Lreggings Trend: Friend or Foe?

After so much hype around skinny jeans and footless leggings, it seems the tight-bottoms-under-tunic-tops look has finally fallen – sort of. If you’re sick of the herd mentality towards tights under dresses and extra long shirts that barely scrape your bum, then you’ll be pleased to know that it seems the 80s flashback to leggings has finally moved on. But if you abhor the skin tight look, unfortunately you’re not out of the water yet. In the place of leggings comes this winter’s newest trend – treggings.

A combination of leggings and trousers, treggings are like spray-on pants in slightly thicker fabrics than your typical tights. Scary news for anyone not a size zero, the trigging trend is meant to be worn without the long tunic top. Yes, your bottom will show. Made from materials like Lurex and leather, designers stepped away from denim and skinny jeans to offer women something more comfortable to slide into. But unless you’re already used to shaking your stuff in spandex on a daily basis, treggings seem to offer little respite.

Classic twigs like Kate Moss and Mary-Kate Olsen have already picked up on the trend; MK has even begun adding the new style to The Row, her sister act clothing line. And while treggings are meant to be slightly looser and thicker than leggings, the flashy velvet and sequined fabric they’ve been appearing in does little to minimize your downside.

If you’re brave enough to test the new trend, make sure you choose long treggings that bunch loosely around your ankles and offer lots of stretch. Choose thick fabrics and dark colors – stay away from patterns and bold colors. Keep in mind that this trend looks best on the long and lean; if you have curves stick with a tunic top and heels.