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Leggings under dress - ok or no?

63 replies

Tiare · 16/06/2017 21:34

shop.mango.com/GB/p0/woman/clothing/dresses/short/striped-dress?id=81047541_70&n=1&s=search

This Mango dress. Cottony, t-shirt-ish, casual. But on me, a little too short. And I thought "Well I'll chuck some cropped leggings on" but I'm not sure now. Is this a bit 2002 or does the leggings revival right now include poking out from under casual dresses?

Cropped or full-ish length?

Or no?

OP posts:
ScarletForYa · 17/06/2017 09:40

Leggings under a top that ends mid thigh are ok.

Leggings under knee length dresses are awful looking.

ElspethFlashman · 17/06/2017 09:42

Agree. That's why I wear short dresses, cos they're basically tunics.

Floisme · 17/06/2017 09:58

See I think exactly the opposite Scarlet Grin
That's why I love Style and Beauty.

Tantpoke · 17/06/2017 10:58

I think wearing leggings is a brilliant option to wear under dresses that we love but are just that little bit too short when we're feeling self conscious of our legs, plus of course they're brilliant if you've forgotten and don't have time to shave your legs or if you feel a bit pasty or bloated etc

P3togb · 17/06/2017 11:59

I wore footless tights under a knee length dress yesterday! I was in two minds about it to be honest. I'm not sure it looked that great.
It was too hot to wear tights and shoes but the air conditioning at work made it too cold to just wear the dress with no leggings. I chose comfort over style Grin

GahBuggerit · 17/06/2017 12:06

I often wear leggings under shorter dresses or skirts with either ankle boots, wedges or flat sandals

Have noticed some of the girls at work have adopted this too so it must be ok, not that I actually care, it's so passe to follow the fashion crowd nowadays

d270r0 · 17/06/2017 12:50

I'd definitely wear leggings under that dress.

Therealslimshady1 · 17/06/2017 13:38

I just buy DP tall dresses

And happily flash my veiny legs

Love the feeling of bare legs too much!

Mothervulva · 17/06/2017 13:53

I'd also wear leggings under that dress. The thing is, that style of dress suits me, but I'm nearly 40 and quite like something under it and a lot of styles don't suit short, dumpy me so leggings and a long top it is. I'm also a primary school teacher, so maybe it's in my DNA.

Argeles · 17/06/2017 21:00

Always leggings - tights are the devil!

FritataPatate · 17/06/2017 21:05

Wouldn't you get a bit hot?

Moregilmoregirls · 17/06/2017 21:09

I wear cropped leggings under short dresses OP. Don't care if if it's a fashion no no

PorklessPie · 18/06/2017 07:29

I will sometimes wear cropped leggings under a dress which is too short usually top of my thigh. But anything longer I just wear as a dress. Someone I know wears a dress past her knees with long leggings and sandals it looks so silly in this weather Blush

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