Black Leggings

There are some things in life that you should avoid like the plague if you are of a certain shape and size unless you are able to wear them and look like Victoria Beckham. Although even on her there is something a little 'odd' about them.

I only once wore stretchy black leggings and that was when I was pregnant with Big Dude and the size of a bus. I covered them with a big pink jumper! I know I looked like a big marshmallow but to be honest, at that time in my life I would have worn anything if it had been comfortable. And just so you know, this is the picture etched onto my brain that reminds me exactly why I should not, ever, buy a pair!

Yesterday while out and about in Newcastle I was astonished (although I shouldn't be as I've lived up here long enough to know that girls up here don't have mirrors) to see how many people are still wearing them despite the fact that they look dreadful in them. Some are obviously too small or just cheap and stretch so thin that they are almost 20 denier!

There are also the double fashion faux pas people who wear them with micro skirts. I'm sorry, call me old fashioned but seeing up a fat girls mini skirt as you walk up stairs - even if squeezed into leggings is not at all pleasant.

Finally the triple fashion faux pas! Fat black leggings, short skirt AND flat pumps or Ugg boots (in particular the cheap versions). Flat pumps are NOT flattering on anyone in my opinion.

Then there are the really skinny girls that look like they have two sticks of liquorice hanging from their bodies. They really should wear something that doesn't enhance their boney kneecaps and ankles.

And the main reason almost everyone should NOT wear black leggings is..
and on the subject....WTF are 'jeggings'?????????