So there I was, idly browsing eBay for some new tights (I really really want black tights with big pink hearts scattered over them), and I ran across something called "liquid leggings".
WHAT.
They're SPANDEX, people. Shiny, shiny spandex. Do not try and fool me, I lived through the 80s.
But now I have a NAME for the horrifying things when I see them being paraded around the corporate campus. And trust me, I have seen them. Usually worn with open toe "booties", which also make me shake my head. Boots are supposed to be CLOSED TOE. Peep-toe boots are a crime against nature.
WHAT.
They're SPANDEX, people. Shiny, shiny spandex. Do not try and fool me, I lived through the 80s.
But now I have a NAME for the horrifying things when I see them being paraded around the corporate campus. And trust me, I have seen them. Usually worn with open toe "booties", which also make me shake my head. Boots are supposed to be CLOSED TOE. Peep-toe boots are a crime against nature.
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and regarding black tights with pink hearts... End of the month, you pick up the tights and the fabric paint, and I will make them happen.
Pick up a few pair that are a wee bit less than opaque (sheer is not necessary, just a little less than fully opaque) and I can also make you GCS tights. :P
but you knew that, even if you momentarily forgot. ;)
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Though in general I do have to agree.
That said, I wholeHEARTEDly hate shiny leggings.
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i recently saw a young lady on michigan avenue wearing what she must have thought were leggings-as-pants, when in fact they were some form of control-top tights-as-pants. with the oddly more opaque bike-shorts top area and slightly less opaque leg are and everything. with an oxford shirt of average length.
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Worn under a skirt as a form of tights or stockings, sure!
Worn to the office? I've gotta say no.
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But I do like these peeptoe boots!
(someone is selling them on niceboots and I WANT!)
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Now of course, I wear them like a rational person with *a skirt*. Leggings are Not Pants, leggings are a subclass of pants to prevent creepies from seeing your underwear when you bend over or walk up stairs. :D
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But shiny, 80's versions, as PANTS?
Stop the insanity!
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http://www.gbyguess.com/ProductDetails.aspx?style=R01A0300000&image=R01A0300000-BWA&category|0=&rlid=product
"Vintage Wash" my aunt martha...
Haven't seen too many examples of these new super shiny leggings here thankfully. They remind me of the tights I had when I ran track in high school. *shudder*
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I think I would have the embarrassing reaction of cringing from someone's shinyshiny bum in those leggings in bright sunshine. All the more reason to wear leggings of any flavor with a skirt! Oy.
Alas, even McQueen cannot get me to like open-toed boots. But then I am a strict "only if it's '50s style clothing is an open toe allowed." :/
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I have my own boot rant, instilled in me by my mother: Boots that have lacings AND a zipper are for sissies. If you wanna have a laceup boot, you better have the fortitude to lace 'em and unlace 'em yourself. You're too tired/drunk/lazy? Get your significant other to do it, or you sleep in them until you're able to take care of it.
My MommySan, she's a funny (as in both humor and weird) lady.
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leggings as pants - I'm sure you know this website
http://tightsarenotpants.com/