just going about my daily life, walking the dog, ferrying the teen about or nipping to the shops? Leggings and a hoodie all day and you bet your life my legs are out now it’s sunny!

Exactly! I'm retired and am so happy not to have to wear "work clothes" any more. I'm out and about a lot and wear the same clothes all day, whatever I'm doing. I'm not getting dressed up to lounge around at home, and I'm certainly not getting changed every time I leave the house. I do wear dresses/skirts in summer, but that's because I find them cooler than shorts. Comfort all the way is my motto - I've done my years of wearing clothes that I didn't find comfortable.

LeaveALittleNote · 05/05/2025 23:34

NattyTurtle59 · 05/05/2025 23:29

I'm an elderly nobody, and hated the 90s and 2000s workwear look. Dressy and chic is not me - I loved the 70s boho style myself. Different strokes for different folks.

I love the 70s boho stuff too. More so than the workwear, in fact. I just don’t love tracksuits and I don’t find them inspiring.

BitOutOfPractice · 05/05/2025 23:31

I only wear athleisure when I’m going to the gym. But I really can’t bring myself to care if others do. I think it’s boring and unimaginative but I suppose it’s comfy and practical. I’ll stick to me. They can do them.

HuffleMyPuffle · 05/05/2025 23:29

My active leggings are most definitely not boring, dull and not colourful

They're decorated with all sorts of patterns

NattyTurtle59 · 05/05/2025 23:29

LeaveALittleNote · 05/05/2025 20:42

I wouldn’t wear athleisure and I don’t like it, but I think it looks ok on some people. I do miss the trend of years gone by to dress up more. There are a lot of tracksuits around these days, and I do find them quite uninspiring and depressing. Personally I liked the workwear look in the 90s and 2000s, and I look forward to fashion becoming a bit more dressy and chic again. But that’s from a middle-aged nobody!

I'm an elderly nobody, and hated the 90s and 2000s workwear look. Dressy and chic is not me - I loved the 70s boho style myself. Different strokes for different folks.

Thunderpants88 · 05/05/2025 23:21

You are clearly just very jealous

and that is not a good look.

Bridestone · 05/05/2025 23:17

I can handle anything apart from grey marl tracksuit bottoms riding high on the white-socked male ankle.

Not a fan either of those flesh-coloured, tight all-in-ones favoured by teenage girls, but I’m more fascinated than disapproving. They look exactly like the flesh-toned body stockings worn by women in Victorian naughty photos.

ttcat37 · 05/05/2025 23:13

Let’s see your outfit then Coco Chanel? You seem to have strong views about what women with perfectly normal bodies shouldn’t wear. So what should they wear?
Your attitude towards your fellow sex is horrible. There’s a reason why happy, normal, innocent girls develop body issues, and it’s that people like you think it’s ok to comment on their bodies. Those girls spend their lives thinking their bodies are gross, that they should hide in baggy clothes, that they can’t wear x y or z. I hope the girl you commented on continues to wear what she is comfortable in.

BeanQuisine · 05/05/2025 23:10

I often wear gym shorts but only around the house, and they're quite a loose fit. Very comfortable when you're sitting around doing nothing. 😄

PomegranateVase · 05/05/2025 23:05

I hate it too OP.

I do not wish to see such tight clothing and the resultant pillow-like arse cheeks and camel toes right left and centre. Women are walking around looking pretty much naked as not much is left to the imagination.

So many people just look far too casual all the time now that I can’t tell if they’re going to work, going to a restaurant, going to the gym, or going home to sit on their arse all day.

The standards of dress in the UK really are sloppy and casual compared to many other countries - even in London nowadays most people look so lacklustre and there’s hardly any colour. Everything looks drab and neutral coloured.

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