tight black leggings and big foofy boots

leggings and a oversize sweatshirt would definitely be my favorite outfit if i were a girl

Leggings usually come in the following fabrics:

Cotton knit: Pros - no synthetics, nice colors. Cons - will sag and bag and give you dumpy butt within minutes.
Cotton spandex: Pros - mostly cotton. Usually nice and thick. Cons: black ones tend to fade quickly, there's no "slip" so if you're wearing them with a skirt, the skirt might cling to them in an unflattering way.
Modal spandex: Pros - so soft and super comfortable. Lightweight and good for summer. Cons - slight pilling, don't offer good longevity as modal (at least IME) tends to get little holes in it even if you launder it carefully.
Nylon spandex: Pros - More like thick footless tights, which some people may prefer. Cons - definitely can see your underpants through most of these.
Some kind of poly nylon spandex blend. Pros - Cheaper, lots of bright colors and patterns. Cons - the pilling and the possible running at the seams (although I have a pair of poly/spandex leggings that are made of some kind of miracle fabric so this is not universal).
Technical fabric (like running tights): Pros - Thick, come in compression styles if you like that, tend to wear really well. Cons - they look like exercise clothes.

So where you get them and how much you spend will depend on what kind you want. I own or have owned leggings from all categories and modal/spandex are probably my favorite for wearing, their fragility is such a bummer that I don't usually buy them unless they are on super sale. You mostly want to make sure they are sufficiently opaque to hide your butt if you want to wear them as pants. If you want to get fancy and spend $$$ search for something like "premium leggings."

omg I love the feel of modal but you are so right about the holes! Out of nowhere!

I wash that shit in a lingerie bag on cold water delicate wash and hang to dry and don't even look at it cross eyed and still! TINY HOLES. Fucking bullshit.

PS Surm here I found you some leggings:

http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server1900/48euo/products/4970/images/32837/scandalous_leggings_2_54788__26401.1427836152.1280.1280.jpg?c=2

that, paired with a foofy black sweater, and suede shoes. done.

My leggings recon has revealed something call "harem leggings" and "relaxed fit leggings" and now I need to take a detour over to the IA thread...

ladies, don't ever forget how good you have it.

Oh look I found some for me, too:

http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server1900/48euo/products/4492/images/28532/JZY140625P04_MULTI_D_1__05068.1416434094.1280.1280.jpg?c=2

very Joan Osborne

Sigh. I've made a vow not to do any superfluous purchasing for a month or I would superfluously be buying those right now.

tell me about it. i just had to say no to a sound machine online bc i need to go out and buy a blazer.

harem leggings prob an extension of the poorly-named harem pants

dumpy butt

a common affliction in the north american male imo

wait is this the leggings-positive thread now? B/c I've been wearing exclusively leggings + shorts instead of trousers since sometime last fall and I'm really happy about it

everyone please buy leggings from http://shop.bombsheller.com/landing it's where my partner and her sister work part-time and they are very rad

they're also still working on developing plus sizes! check out this radness http://bombsheller.com/blog/2014/09/extending-our-size-range-where-were-at/

WOWOWOW

these fabrics are KILLING IT

Oh my god so expensive though.

I'm on the Bombsheller plus size leggings mailing list! So yes, I will totally buy some when they release them. Super psyched that's your partner and her sister's employer!

Also I appreciate how thoughtful they are being about the fit of their plus size leggings. I can't wait to give them my money.

why would anyone wear anything else

Leggings are an important part of my new personal fashion mandate, which is to dress like a guest alien on Star Trek: TNG in a lot of tunics and leggings, until I level up to Full Guinan.

I wore some really loud leggings when I was out of town recently and I got compliments from strangers on the street. My favorite was "handsome leggings!"

lol, A+ compliment

I wish I could wear tunics because I think they are some of the coolest looking clothes ever but they dont look right on me

always go Full Guinan

always bet on tight black leggings and big foofy boots

OMG the maps leggings

lol 'handsome leggings'

wore my black leggings in public without worrying about covering my butt and felt 0 remorse
not once, but twice
maybe the third time i'll feel shame or regret but for now there seem to be no repercussions

awess

my beloved pantsless barista has still been wearing leggings as pants as late as april, it seems possible that she's just going to wear them year round

she definitely seems to have very little concern about the coverage of her butt, as it is turned to the customers for roughly half of the time she is behind the counter

girl needs to be carefl

yeah it is a very corporate place, they probably have a customer butt visibility policy somewhere

for REAL!

I guess the repercussion is knowing that someone could be commenting on my attire on the internet

hahah

beloved pantsless milkmaid

leggings as pants = DA BEST

don't knock it til you've tried it

if you want to snark on women for having a silhouette that is up to you

i want to look at salient butts and praise them with gratitude for the nature of fashion

LL I am so excited for u

i aspire to leggings as pants...i'm still paddling in the skinny jeans & kinda fitted tshirt pool

say no to shame

i bought some leggings & yoga pants at target & the clerk was like 'these are all i wear wen i'm not at work'
i was like 'hmmmm'
i have mostly adopted her legwear philosophy & it has been rad
leggings rather than tights under a dress at work has been very freeing, like i can climb or run if needed

i am so jealous of women on like a day to day level

j you should start a rolling anatomy thread

wore these sweats all weekend that are kind of yoga pantsy and it was such a leg loving dream.

a cool fact is you can wear leggings as pants even if you are a man

i know! it's a fine option.

not to work :( that would have to be a VERY specific outfit and even then i don't think my boss would find it especially fetching

i love leggings! i'm wearing these right now

http://i.imgur.com/sHAlfRz.jpg

clouds and silby are the unofficial ilx man leggings squad iirc

those are really nice imo