Stretch pants, leggings, tights; whatever you want to call them, they have revolutionized this year’s fashionable silhouette whether you like it or not. This year’s fashionable legs have traversed from the shape of boot cut jeans and fitted shirts worn above them to longer, larger shirts over legs seen for the shape they are.
These pants can be dressed up or dressed down, but they are re-dressing and addressing what fancy looks like. Casual wear is making its way into the dressy format, with bold steps being made by leggings. Even guys’ jeans are getting more fitted in the form of leggings’ more conventional counter-part, skinny jeans.
With the silhouette of fashion being tapered towards the legs, it brings new freedom to shape, color and size of shirt that can be worn. If one thing did it all, it was the reintroduction of leggings to popular fashion. They are the hottest fashion item of 2006.
– Dharmishta Rood