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Do you wear leggings?

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mrsmopp Sat 16-Nov-13 16:36:01

Warm, cosy and comfortable, leggings are very popular.
But are we too old?
How can we wear them without looking a fright??

janeainsworth Mon 18-Nov-13 17:08:31

OGM I love Toast!

Tegan Mon 18-Nov-13 17:19:41

My daughter was on her way to the clothing bank but I said I'd go trough the clothes first, and have found a couple of nice tops that I'm going to keep smile. I'll add them to all of the other clothes that I never wear...[she had a handbag as well, so I said we'd better look inside it and go through all the pockets of the clothes; haven't found anything thus far but I have often found notes in pockets/handbags that I'd forgotten about]

AshleyW Mon 18-Nov-13 17:26:10

Agree. I like to wear thick dark tights with my boots.
Though recently I did buy a par of jeggings from M&S and they're quite good tucked into boots too.

glassortwo Mon 18-Nov-13 20:01:30

Ohhh Biba.

Grannylin Mon 18-Nov-13 20:26:28

I nearly bought my wedding dress in Kensington High St Biba..it was knee length with lots of see -through white netting, but £25!I bought a long Ossie Clark cream dress instead because it was £22..worth a bit more now wink

Mamie Mon 18-Nov-13 20:34:21

Glass, go and look in House of Fraser if you can. They have really captured the essence of the old Biba, I think.

Deedaa Mon 18-Nov-13 22:43:38

Oh Grannylin I would have killed for an Ossie Clark dress! (Still would actually!)
I wanted to buy my wedding dress in Biba but couldn't find one I liked so I ended up buying a very hippy one in Bus Stop.
I find the prices for Biba at House of Fraser way out of my range, but I've got a couple of nice pieces by Barbara Hulanicki at Asda.

Gally Tue 19-Nov-13 09:09:35

My 'going away' dress (how quaint wink) was from Biba. Do you still have your wedding dress Grannylin? Mine came from Rumak & Sample just down the road! What a 'hippy' lot we were/are grin

Grannylin Tue 19-Nov-13 09:45:37

Yes I still have it and it still fits...only because its fairly baggy and has a tie at the back!I think this style of wedding...garlands in your hair,floaty dresses etc is coming back in fashion so I'll keep it in case I get married again my daughters ever marrygrin

annodomini Tue 19-Nov-13 09:47:24

What a quick morph from leggings to weddings via Biba.

Mamie Tue 19-Nov-13 11:48:02

My mother made mine. The fabric was a sort of daisy broderie anglaise and cost £5 from John Lewis. It was a very, very short mini dress and I had a daisy hat to go with it.

thatbags Tue 19-Nov-13 12:10:33

absent, YES! Legginged bums should definitely be covered if the bum in question belongs to anyone over the age of about twelve (and even some of those would look nicer if they were better dressed).

glassortwo Tue 19-Nov-13 12:24:48

mamie great, I will have a look but it will have to wait until next year as I have just finished my Christmas shopping and I AM NOT stepping back into the shops.

annodomini Tue 19-Nov-13 12:28:19

glass, you put me to shame. I have bought TWO presents so far!

Maggiemaybe Tue 19-Nov-13 12:42:06

Trying to pick up the leggings/weddings/Biba threads all at once:

I love my jeggings in various colours from M & S and have even grown confident enough to leave my well-over-12-year-old jegginged bum otherwise uncovered - it's not that unattractive a bum and my legs are probably still my best feature, so why not?!

And I bought a gorgeous sparkly black Biba handbag, complete with Biba logo in gold, from HoF for my DD1's wedding - only to find it was in the sale half price the week after. Still, it was worth it.

ShoeLover Tue 19-Nov-13 13:39:08

Oh yes, leggings can be for any age or shape! It's what you wear them with, some long boots and a long jumper would look fab!

soop Tue 19-Nov-13 16:34:39

OGM Per Una do a lovely long tartan skirt [I've two] that fit well on the waist and hips and then flare in graduated layers. If I can, I'll post a pic in my album.

soop Tue 19-Nov-13 16:43:14

OGM I shall find a pic tomorrow. Have been called away from pooter. Back whenever...grin

soop Tue 19-Nov-13 17:04:13

OGM I managed to locate two pics of the type of skirt I enjoy wearing. One is 1st in the album and the second had gone into number 10 position. Don't ask me why! confused

Oldgreymare Sun 24-Nov-13 13:40:03

Thanks Soop. only just returning to the pooter after having visitors. I'll look in a minute!
I had a couple of Per Una skirts of the sort you describe but, in a mad moment, donated them to a friend, now I want them back sad

Tegan Sun 24-Nov-13 18:24:18

I've just bought some leggings from Asda to wear at the gym. I was well chuffed when I found some old leggings of my daughters that fitted me, only to get to the gym and notice that Mr Moth had found them first [blighter]. So I tootled to Asda. The throuble is I've bought some leggings and also some thermal legging things; I think the thermal ones are to wear round the house cause they've got a little bow at the top [and might be a teensy bit see through blush]. Feel very odd wearing them, though. Currently walking round the house with them [the gym ones]tucked into my Ugg type boots. If I venture outside in them I'll feel as if I'm not dressed properly. Is this something I'll get used to? Feel ever so warm, though smile.

Ana Sun 24-Nov-13 19:06:00

I had a look in our local Asda the other day for leggings - but they only had jeggings. Did you get the thermal ones from there too, Tegan? They sound like just the thing for me at the moment, though I'd probably wear them under the too-thin jogging trousers from M&S!

I'm really feeling the cold this autumn/winter - already confused

annodomini Sun 24-Nov-13 20:17:25

I got the thermal ones from M&S to wear under trousers last year. They worked well.

janeainsworth Sun 24-Nov-13 20:26:00

I bought my first ever pair last week, thermal ones from John Lewis, to wear to zumba and under trousers when we're out walking.
They look bnicer than I thought they would and I'm now wondering if I dare wear them with heeled shoes and a tunic dress too shock

Tegan Sun 24-Nov-13 20:50:51

The S.O. told me I looked a bit 'odd' [nothing new there then] but I told him that it was because it was new'ish fashion wise and he needed to get used to it. I think I'll be able to wear them if I know I'm going to the gym but will still feel undressed if I wear them anywhere else. What the Asda ones don't seem to do is 'pull me in' [ie not enough lycra] so, if I do venture forth wearing some I need to get a pair that are more flattering. I'm going to get a thermal top next week I am going to Northumberland and, as a wet southerner I feel perished when I get north of Newcastle. Ana, the thermal things were by the nightclothes, so I assume I'm meant to sleep in them; they were in plastic bags and cost £6. I tried some 'jeggings' on and I looked bloomin' awful sad. I'm going to put on the thermal ones soon to see if they make me itch [which thermal things tend to do]. Years ago I was stood in a field talking to a vet and she said to me at the time that she never understood why anyone felt cold when they could buy thermals.