Yesterday we gave Rihanna a thumbs up for her black leggings with side web-like slashes. Admittedly I’m not the biggest fan of leggings, basically because they’re not pants and shouldn’t be worn as such, and leggings/stirrup leggings had their hey-day in the early 1990s. I remember the mid 1990s – well kind of – I remember flicking through old Seventeen magazines at the library thinking I was cool and fashionable… not that I had the money to buy clothes then. Anyway… after seeing Rihanna’s pair, I gave leggings some thought and came to the conclusion that the slashed variety aren’t so bad, it’s just the tie dyed/jeggings/patterned/coloured ones I dislike. The slashed variety have a dirty grungy vibe to them that is great for playing down looks or adding some street cred vibe to a plain t-shirt and flats. Playing it safe with plain opaque black leggings is boring, jazz up a look with something a little more revealing this season with slashed leggings.
Our favourite, left to right:
