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Leggings under dresses?

33 replies

TwinklingFairyLights · 14/06/2022 09:31

Is this still a thing or is it very dated now?

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refreshingseahorse · 14/06/2022 11:16

Counterpoint - I see many people wearing leggings who I wish had put a dress on over them.

Snag sell capri length leggings that are thinner than cotton leggings and are a good middle ground as far as this dilemma goes.

Likeli · 14/06/2022 11:26

I wear this everyday. I like wearing dresses and I work somewhere that I can’t have my bare legs exposed. Tights make me itch, I hate the feeling of them and they never fit right.
Not bothered in the slightest whether it’s fashionable or not, I dress like this because I like it and it’s comfy.

Danikm151 · 14/06/2022 11:40

i wear 3/4 length leggings with a dress. Stops chub rub and I don't care if it's dated

BuenaVistaAntisocialClub · 14/06/2022 11:47

I wear leggings with shorter dresses, so those that finish above the knee. I personally wouldn’t wear leggings with dresses that were knee length or below. But that’s mainly because I’m short and the proportions look all wrong on me.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 14/06/2022 11:48

It’s not a look I’ve ever been fond of, and I do think it looks dated. But I can see that it serves a purpose in our particular climate.

I think the type of dress and shoes the leggings are paired with make all the difference. Ballet flats with knee length wrap dress, nah.

TwinklingFairyLights · 14/06/2022 11:54

thecurtainsofdestiny · 14/06/2022 11:13

I keep hearing that leggings generally are dated.

Yet every day I see people out and about in their comfy leggings.

People should wear what they want to!

I'll wear sports leggings but that's because I work from home and try and get a work out of some description in most days. I'll pop out to the supermarket / shops in sports leggings but with a longish t-shirt, hoodie and trainers.

I never did like the leggings and dress look so I'm glad it's not coming back in.

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DreamloverTealover · 14/06/2022 14:12

I wear leggings with long tops or dresses that are just above my knee. With boots in the aufum/winter or ballet flats/sandals in summer. But I'm not very stylish 😂 only recently been reading S&B!

Coffeepot72 · 15/01/2023 11:22

It’s a very handy look!

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