Can leggings ever be OK?

[NoKnickerElastic]

I'm 53 and am going to a festival this summer. My legs need some extra support so I'd really like to invest in some compression leggings but can they ever look stylish?! I'm really not into the 'white stuff' tunics over leggings, I think it's too dated for me. But how how else could I style leggings? Must I keep them hidden under a maxi skirt? !

Oversized shirt, sleeves rolled lots of bangles, interesting hat or headscarf. Cool trainers or chunky boots.

Nope. Sorry & I'm also in my 50s

I wear leggings with a short t shirt, socks and trainers. Sometimes a t shirt slightly tucked in. I don't care what anyone else thinks. I think I look great and am very comfortable. I am 52. I have terrible problems with my feet and ankles due to flat feet so can only wear trainers and high tops so my wardrobe reflects that a bit.

I wouldn’t think it matters at a festival, where comfort is paramount. It’s when people start saying they wear them to graduations and weddings that I begin to wonder.

I’m also 53. I wear legging to the gym. I can’t imagine dressing in leggings to go out, having said that, at a festival, anything goes.

I’m 50 & leggings are house-clothes for me.

I think some women look great in sports compression leggings. You might be one of them!

Depends how much bum you have, as to how you style them. I always think that legging-wear is relative to one’s derrière.

Claudia Winkelman manages to look fab in them, maybe she could be a source of inspiration?

Leggings with an oversized shirt will be perfectly fine at a festival. For them to work, they need something that covers your bum, ideally to about mid-thigh. Even an oversized vintage-looking band tee would be fine. One of my friends is your age and goes to loads of music festivals and her go-to festival outfit is capri-length leggings, Doc Martens and an oversized shirt layered over a long-line graphic vest top.

I dont mind them with an oversized tee or jumper and chunky boots/Converse.
I even have some patterned ones with flowers, plaid, skulls, etc. Although my personal 'rules' are to keep my tummy and bum covered and not to slide into athleisure (not for me!).
I dont think you could ever call them stylish but they can still be a vibe, esp if you are going for more of an alt look.

Thanks everyone, I'm formulating an idea of long ish band t shirt and a denim overshirt with a straw hat. Also large sunglasses in case I see anyone i know! My bum is as you'd expect at my age and size 14 so it'll remain well hidden!

As others daid, for festivals anything goes. But if you don’t want to look like max wall. Aim for something long like a t shirt or shirt. It will be fine. You can also wear a short skirt over the top, and if cold sure a maxi skirt also. The key to making it work is not just leggings from the waist down.

Are you meaning black leggings? I'm pushing 40, and everyone wears them, or jeans when on the go. You can team with trainers or boots. The festival look is supposed to be casual thrown together, not overthought. You'll look great!