I’m Curvy – Can Curvy Girls Wear Leggings?

If you could imagine for a minute that today’s fashion tip was a featured spot on Sesame Street, then it could easily be called “Can Curvy Girls Wear Leggings?”. And the star of the featured spot would probably be none other than the infamous, curvy Miss Piggy!

You would then hear a cheery voice go on to say, “And it’s brought to you by the letters ‘S’ and ‘T’; ‘S’ for sophisticated and ‘T’ for tops.”

Then you’d probably see Miss Piggy appear on the screen, in all her glory, sporting her favourite leggings. Feeling ‘sophisticated’ and confident that she’s paired them with the right ‘top’!

Oh Miss Piggy….we sure do love you but the look you’re rockin’? It’s not the best ‘legging look’ for us curvy women!

So what is the best ‘legging look’ for us curvy women?

Can leggings be worn by curvy women?

Yes curvy women can wear leggings; they just need to understand and know how to wear them and what to wear them with.

Remember – leggings are not a substitute for pants. They are an accessory that you wear under long tops or short dresses.

Leggings can cover up a lot of ‘sins’ (i.e. cellulite, blemishes, veins etc.) When worn in dark colours, such as black they actually can slenderize your legs. Pair them with heels or wedges and you get even more slenderizing happening! Your legs appear longer and leaner than they really are! Now how great is that?

But all those amazing benefits from leggings can quickly disappear if curvy women don’t wear them the right way and with the right age appropriate, top pieces. Most women who are a slim, straight build can get away with wearing slightly shorter, more fitted tops with leggings. But curvy women, we’re best to wear them under top pieces that cover our rear, hips and thighs. We look best when we wear our leggings underneath long tops and tunics, short dresses, or longer jackets.

Never can we curvy girls pull off the ‘short top look’ or the ‘super-short top look’ like Miss Piggy is sporting above! We’d look tacky and even a little trashy! Sorry Miss Piggy…

So when wearing leggings, always remember these two words: sophisticated and tops.

You always want to be sophisticated; whether the occasion is casual or dressy. You always want to wear the right, age appropriate tops!

Doing leggings right! – Wear them with a long anorak jacket layered over a long tunic top for a sophisticated look.

So there you have it. Do you think that you as a curvy girl can wear leggings?

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