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Are leggings "warm"?

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Are leggings "warm"?

I love the leggings + boots look on women, but my gf said it's too cold for her to do the same in the winter. So, my question is, are all the girls who dress this way in 0-5C simply more cold-resistant? Or are there secrets in keeping warm while looking sexy? :razz: Maybe certain type/brands of leggings use more insulating material?
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sylpherware wrote: I love the leggings + boots look on women, but my gf said it's too cold for her to do the same in the winter. So, my question is, are all the girls who dress this way in 0-5C simply more cold-resistant? Or are there secrets in keeping warm while looking sexy? :razz: Maybe certain type/brands of leggings use more insulating material?
I guess if you want to understand, it's like me asking if you think long johns are warm and if it's ever style-appropriate for men to wear them alone outside, would you find them warm in winter?

I'd say yes and no. Certain types (i.e. material make-up) of leggings are warmer than others. From my experience, Jacob has some pretty decent thick ones, and so does Lululemon. I think fiveoseven has a selection of various bamboo-wool mix ones and they have a description of which ones are warmer than others, but I haven't purchased those ones before.

But again, I have to put out the argument here that leggings are NOT pants and should NOT be worn as such. When it's really cold/wet outside, wear PANTS. In winter, I'd bust out leggings underneath dress pants when I go to work, but I personally don't think I can wear them alone in extreme temperatures but I think for a normal day 0 to -5-ish shouldn't be to bad. But yeah, it can help if you're wearing a pair of lined boots with leggings to keep your calves warm (wearing knee socks also help) and wearing a longer jacket that goes mid-thigh or lower would also help when you're outside, but I guess it really depends on how you handle the cold.
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I think leggings are much warmber than dress pants- but not as warm as jeans.
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I find the topic hilarious...I had the same conversation with my gf which definitely got me into trouble. "See look at those girls...they are wearing skirts and they don't look cold at all!" And she waited until I made a few such golden comments over a surprisingly long period of time (two seasons?) until she finally unleashed her fury on me and brought up all my dumb quotes.
sedated_xtc wrote: I guess if you want to understand, it's like me asking if you think long johns are warm and if it's ever style-appropriate for men to wear them alone outside, would you find them warm in winter?

Personally I think wearing only my long johns would be very warm compared to dress pants, khakis, or some jeans that aren't super thick. Maybe I'm lucky to have very good long johns!
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^ lololol! :D

Leggings are NOT warm..but I wear them when it's super cold anyways :o . I try to avoid it, but leggings or jeggins are so much more comfy, lol. Jeggings (jean leggings) are warmer than leggings though. Yoga pants are definitely warmer than leggings so women tend to wear skinny yoga pants than leggings in the winter.
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Ooh, I guess it is skinny yoga pants that I really mean to say when I say "leggings".
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slowtyper wrote: Ooh, I guess it is skinny yoga pants that I really mean to say when I say "leggings".


Those would be skyoggings
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chibsta08 wrote: ^ lololol! :D

Leggings are NOT warm..but I wear them when it's super cold anyways :o . I try to avoid it, but leggings or jeggins are so much more comfy, lol. Jeggings (jean leggings) are warmer than leggings though. Yoga pants are definitely warmer than leggings so women tend to wear skinny yoga pants than leggings in the winter.

so, leggings in winter is definitely "fashion > comfort"? No way of compromising? What about >5 deg? We rarely get <0 deg here on the west coast.
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Maybe you should buy your gf some leg warmers. American Apparel is selling some knitted thigh high ones.
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sylpherware wrote: so, leggings in winter is definitely "fashion > comfort"? No way of compromising? What about >5 deg? We rarely get <0 deg here on the west coast.

Yeah, definitely "fashion > comfort", there's NO way a girl isn't freezing when wearing leggings in the winter.
I get cold when I wear leggings and it's windy (summer/spring/fall/winter)..it doesn't really provide any warm lol

Order from thinnest/'coldest' material to thickest/warmest material:

Stockings: http://stockingsandtights.files.wordpre ... ckings.jpg
Leggings: http://cdn.thegrindstone.com/files/2011 ... ggings.jpg
Jean Leggings: http://www.thefashionpolice.net/images/ ... ggings.jpg
Yoga Pants: http://www.urbanmoms.ca/the_forty_week_ ... 001_1.jpeg

You can see through stockings & leggings but you can't see through jean leggings/yoga pants (good quality ones..).
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I have winter weight leggings, which are lined with a thick fleece. Land's End had decent ones before.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Womens-Fleece-Li ... 6b1ce472bb
This kind is warm, though only good for wearing with a skirt or dress.
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all the leggings i wear in the winter are very thick..........i have a few that i searched long and hard for.......you can't find those at an ordinary mall store.......what you find there is thin, cheap stuff i would wear underneath something

and for the really really cold weather these work well http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/WomensClo ... womens.jsp.....i'm sure there's something along the lines without all the reflective seams

i find jeans a lot colder then the leggings....they seem to stiffen like a cardboard, and unless i have tights underneath my legs get cold
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They are warm if you wear UGGs and Canada Goose with them.
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sanddoom123 wrote: They are warm if you wear UGGs and Canada Goose with them.

And what about the parts in between that aren't covered by UGGs and CG?
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sedated_xtc wrote: And what about the parts in between that aren't covered by UGGs and CG?

long CG and tall UGGs?
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sanddoom123 wrote: long CG and tall UGGs?

I don't know, but imo, the tall UGGS + kensington look kinda makes for a michelin man kinda look. But that's just me. =/
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sedated_xtc wrote: I don't know, but imo, the tall UGGS + kensington look kinda makes for a michelin man kinda look. But that's just me. =/

only if it was white. unless the michelin man was black.
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Funny. Reminds me of when you see parents dress their young ones in their snow suits and boots with a scarf wrapped around their forehead and neck and the kid can hardly move and just stands there stiff in one position.

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