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Nude leggings, surely no.

126 replies

BarrelOfOtters · 24/06/2023 10:21

They look weird and like you've forgotten half your clothes...

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itsmylife7 · 24/06/2023 13:14

what are scrunch bum leggings, is that the actual name ?

Curseofthenation · 24/06/2023 13:24

They're awful. I always do a double-take as well. It will be one of those trends to look back on and laugh at in the future...along with thick black eyebrows and all the other fun stuff.

It must be hard for the fashion industry to come up with new ideas at this point...the amount of throwback fashion out there says it all. Although, I was a kid in the 90s and I'm glad some of the classics (hello cargo trousers) are making a comeback.

k1233 · 24/06/2023 13:25

Nude leggings and knee high boots - faux equestrian look and gives me the rage! A woman on the bus has it as her daily attire for work.

White and beige jods with long boots look good in the right context (ie on a horse!) they do not make good work wear, especially when not teamed with a tailored jacket.

Diddykong · 24/06/2023 13:33

itsmylife7 · 24/06/2023 13:14

what are scrunch bum leggings, is that the actual name ?

It's ones that don't skim but actually go tight into your bum crack so if you're a toned young thing everyone can see your sculpted cheeks in all their glory. But they're essentially for the male gaze and look ridiculous.

VickyEadieofThigh · 24/06/2023 13:34

EBearhug · 24/06/2023 10:28

Yes, I had to do a double take the other day when I saw a woman walking down the street in what first appeared to be only a cropped top. I did think it's not a clothing choice I'll be making.

I had a similar experience whilst driving a few years ago - it was a bit distracting!

LemonadeSunshine · 24/06/2023 13:43

Body shaming at it's finest.

All directed at women.

Nothing will change if women are so determined to undermine other women.

If you don't like what you're seeing, look the other way!

Tidsleytiddy · 24/06/2023 13:46

Horrific sight during the week. Won’t say where just in case but young-ish very overweight woman carrying a baby and wearing nude, almost see through tight top and shorts. It was utterly awful. She had a bf with her. How’s he let her go out like that??

AllTheChaos · 24/06/2023 13:46

Diddykong · 24/06/2023 13:33

It's ones that don't skim but actually go tight into your bum crack so if you're a toned young thing everyone can see your sculpted cheeks in all their glory. But they're essentially for the male gaze and look ridiculous.

Ooh that’s not what I thought! I thought they were the ‘honeycomb’ style ones that make people with no bums looks like they have an arse?

itsmylife7 · 24/06/2023 13:47

Diddykong · 24/06/2023 13:33

It's ones that don't skim but actually go tight into your bum crack so if you're a toned young thing everyone can see your sculpted cheeks in all their glory. But they're essentially for the male gaze and look ridiculous.

I just looked them up reminds me of baboons bums. 😁

RosesAndHellebores · 24/06/2023 13:47

It isn't body shaming, it's a dig at taste or lack.of it.

Tidsleytiddy · 24/06/2023 13:48

RosesAndHellebores · 24/06/2023 13:47

It isn't body shaming, it's a dig at taste or lack.of it.

^ This

AllTheChaos · 24/06/2023 13:48

Gah! I just googled ‘scrunch bum leggings’ - my eyes!

Tidsleytiddy · 24/06/2023 13:50

I googled too. Anyone old enough to remember Kenny Everett in the leopard print leggings and the arse getting bigger and bigger? 🤣

BastetsWhiskers · 24/06/2023 13:52

Scrunch bum leggings!! Never heard of them before.

@AlexTfan that made me laugh.

Thanks all, washing machine is broken and I'm grumpily at the launderette, this has cheered me up a bit.

notforonesecond · 24/06/2023 13:54

dustypelmets · 24/06/2023 13:09

They still look better than those awful scrunch-bum leggings!

What would nude scrunch bums look like? I don't think I'm brave enough to google that.

There’s a woman with nude scrunch bum leggings on my school run. Admittedly, her arse does look fantastic but I still find my self gawping at her every time. Cannot imagine the confidence required.

Riapia · 24/06/2023 14:02

Leggings were launched for a laugh.
Only the terminally dim have failed to get the joke and wear them in public.

AllTheChaos · 24/06/2023 14:03

notforonesecond · 24/06/2023 13:54

There’s a woman with nude scrunch bum leggings on my school run. Admittedly, her arse does look fantastic but I still find my self gawping at her every time. Cannot imagine the confidence required.

I am simultaneously trying to picture this, and to never, ever picture this! I have neither the figure nor the confidence required for such an outfit, nor would DD be happy if I wore attention grabbing clothes on the school run! Admittedly, she is rapidly approaching the stage where simply having a mother is embarrassing..

threecupsofteaminimum · 24/06/2023 14:03

I see young and 30s ish women round my way in crop tops and leggings or cycling shorts or whatever they're called in nude tones all the time, it's all the Kim Kardashian influence I think, it looks hideous to me and without being crude, it shows er, everything Confused

Amuseaboosh · 24/06/2023 14:34

I'm going to buck the trend - I have a few pairs of these, and they're really comfortable to wear, and to me, they don't feel as casual as dark leggings.

I'm 42, 5ft 2, and a size 8 if that makes any difference.

Each to their own, and I'd not stop wearing them because people may or may not be judging me. Smile

Amuseaboosh · 24/06/2023 14:34

Forgot to add the image.

Nude leggings, surely no.
Amuseaboosh · 24/06/2023 14:40

Amuseaboosh · 24/06/2023 14:34

Forgot to add the image.

I'm also Indian so definitely not pale.

xogossipgirlxo · 24/06/2023 14:43

I don't understand wearing leggings outside house anyway (unless you're out jogging or going to some sports classes), but nude ones are hideous. I don't know if they are worse or those that accent butt crack 😬

EllaRaines · 24/06/2023 14:52

The problem is that when these women stand in front of a mirror they think they look good because they are not moving and the light in their bedroom is flattering.

In reality when walking along in broad daylight and in motion every part of them jiggles and if they are even the tiniest bit overweight or not toned, every dimple and saggy bit is emphasised.

Camel toe is enlarged by the tight fit and breasts are squashed.

The material is cheap and the flesh colours are horribly unflattering.

Usually accompanied by massive eyebrows, over the top false eyelashes, over drawn or filled lips, orange foundation or bad fake tan, coffin shaped false nails, Turkey teeth and carrying a fake designer brand handbag and print Baku wouldn't be able to name who is the current Prime Minister, work out a percentage and think Love Island is the be all in life.

notforonesecond · 24/06/2023 14:59

It’s the little strapped cycling shorted unitard things all the young women are wearing that baffle me the most.

I was out the other week and everyone under 30 seemed to have one on. Fine until you’re naked in a public toilet trying to enable it back up I imagine. I’d be sweating through it looking like borat.

pictoosh · 24/06/2023 15:00

Yes good call...the flesh coloured leggings. Just what the very fuck goes through the mind of the person choosing and wearing them?

They highlight and magnify every lump, bump, crease and fold on even very slim people.

"LOOK AT MY SAGGY NAKED ARSE AND CELLULITE", they cry. I don't get it at all.

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