I am the last woman in the country to catch on to leggings and skirts

[reikizen]

Please help me find a dress/skirt to wear with leggings. I am a size 14 and late thirties, I am desperate to break out of my jeans rut but am not what you would call 'groomed' and never will be!

Can I just ask why you want to do the leggings / skirt thing? Is it just that it's what people seem to be wearing. Only, I reckon this look is incredibly unflattering on most people, even those with great legs. It makes most people's legs look much shorter than normal. Sorry. I know others will disagree.

Well, I just don't want to wear jeans every day and I don't feel comfortable in skirts generally so it's kind of a safety blanket! I am pretty critical of my own appearance and I don't think my legs look any shorter/fatter in leggings than in any of my trousers!

reikizen it is the absolute height of comfort, i LOVE leggings and long smock tops, or long t shirts, leggings are SO so comfy.

Only recently discovered myself i have to add, but i live in them.

I have gone for cheepos from Asda or primark as they wash ok, and i dont mind chucking them when they look a bit peaky around the edges.

Do it, get into the comfort thing, lovely

dresses/tunics with leggings look fine - skirts not so much unless you're under 20 or a dancer.

I wear leggings/dresses every day - I get them all from Boden in the sale/phase eight/monsoon/occasionally M&S/ white company/me and em.

I got talked into this by a couple of girls at work last week! I wanted something cooler to wear on the few warm days we have!
They sent me to matalan for leggings - apparently they have the best colour range. I could only find black and grey, but hey!
I ended up in the Dorothy Perkins sale (but then we don't have a massive choice round here, and I wasn't going to do mail order when I had no ideas..)

Its really good, except I got caught in the wind, even tho it was a warm day. I couldn't keep the material down and push a buggy and chase a toddler.... It is cooler in the heat tho.

I'd say give it a go. I can see why it has been around for a few years (tho now I've started wearing the stuff, I can pretty much guarentee it will fall from fashion!)

I think you are right, dresses it is.

I love dresses and leggins, and am terrified they are about to go out of fashion.

What I struggle is finding cardigans to co-ordinate with the dresses/tunics. Does anywhere (apart from White Stuff) sell matching cardigans and tunics?

Defo not the last, I don't own any leggings

No, don't do it! Don't join the trend!!
I hate the leggings and skirt combination ALMOST as much as I hate the thick tights under shorts.
Buy a nice dress
I am currently loving per una dresses at the moment.

What colouring are you?

per una noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Anyone know best place for cropped leggings?

some of the per una dresses are lovely. Am rocking the style stakes at work at the moment . A mix of dresses from per una and DP.

Try white stuff for tunics/dresses to wear with leggings, especially if the sale is still on!

Dancergirl I got some good ones in Tescos of all places!