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AIBU?

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to wish people wouldn't wear

171 replies

Olifin · 30/03/2011 16:22

leggings without a long top or dress?

I don't want to see women's bum cheeks in detail not shudder a camel's toe.

Do people not use mirrors any more?

OP posts:
AlmightyCitrus · 01/04/2011 23:34

We took the kids swimming after school yesterday and were sat in the cafe bit. A woman was buying several hot drinks from the machine and each time a drink came out, she bent right over in front of us. Poor DH almost choked on his snickers bar!

So, if you were that woman in black leggings, black knickers with pink hearts and flowers on....your label was sticking up too. (Size 14-16 apparently)

LeQueen · 02/04/2011 08:48

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Fab123 · 02/04/2011 09:09

Haven't managed to read whole thread. I used to feel exactly the same way about leggings and finally gave in to "fashion" when my bump started to divide under my maternity jeans' band, making my bump look like the plastic toy casing of a Kinder Egg :(
Can't pregnant people get away with it?

Bucharest · 02/04/2011 11:01

I need to add something to the sartorial soup.
I follow another mother into the schoolyard (she lives 2 houses up, I don't know her to speak to) She has taken to wearing skin-coloured tight trousers. (think the weirdy ice-skaty American tan coloured bodysuit things) but she is not of the willowy frame build either. Because they are trousers, not leggings, they don't give with the flob, they just strain and strain, and she's walking in front of me looking, well, virtually nekkid because of the colour, and I just feel poorly.
She likes them ever such a lot. She's had them on 10 days in a row. They are so tight round her ladybits I can see the female shape underneath. Straining to get out. It's not big and it's not pretty. (well, it is quite big actually)

Happylander · 02/04/2011 11:37

I've never seen a fleece with animals on??? I feel deprived of this wonderful sight. Please link me a pic someone LOL

colditz · 02/04/2011 11:43

yeah baby

Lara2 · 02/04/2011 12:35

Has anyone received the What the customers are currently wearing in Walmart in the US? It's disappeared from my inbox, but you'd just die laughing - makes leggings and short tops and all the other usual sins look positively tasteful and classy!!! :O

Underachieving · 02/04/2011 12:49

YABU

You are not the style police.

muminthemiddle · 02/04/2011 13:06

Howling at this thread.

I simply cannot wait for the heat to come when fat, unfit, ugly men start to parade around topless exposing us all to their grotesque bodies. Will make you want to bring back the legging brigard.

Fatimalovesbread · 02/04/2011 13:10

OMG! Just looked at the people of walmart website, there are some sights on there! Blush

Bucharest · 02/04/2011 13:34

No, we are not the style police.

But we ought to be.

Pagwatch · 02/04/2011 13:45

There should be style police. They should be armed.
Nothing too scary , a neat little taser would serve.

muminthemiddle · 02/04/2011 13:49

I am preparing my bb gun now, as we speak.

Bucharest · 02/04/2011 13:50

I think of it as community service.
Saving people from themselves, so to speak.

Deliainthemaking · 02/04/2011 15:16

Amen to that Oilfin

why bother wearing trousers?

Deliainthemaking · 02/04/2011 15:17

I have no issue with size some of the posts appear otherwise its just leggings with short tops look gimpy

TheSmallClanger · 02/04/2011 17:34

I do wear leggings, but make sure my crotch area is covered with another garment. Sometimes that is a pair of shorts - shoot me! Grin They are not hotpants - they come farther down that that.

Whenever I encounter the fashion police, I always think that I'd rather have fun with fashion and look slightly silly than wear boring, tasteful clothes.

scotsgirl23 · 02/04/2011 18:05

I wear leggings too but only in clothes that are very much arse covering - short dresses really rather than tops, and only cos it's damn cold here!

On the other hand, there was a woman walking in front of me a couple of days ago wearing too tight leggings and a very short puffy jacket over the top and it wasn't pretty. Neither were her vibrantly coloured striped pants with Betty Boop written in large cartoon print across the bum - I could see them very clearly!!

Bewunce · 02/04/2011 18:22

Roar @ BOF's Smooth Groove link.

Was I the only one who clicked it?

Pixel · 02/04/2011 18:45

Happyland a whole selection here.

Happylander · 02/04/2011 19:43

OH MY F'KING GOD!! They look like those big thick blankets you can buy. Oh I may have fleece's but they are North Face at least! God so tempted to get the DH one just to see his face.

Saggyoldclothcatpuss · 02/04/2011 20:37

I live in a Uni town, right near the 6th form college. I am scarred, SCARRED I tell you! The leggings are the tip of the iceberg. There are a lot of see through ones here, (cheap shop central) it's not nice.
I personally have 2 pet horrors. 1/ skinny leg hipster trousers. On BOYS or girls.
You need to be Betty Spaghetti for them to even remotely stay in place. 99.99% of either sex look bloody awful in them. And most of the lads seem determined to stuff their pockets with as much crap as possible. They look like they are all sporting multiple hernias!
2/ fucking GOD AWFUL Harem Pants! Also both sexes. why the need to walk round with your fucking gusset round your knees? I just want to grab them by the waistband and shake them into the damn things properly!
Oh. And both sorts are commonly worn with proper 'George Michael' espadrilles!
I saw a lad the other day, he had jogging trousers on. His arse (and his badly washed grey/White boxers) were on show. On top of these he had jeans which hung below his bum front and back. On top of these he had another pair of jeans, these came to just above his knees. They must have all been sewn together, they were gravity defying. Cap this with the fact that he could only walk by moving his legs below the knee. I could only think OMFG!

FellatioNelson · 02/04/2011 20:44

I tried to take a photo on my phone the other day of a lad in Sainsbury's who has his jeans held up by a belt which was completely BELOW both arse cheeks. The belt was actually around the very top of his thighs. He looked vair silly. But I was too slow to get a photo. I was very disappointed because I thought 'ooh MN would love this!'

SlightlyJaded · 02/04/2011 21:08

and another

heliumballoons · 02/04/2011 21:18

Am sat here PMSL and I wear leggings/jeggins Grin

In my defense always with a long and loose/ flowing top and a long cardi. I'm lucky I have good legs but the bum and hips are a wide load up until my fairly small waist. I would never wear them with a short or tight top and will check mirror for camels toe if I reach up before ever leaving the house in them again. Grin

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