I'm working from home today. I worked from home yesterday. The reason? Oh, I made a classic error when I went out dancing on Friday night. (No, not the boots before corset error.)

I wore boots with grippy traction soles when I went dancing. Grippy traction soles do NOT work well with my style of goth dancing. So at one point, I managed to catch one of my boot heels on the lowest rung of my hoop skirt, and sat down rather abruptly. (The StuntHusband says that it looked completely intentional and part of my dancing; he didn't know it was an accident until he got a look at my face.)

What this means is that my lower back is Not Happy with me. And because I have a pretty high pain tolerance, I merrily ignored the twinges and spent all of Sunday afternoon going up and down stairs and moving boxes. That was not clever of me, no. I am now propped up on the couch with assorted laptops and notebooks, and I see my wonderful chiropractor tomorrow before I go to the office.

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Gah. I have SO MANY sewing projects I want to work on (at least 3 different skirts, not to mention two jacket alterations), but I know that I should not distract myself with such things, and really, REALLY need to knuckle down and work on writing. There are not enough hours in the day, I tell you.

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EDITED TO ADD: Thanks to one of the alternative/dark fashion tumblr feeds I follow, I just saw someone asking where to find velvet leggings. Now is the time for all of us ElderGoths to feel old. Also, a note for the hipster-goth, terribly fashion-forward types: Leggings ARE NOT pants. Listen to us ElderGoths, please.

From: [identity profile] koth-remulak.livejournal.com


I think I found something to sooth your Not Happy Back...I recently ran across a icecream website where you can create your own flavors, they even have Lavender! www.ecreamery.com is the site...I hope it helps!

From: [identity profile] miss-lisa-ma.livejournal.com


Also, a note for the hipster-goth, terribly fashion-forward types: Leggings ARE NOT pants. Listen to us ElderGoths, please.

Oh, I feel a faint coming on. The thought of velvet leggings makes me feel light-headed, and not in a good way.

From: [identity profile] sistawendy.livejournal.com


Gevalt! I order you to get well soon.

I'm home myself. I have cooties, and they don't want me to sleep.
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From: [personal profile] leenerella


I don't get this "leggings aren't pants" thing, unless by leggings you mean "footless tights," in which case I utterly agree. But my idea of "leggings" are what we used to call by the unwieldy name of "stretch pants." So, there's a distinction, right?

From: [identity profile] cupcake-goth.livejournal.com


In my mind, "stretch pants" are not quite "leggings". Stretch pants would not be completely skin-tight. Leggings ARE more like footless tights.

Footless tights & leggings look great under tunics or skirts! But they Are. Not. Pants. (Yes, I can be a touch cranky and irrational about this. I admit it.)

From: [identity profile] gothfox.livejournal.com


"Now is the time for all of us ElderGoths to feel old. Also, a note for the hipster-goth, terribly fashion-forward types: Leggings ARE NOT pants. Listen to us ElderGoths, please."

Now if only some ElderGoths would learn that leggings aren't pants...

From: [identity profile] ms-tate.livejournal.com


Oh no! Feel better quickly!!

(and Leggings, indeed, ARE NOT pants!)

From: [identity profile] staysonpaper.livejournal.com


I think black velvet leggings could have a place in one's (though probably not my) wardrobe. Is it just the idea of wearing them as pants that you object to? Because I think they could go quite nicely with a short, not-form-fitting black skirt.

I admit I have worn leggings as pants. Completely opaque wet-look ones. With tall buckle-boots, a black leather corset, and a black tank top, and a long black leather coat. I referred to it inwardly as my Matrix Costume, and I actually rather liked it.

From: [identity profile] cupcake-goth.livejournal.com


Oh, I absolutely think that velvet leggings have a place in the gothy wardrobe, especially for wearing under skirts! But they aren't pants.

(I have a tragic hair-metal past, so I am very familiar with leggings-as-pants. Black velvet ones, even, worn with a not-quite-hip-length black ruffly poet/pirate shirt. I would like to travel back in time and shake my younger self quite soundly.)

From: [identity profile] tinkerbell86ca.livejournal.com


Ok, they way in which you discribe your outfit with wet look leggins . . . it sounds really nice actually. Really fetching actually.
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From: [identity profile] rikibeth.livejournal.com


I think the velvet leggings could look quite lovely with a heavy lace tunic or short dress.

But not as pants!

From: [identity profile] dravvie.livejournal.com


I see people wear them as pants with a normal length shirt quite often here and all I can think is "No, no! Don't do that!" I want to stop them or give them a nice skirt.

From: [identity profile] m-cobweb.livejournal.com

Where to find velvet leggings


The answer, of course, is "at thrift stores." How do they not know that?

I usually wear them as a warm, soft layer under long skirts, but will now have to expand that to include shorter skirts and tunics. Not as pants, I promise. Cross my heart. I've got my own memories of that misstep.

From: [identity profile] javagoth.livejournal.com


I've been guilty of wearing leggings as pants - I was a child of the 80's after all. It was particularly unfortunate given that I'm not at all skinny - but then again - I didn't much look at anything but my face in mirrors back then either... Oy!


From: [identity profile] aniline.livejournal.com


I just remembered that my ex boyfriend used to have a pair of velvet leggings that he presumably wore as pants on a few occasions. If he did in my presence I must have blocked it from memory.

From: [identity profile] aprilstarchild.livejournal.com


I can't tell you how often I want to shake people and tell them that leggings aren't pants. Of any fashion persuasion. Just...NO!!

I do have friends that do wear them as pants--but it's almost an 80's/early 90's costume on them, so they get a pass. They know what they're doing looks ridiculous, and for them, that's the point.

From: [identity profile] brockulfsen.livejournal.com


Leggings can be used as pants, but only if you are a girl under 13 or a guy who has a really good codpiece. I'm torn on the appropriateness of a gourd phallocarp with bird of paradise feathers, especially in a Goth context

I prefer CrustyGoth to ElderGoth, the later implies responsibility and I'm taking this incarnation off and avoiding that as much as I can.

From: [identity profile] arinye.livejournal.com


You poor dear! ~fusses, offers icepacks~ My first thought went along the line of 'now how does one make falling on one's rear look intentional? ...no idea, but if Jilli says she managed it, I believe her.'

And no, velvet leggings are not pants. They are, however, perfectly wonderful to wear under skirts, either because it's too cold to wear regular tights or because one is... erm... of a rounder build and wishes not to chafe.

From: [identity profile] moonxpearl.livejournal.com


I wear leggings nearly every day. but never as pants.

Hope your back feels better! I've been there, myself. Not for the same reason, though- I slipped down some concrete stairs.

From: [identity profile] shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com


The only time I've been *hurt* dancing was with you and the marvelous StuntHusband at nocnoc in 14-hole Doc Martens.

Too grippy = sad back!

From: [identity profile] gothicvampstein.livejournal.com


Get well soon.

You're not the only one that hates watching people wear leggings as pants. It's just ugly. Too many of those "I want to be fashion-forward" girls use it all the time in Norway too and I don't see the point in it. Pants are pants and leggings are not.
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