Come supports the Wall Street Journal : «If you wear leggings you are a boomer». Leopardates, striped, floral, with beads, rhinestones or in shiny and transparent fabrics. After more than a decade of total domaini leggings they seem to have left room for soft, wide and not tight pants. Comfortable yes, in the 80s they explode for this reason, but performative. Linked to an idea of comfort And sport which exhibits the forms. More than a definitive farewell, the disappearance of these pants seems like a paradigm change and a new approach to the female body: bandaged silhouette which highlight the physicality give way to Relaxed and authentic looksabove all chosen by Gen zwhich prefers a more style inclusive and less obsessed with Aesthetic perfection. But it’s really the end of leggings?
The origin of leggings, from birth to the boom of the eighties
THE leggings have one long and fascinating history. Born in the 1950s like fuseaux – designed by Emilio Pucci to wear under Maxi clothes – leggings have been revolutionized by Mary Quant In the sixties as heads to be combined with miniskirts and plateau. In the eighties they explode in the version colorful and fluorescentsymbol of the mania for theaerobics and of thesportswear of those years. In the early 2000s they return overwhelmingly fashion: black, printed, with galactic patterns or bright detailsbecome the boss passepartout For gym, travel and brunch. Perfect for aesthetics “Girlboss“coordinated with crop top And oversize blazerthey embodied the perfect combination between Fitness, career and hyper-performative lifestyle.
Fashion changes with Gen Z
There pandemic and the generational change accelerated the metamorphosis of the women’s wardrobe. There Gen ztired ofHyper-Performative Athleisureprefers soft, fluid and authentic garments. Leggings tight give way to Large trousersin cotton or linenwith elastic or drawstringperfect for stay at home, smart working or live the days with comfort without sacrificing style. The idea of comfort evolves: no longer an exhibition of the body, but one Conscious and relaxed choice.
The return of leggings … but in a new key
Despite everything, i leggings They do not completely disappear. In 2025 they return to catwalks as head of sophisticated layeringstratified below Midi skirts, fluid dresses or oversized trench coats. Brand like Proenza Schouler, Ferragamo and Tibi they propose them with zip, lateral slits or lucid materialstransforming a garment sporty In an element Chic and versatile. Leggings thus become protagonists of Creative and unexpected looksshowing that the charm It has never been completely past of this garment.
The new fashion paradigm
More than one endthat of leggings is one transformation. There comfort remains, but abandon the idea of perfection and hyper-performance. Now fashion celebrates freedom, authenticity and aware choices: Soft pants, destructured and treated in the materials they become the new Relaxing uniformelegant but comfortable. If i leggings they will return, it will be with a new spirit: less Gym uniformmore Creative and personal style element.
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