Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet by Tim Gunn

Author:Tim Gunn [Gunn, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Personal & Practical Guides, Fashion, Design, Reference, Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781451643855
Google: oLnzvvuiq4gC
Amazon: 1451643853
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2012-09-11T07:00:00+00:00

12.

PANTS

The Truth About Dress Reform

Khakis, trousers, cargoes… No, leggings are not pants—jeggings either!

WALKING DOWN Forty-second Street in the summer of 2011, I couldn’t help but notice the window display at the Gap directly across from the Condé Nast Building (which houses the offices of Vogue, among other magazines). Female mannequins in the window were dressed in what could only be described as tights, paired with shirts and jackets. The slogan stenciled on the window: “Leggings—the denim alternative.”

As you probably know, I have a great respect for the law, but I was tempted to break that particular window or to spray-paint a correction. In no way are leggings—in other words, tights—a “denim alternative.” Tights are a bare legs alternative or a panty-hose alternative. They are not an alternative to actual pants.

Thankfully, a clever blogger created a flowchart entitled, “Am I Wearing Pants? A Self-Check Guide for Girls to Help Prevent GLHP (Girls Leaving the House Pantsless) Syndrome.” Among the important questions this flowchart1 suggested you ask about your “pants” before leaving the house: “Do they have pockets?” “Can you wear them to yoga?” “Are you sporting a camel toe?” Follow-up questions included: “Be honest—is it stretchy jegging denim?” Sample conclusions: “Gaaah, you’re wearing tights!” or “Huzzah! You’re probably wearing pants.” I was happy to see I’m apparently not the only one who’s shocked by the tights-as-pants trend.

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