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Is this really that unusual? Leggings debate

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KristinaaTravels · 24/04/2026 22:57

My two besties have just left mine. Amongst the copious amounts of wine, we somehow got onto the subject of what we wear under leggings. As I thought was normal, my friend and I said we don’t wear anything, much to our others friend’s amazement! The leggings are tight enough without anything else 😂

Are we just weirdo’s or are you with us two?

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Princessconsuelabananahammock9 · 30/04/2026 06:24

JustCabbaggeLooking · 25/04/2026 20:17

Wtf. Is there some online challenge to be as gross as you can going on?

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What’s gross about this?

Denim4ever · 25/04/2026 23:42

henlake7 · 25/04/2026 17:38

Unlike the old days when leggings were first out....you got a couple of days wear then because they had wrinkled at the knees like Nora Battys tights!LOL
or you bought some with stirrups and spent your whole day hoiking them back up!😆

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TBF that's about 1987 in Batty knee terms 🤣 Until I had DS in 2005 and woke up with bigger hips, I was wearing decent M&S pair I'd owned since 1989

JustCabbaggeLooking · 25/04/2026 20:17

Createausername1970 · 25/04/2026 16:59

I wear knickers under my leggings.

I change my knickers daily but my leggings get a few days of wear before washed, but I do give them a sniff after a couple of days just to check.

Wtf. Is there some online challenge to be as gross as you can going on?

henlake7 · 25/04/2026 17:38

Createausername1970 · 25/04/2026 16:59

I wear knickers under my leggings.

I change my knickers daily but my leggings get a few days of wear before washed, but I do give them a sniff after a couple of days just to check.

Unlike the old days when leggings were first out....you got a couple of days wear then because they had wrinkled at the knees like Nora Battys tights!LOL
or you bought some with stirrups and spent your whole day hoiking them back up!😆

Createausername1970 · 25/04/2026 16:59

I wear knickers under my leggings.

I change my knickers daily but my leggings get a few days of wear before washed, but I do give them a sniff after a couple of days just to check.

MustWeDoThis · 25/04/2026 16:58

KristinaaTravels · 24/04/2026 22:57

My two besties have just left mine. Amongst the copious amounts of wine, we somehow got onto the subject of what we wear under leggings. As I thought was normal, my friend and I said we don’t wear anything, much to our others friend’s amazement! The leggings are tight enough without anything else 😂

Are we just weirdo’s or are you with us two?

Dirty mares...

henlake7 · 25/04/2026 16:56

No thanks, I much prefer that extra layer between my bits and my clothes.
I dont really understand that whole 'leggings as trousers' thing TBH. They are pretty much like thick tights to me, so I always make sure my top half has bum coverage.
I mean sometimes you look at someone in a short top and leggings and wonder if they actually looked in a mirror (or even more mind boggling looked and thought 'this looks amazing!').😆

Wingingit73 · 25/04/2026 16:46

Gross 🤮

fashionqueen0123 · 25/04/2026 16:41

Passaggressfedup · 25/04/2026 09:22

I don't wear underwear with any form of trousers. I hate them. Haven't done do for 40 years. I never wear them twice, wash them after each use, like underwear.

You do you OP, who cares what others think.

What about the seam in jeans?!

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MoonWoman69 · 25/04/2026 10:29

TheSpecialTwo · 25/04/2026 09:12

Your post is the grimmest thing on this thread. “Leaky fadge” is a term I hope I don’t see again.

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Lovely, thanks for your comment! Have a great day!

Passaggressfedup · 25/04/2026 09:22

I don't wear underwear with any form of trousers. I hate them. Haven't done do for 40 years. I never wear them twice, wash them after each use, like underwear.

You do you OP, who cares what others think.

TheSpecialTwo · 25/04/2026 09:12

MoonWoman69 · 25/04/2026 00:19

Just to add, I don't suffer with a leaky fadge, that's grimmer to me than not wearing knickers under leggings! I think if some of you are suffering with so much discharge, you need to get that checked out!
Maybe I'm lucky that I don't have damp gusset issues!

Your post is the grimmest thing on this thread. “Leaky fadge” is a term I hope I don’t see again.

ilovesooty · 25/04/2026 09:08

KristinaaTravels · 25/04/2026 08:59

Said like someone who is also a slightly plumper lady!

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I'm sure your friend would be delighted to know that's how you described her on a public forum. 🙄

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KristinaaTravels · 25/04/2026 08:59

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Said like someone who is also a slightly plumper lady!

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Sensiblesal · 25/04/2026 00:59

I wear my comfy granny pants. My tops are generally long enough to cover my bum.

no underwear sounds a bit gross

ValueofNothing · 25/04/2026 00:59

I think it's seen as unhygienic because leggings material can often (thought not always) be quite thin, clingy and in general non-absorbent, so if you sit down anywhere and you have discharge, it could potentially soak though and be unpleasant.

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Denim4ever · 25/04/2026 00:49

Personally, I just don't like leggings without a longer top or tunic so the current way of wearing them - even as sportswear - is not for me. If I was going to wear them, I would wear knickers. Plenty of seam free options out there. If they camel toe or do the equivalent look to the bum cheeks they look absurd

MoonWoman69 · 25/04/2026 00:19

Just to add, I don't suffer with a leaky fadge, that's grimmer to me than not wearing knickers under leggings! I think if some of you are suffering with so much discharge, you need to get that checked out!
Maybe I'm lucky that I don't have damp gusset issues!

bittertwisted · 25/04/2026 00:17

Flamingojune · 24/04/2026 23:18

Whats tightness got to do with it? So nothing under skin tight jeans?.

Yep

bittertwisted · 25/04/2026 00:13

No underwear here, hate layers of any kind because I’m small
they go in the wash after one wear so what’s the issue

ilovesooty · 25/04/2026 00:12

BabooshkaHaHa · 25/04/2026 00:11

Yuck.

Yes.

BabooshkaHaHa · 25/04/2026 00:11

Yuck.

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