Leggings are the staple item in many women’s wardrobes, no matter their age. Women in their 50s and women in their 70s all feel comfortable wearing leggings. This should not surprise anyone, though: leggings are not the exclusive domain of the forever 21 crowd who have limited experience with frown lines and crows’ feet. Leggings are immensely slimming, or can be slimming if they are worn in a certain manner.
There is, however, a trick to wearing leggings with the appropriate amount of style and panache, and this is never truer than in the summer: leggings generally look better as part of an outfit that consists of layering. Summer temperatures may make this slightly more difficult.
Not all of us can look as elegant as a young Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s so it only makes sense that for some of us, there are different guidelines that we may want to take a look at before we wear our favourite new leggings.
The one most important guideline, which might actually be termed a ‘rule’, is that leggings are leggings, they are not pants. Adhere to this rule and nearly all other fashion faux pas can be forgiven. The reason why this is important is so that your bottom is covered.
Wear dresses and long tops over leggings in the hot summer months. The trick is to wear something that is loose over the leggings. Anything with volume will do and make sure that it is long rather than short.
An option for summer is to wear ¾ leggings instead of ones that cover the entire leg and ankles. This will help you to stay cool and will also ensure that you can still wear your favourite outfits with the same amount of style and panache as Audrey Hepburn displayed.
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Gray & Osbourn wrote this article about how to wear leggings in the summer months.