No longer a joke, meggings have lately been spotted everywhere from social media to the Gucci runway to the coffee shop. Here, what sets these newfangled men’s pairs apart.
in the fashion world long enough and you’ll see punchlines become true trends. The latest example? Men’s leggings. Once mocked as the leave-nothing-to-the-imagination sibling of skinny jeans, men’s leggings have lately seen a boost in popularity. During Gucci’s November runway show, held on a closed-off strip of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, several male models strutted in calf-clenching leggings.
But outside of these contexts, men are generally too modest to slip into tights. Until recently, the only megginged men you might see were jogging or heading to CrossFit. And even then, they’d often chastely layer shorts over top, lest passersby find the leggings too anatomically revealing. “I did feel a little uncomfortable at first, [being] exposed a little too much,” said Jason Lewis, 39, a restaurant manager in Norristown, Pa.
But you know what else hides your groin sufficiently? Jeans, chinos and all flavors of dress trousers. Meggings advocates say the contoured leg coverings have an advantage, particularly when it comes to comfort. “I work in retail [at] a fast-paced company. So wearing something comfy makes me move around the store easily,” said Rolan Veniegas, 38, a Portland, Ore., resident and frequent leggings wearer.
While black remains a go-to shade, leggings can also be sensational in design. Gucci’s runway pairs had banana-yellow streaks running down the side while Kapow offers versions in velvet leopard print and reflective gold. “If I’m feeling a little more festive, then I might wear a pair of leggings,” said David Scronce, 62, a retiree in San Francisco who owns pairs in houndstooth and tartan. For Mr.
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