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To think if your leggings have the appearance of 40 denier tights

105 replies

Missunreasonable · 07/08/2014 16:38

You should not wear them as trousers.
The amount of people I see wearing very see through leggings with little crop tops or tops that sit on the waist line with their knickers clearly on show is astounding. Do people not realise that this is akin to going out in just a pair of tights and short top? Do people even look in the mirror before they leave the house?

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asmallandnoisymonkey · 07/08/2014 16:41

I saw someone wearing leggings so sheer the other day I could see every detail of her thong underwear. It was quite unpleasant - YANBU

TheXxed · 07/08/2014 16:43

YANBU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hollycomputer · 07/08/2014 16:44

Oh god, I see this SO OFTEN! Also: white unlined trousers/dresses with brightly coloured underwear.

KatyMac · 07/08/2014 16:46

I would normally agree whole heartedly; however DD (16) runs about dressing in footless tights, leotard, trainers & a leather jacket (or no jacket in this weather) usually to & from dance class

I naively thought the leotard made a difference Wink

Panzee · 07/08/2014 16:47

Normally I am not keen on governments telling me what to wear. However: www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/28/leggings-are-not-pants-qatari-campaign-urges-tourists-to-dress-modestly/

lilliebobs2011 · 07/08/2014 16:47

yanbu its an awful look thin leggings are fine as tights say under a tunic top or skirt but with a short top not nice at all

KingJoffreysBloodshotEye · 07/08/2014 16:47

I reckon they think it's sexy and titillating.

Is the equivalent of the thong sticking out of the jeans thing we had in the 00s.

AlpacaLypse · 07/08/2014 16:49

KingJoffrey that look was exceedingly silly too Grin

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 07/08/2014 16:51

Yanbu. There really should be rules about it. When I am dictator, there will be.

Picturesinthefirelight · 07/08/2014 16:53

The leotard does make a difference :). But dd usually adds a pair of black tesco seam free knickers over the top ofvthe leotard & footless tights b

CarbeDiem · 07/08/2014 16:53

Yanbu - I think some genuinely don't realise just how see through they are in the light but others wear them like that knowing.
Equally awful are the denim hotpants with both arse cheeks hanging out.

Missunreasonable · 07/08/2014 17:03

Oh yes, the hot pants that are barely bigger than a thongShock
I can almost understand that some people might not realise their leggings are a bit on the thin side and become see through in the light but some of them are so see through that there is no mistaking that they are see through. Tunic tops over them are fine, I just don't want to clearly see peoples thongs.

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Missunreasonable · 07/08/2014 17:04

Wearing them to a dance class with a leotard is understandable. Wearing them to college with a crop top and visible thong is not ok.

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ifuknow · 07/08/2014 17:15

Yanbu. White or flesh coloured ones are worst where you can see every cellulite dimple, most of the wearers are size 16+
Young girls often look really slovenly these days, with flab hanging out all over.

amy83firsttimer · 07/08/2014 17:20

Yanbu. Saw a "lady" in blue leggings and a top and zebra-print knickers today in primark.

m0therofdragons · 07/08/2014 17:21

I assume they bought them in the wrong size and they're over stretched

AMumInScotland · 07/08/2014 17:21

I suspect a lot of people are in denial about the size of their arse. They look at the front, while sucking their gut in, and decide they look fine. They don't get their DP to tell them honestly how it looks from the back when they are walking.

Teddybeau1988 · 07/08/2014 17:22

Yanbu
leggings are not trousers and look awful with a short top. Bums should be covered by the top

steff13 · 07/08/2014 17:27

I saw a woman wearing a pair that was roughly the color of her skin. On top of that, they were super-tight; she had a serious case of camel toe. I had to do a triple-take to make sure she wasn't naked from the waist down. Bad.

Eatriskier · 07/08/2014 17:28

YANBU and I love leggings.

Blithereens · 07/08/2014 17:28

I've been walking up the stairs in the Tube before behind a girl in see-through leggings, polka dot underwear and a very visible sanitary twoel going skewiff out the side of her knickers. Blee.

TheFairyCaravan · 07/08/2014 17:32

I couldn't give a shit what other people wear, because a)I'm not perfect b) I don't get it right 100% and c) we've all worn daft things in our time!

Teddybeau1988 · 07/08/2014 17:42

Eew at visable sanpro.

Following on from skin coloured leggings - my aunt who is a forest keeper was once asked to look out for a nude cyclist in the forest. It turned out it was my topless uncle in nude coloured shorts. A decade later we still make streaker jokes at him.

occasionalposter · 07/08/2014 17:46

I am reminded of the poem by American poet/humorist Ogden Nash:

Sure, deck your limbs in pants,
Yours are the limbs, my sweeting.
You look divine as you advance . . .
Have you seen yourself retreating?

mamalovesmojitos · 07/08/2014 17:57

YADNBU!