Bit of History

Both men and women used leggings as warm inners over centuries. But it was in the 1960s that women started wearing leggings. These were worn as trousers, the only difference being that this was a tighter and shorter version.

But in the 1980s, leggings become very popular as a gym-style street wear.

Later, it was adopted by Bollywood. Remember, Shilpa Shetty in her red leggings in the song "Kitabein bohot si…" in the movie Baazigar.

About Leggings

If you are looking for fashionable leggings, get ones made of cotton Lycra. You will also find polyester ones but these are used for workouts.

Leggings don't always have to be the plain ones with the seems at the end. You can also get fancy ones…

Try ones with lace on the end. The lace is the same colour as the legging and looks adorable.

If you want something cuter, go for leggings with drawstrings. These have tiny drawstrings on the sides of your legs, and become shorter when you pull them.

Best Match

There was a time when leggings were worn with large t-shirts, but don't try this one now. You might look like someone who lives in the past. But if you can't think of what to wear it with, here are some combinations…

When you are out to buy leggings for yourself, you will come across short dresses with empire waist. They go very well with leggings and are probably the best match!

You can choose any of your short dresses, which you rarely anymore, and team it up with a leggings.

Shirt dresses are also in trend these days, and the combination of the two will be great. Just make sure that if you are wearing a printed or striped shirt, match it with a plain pair of leggings.

A light coloured shirt with dark leggings look great too. The next best match with leggings are tunics. Tunics are straight dresses, which are mostly above knee length.