leggings.

There's something terribly wrong with the opinions people hold these days. And one of those opinions is about LEGGINGS. The multi-purpose spandex infused kind that are available in every shade your heart desires at Target and American Apparel. They are perfect for short short skirts in summer weather, and to add that extra zing to an outfit that just doesn't seem to have enough going on.

It bothers me that some choose to view leggings as something that is acceptable to wear if and only if you are in the 80s or early 90s, and at any other time it is a dumb retro trendy trend. Then there are the leggings skeptics whom may purchase a pair of leggings and then talk about it to their friends in a tone that says, forgive me, for I am being ironic, and then, my, I do feel quite fun! Like I'm in grade school again! (a first revisiting of leggings is akin to jumping in a "Moonbounce") I have overheard conversations such as, "Are leggings actually cool these days? I don't know, I just can't do it." Today, I was reading gofugyourself (well, yeah, they are kind of square, but the writing is actually good and funny), and whoever writes it said:

...I am secretly a total trend-whore (don't tell anyone. The only thing I've been able to resist are leggings. Okay, and tiny vests. And Uggs. And formal shorts...

Ok.

Throw your shallow preconceptions out the window and allow me to demystify Leggings.

Leggings, these days, in 2007, have officially lost all irony. People, for the most part unself-consciously wear leggings, just as you would any other normal article of clothing, like tights. Yes, they are summer tights!

And, so what if they are trendy. It's not some preposterous fashion invention that makes no sense. They look good! Leggings are definitely not on the same par as Uggs, which are just, well, you know....fugs.

They may be somewhat retro, but they are quite reinvented. Walking out the door in leggings does not equal a Clarissa Explains It All wardrobe change. In these modern times, leggings are often paired with skirts instead of oversized t-shirts, with gold jewelry instead of plastic, etc.

My final point is that leggings are not hard to pull off. They look good on every body type and especially on me because I want to wear short H&M skirts and hide my thick pasty legs.

I believe people who are anti-leggings are the same pompous types that call people "hipsters" all the fucking time and still consider mullets to be ugly hipster hairdos. The same people who are afraid to dress fun or different for fear of appearing trendy, stick to bootcut jeans, and decry tapered skinny jeans as hipster asshole jeans. (skinny jeans quickly: they look cooler, are more flattering, and don't scream Casual Friday.) Who really cares anymore. The best way to describe people are as boring/fun, asshole/nice and phony/sincere. PERIOD.

The defense rests its case: My opinion is correct.