Reasons Why I Love Leggings

First off, some people have very strong, negative opinions about leggings and I encourage these people to read this blog as an insight into why leggings rock my socks.  Leggings are easily my favorite article of clothing and probably the only one I can’t live without (denim short shorts are barely beaten out though).  And here’s why 🙂

1. Comfortable. I’ve always chosen my clothes based on comfort, not fashion.  Cotton leggings are comfortable enough I could live in them, so they’re frequently a logical choice for me.  Leggings are honestly so comfy; wearing them for a whole day—whether sitting or standing—is easy.  They’re even comfy enough to sleep in!
2. Year-Round Wear. Leggings are light enough to wear during cool summer days (otherwise there are capris length leggings), most spring and fall days, and even during the winter.  While sometimes this requires wearing a pair of tights under said leggings (Wisconsin winters are chilly), I have worn leggings on numerous occasions in the middle of winter.  Since I’m writing this post, I’ve obviously lived to tell my tales 🙂
3. Range of Motion. This goes a long with Comfortable, but leggings are stretchy enough to move with me; and since they’re made of cotton, they easily shift across my skin.  They’re almost like a second skin because I don’t usually have to pull them up in order to sit down—like I do jeans—and upon standing up, I don’t always have to pull them down into place—like I do jeans.  Jeans are just inferior.
4. Wear Everywhere. I can wear leggings literally every place.  I can dress them up to wear to work or dress them down to hang with friends.  I can even work out and (as previously mentioned) sleep in leggings.  It’s a win-win.
5. Wear with Everything. Similarly leggings can be worn with any conceivable top: a hoodie, a dress, a tunic, and even a t-shirt.  (I acknowledge that perhaps not everyone should pair a t-shirt with leggings though.)  Any footwear can also be worn with leggings and still manage to look good, including crocs which—let’s admit—is a huge feat.
6. Do Anything in Them. In part because they allow for a wide range of motion, I can wear leggings and do any activity I please in them.  (Granted I can do this in most articles of clothing…)  I can climb a tree, ride my bike, go to work, dance, or sleep in leggings, among other activities except shower.  I wouldn’t recommend showering in leggings; nope, nope.
7. Match Everything. Maybe it’s just me, but the vast majority of my leggings are black (and grey), so they match everything else.  This makes getting dressed a lot simpler and I happen to like simple.  This is why I own as many leggings as I do jeans…if not more leggings.
8. Lookin’ Good. (Warning: A vain moment approaches.)  Personally, leggings just look great on me, thus I look great in leggings and who doesn’t love when their clothes look rockin’ on their bod 😛

So basically, I can do whatever I want whenever I want, be comfortable (and kinda lazy), while looking good doing it…if I wear leggings 😀

11 Pairs of Leggings + a pair of shorts 🙂