I have something I need to get off my chest: Cropped leggings are generally not flattering. Sure, svelte girls can pull them off, but in most cases, they're better left untouched — or for yoga class. I came to this realization because, as you may have noticed, celebrities have been practically living in all types of leggings lately. Long, short, black, shiny, colored, holey — you name it, they've worn it. Take Christina Aguilera and Lauren Conrad: Christina is showing off a black cropped pair, while Lauren is wearing long liquid leggings.
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Anything that's cropped does just that: it cuts you off. As evidenced by Christina, cropped leggings stop the continuous flow of an outfit. Had she worn long leggings, our eye wouldn't have stopped at her calves and then proceeded to her feet. Adversely, in Lauren's case, her choice of long, almost pant-like leggings makes her appear longer and thinner; there's a harmonious flow from the top of her outfit to the bottom. A harmonious outfit is always the way to go, don't you agree?
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Agreed Miss Fab.
1I will admit I have a good share of leggins in my drawer BUT i only rock them when im running errands or in the house, I cant understand why people wear them out to events like that..on that note, I agree with u FAB, I think part of the reason the longer legging works is becus they look more like actual pants too
2I own one pair of leggings and even those I bought begrudgingly. They actually hit in between Christina's cropped and Lauren's long. Its a length that I find most flattering. I only reason I even like them is because they are made out of sweater material and are super warm. They are perfect with a shorter dress or longer sweater when I am running errands or want to bum it at school
3i prefer long leggings
4long. the cropped make me look shorter.
5I hate cropped leggings. Not even models look good in them.
6LOL Capris in any form are kinda wrong and add skin tighness to it and your headed for a fashion disaster quick! Tim Gunn would have a fashion fit if he saw Xtina
7not only are xtina's leggings too short, but so is her top for the outfit.
i don't really have that big of a problem with cropped leggings.. i don't have any long ones though so i can't really say which one i prefer. generally i just prefer tights.
8I agree--the longer leggings are generally more flattering.
9fab since you been with that long leggings i try
10them, and i love it, my legs look nice, cropped leggings
make me feel like a little girl, long
leggings make me feel more grown up but
whit a little UmP!!! in my closet.
Love Lauren's leggings and top. I prefer long leggings since they elongate the leggs.
11I love leggings with shorter dresses. But, I prefer them long.
12Yeah I think long ones are sexier.Short ones make you look all calvey.
13I think that short ones is good for the summer. Long ones look classier and they are warmer for the winter.
14I agree with Asia Valentina.
15How about no leggings at all... especially when worn as pants!
16Hmm. I disagree. I think it depends more on shape. If you have wide hips, long leggings (and the resulting emphasis on your ankles/feet) can be more unflattering than capris.
17The only leggings I own are thermal jobbies for wearing when I'm out in the EVIL cold. Otherwise, it's tights or nada. Sorry, leggings just do me NO favors!
18Oh, I agree, Fab — cropped leggings are not so flattering. Generally, though, I just wear tights.
19I prefer wearing actual pants.
Some fads shouldn't come back, they die out for a reason.
20I like leggings with tall boots, but other then that I don't approve of the ever increasing frequency of them.
Cropped or not Christina does look better in hers for some reason.
21No leggings for me. Its either tights when its really cold or I'll go bare-legged.
22I hate leggings, long or short - why not wear pants or tights? I do have kind of a guilty pleasure thing for "liquid leather"/"latex" leggings, when worn right...
23like the way Dasha Zhukova did - so simple but so fab...
24Can we just get rid of them completely already? I've never worn them and I never will!
25i like long legging
26i used to do the more cropped version since i don't like long skinny things, but after getting a pair of liquid leggings the other day - i'm 100% converted. how could i not have been into these before?
27Right on! Ankle leggings make your legs look longer and smoother. Skinny jeans sometimes work, but with the right outfit, leggings are more chic. Paired with heels, they REALLY lengthen the legs. As for pants lovers who like their wrinkles, you're 50 years ahead of your time.
28I like both. ive neva had a pair of cropped leggings, i have long 1s n i like dem so i cant really compare!! but i like d long 1s more!!! luv xtina lol
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