Avoiding the Indecency of Leggings as Pants: The Jegging

I'm a big fan of the legging, but strictly as leggings (i.e. worn under tunics and various other booty covering tops). I'm also a big believer in the leggings/tights are not pants movement. Can we just get this straight once and for all? Leggings are leggings, and pants are pants. It sounds simple enough, but I can't count the number of times I've seen handfuls of trendy 20, 30-somethings strut down the streets of L.A. like their butt cheeks weren't hanging out of their tops. Honey, it's just not a good look. I mean, I get the comfort, I get it. Above all, I'm a creature of comfort, and I understand the appeal of wearing leggings under any top, butt bearing or not, but ladies please, for the sake of saving ourselves from objectification, or just for the sheer sake of decency, put some pants on. All butts, or buts, (or puns?) aside, it's gotten to be a problem. We need to remember a time when we wore pants!

Now, I'm a skinny jeans girl all the way, but you and I have both experienced the effort of squeezing into a pair right out of the dryer. I'd like to refer to that as a sardine can situation. Or perhaps a sausage casing situation? No girl wants to look like she's busting out of her jeans.

So what do we get when a pair of denim skinnys and leggings morph together? Jeggings. Can I get a hallelujah? Jeggings are pants with a legging texture that have the same 5 pocket design and seaming as a pair of jeans, aka the answer to all your comfy skinny jeans dilemmas.

Personally, I'm a huge fan of the Citizens of Humanity Avedon legging jeans. They're perfectly soft and comfy, but yet they're just like your favorite pair of go-to skinny jeans. They have the same functional 5 pocket design along with seams and zippers. I'm obsessed and a total convert. I've stopped wearing my jeans and it's strictly a jeggings situation now.


Snag yourself a pair here for $163.

Other great alternatives that are less denim like in texture, and are more of a ponte knit pant:

True Religion Ponte Knit Stella, $184:
Hudson Double Knit Pant, $155:

As someone who refuses to pay full price in general, I suggest you equip yourself with coupon codes, or even pay a visit to Nordstrom Rack, where these have all been spotted for $79.98 and under. I managed to snag a few pairs by staying vigilant and keeping myself updated on sample sales. I've gotten a few pairs for $50 a pop at The Warehouse Sale, a traveling sample sale that sets up sales all over the country. For more info on LA-based sales, check out Bargains LA and RackedLA, my two fave bargain sites.