What Are Bleggings, Why Are Celebs Wearing Them & Why Do We Kind Of Love?
Posted by: Erin Flaherty
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4:45PM, Thursday September 3rd 2009
We thought jeggings were the last frontier in the leggings craze, not to mention the downward turn in a persistent fash “moment” that simply refuses to end. That is, until, we spotted these bleggings (black leather leggings) on Ashlee SImpson in NYC today (she was guesting on Alexa Chung‘s show). Turns out, the trend we tried to turn a blind eye to awhile back has indeed caught on with celebs and their stylists alike (apparently Rachel Zoe just pronounced black leather leggings a must-have for fall—d’oh!) and judging from the crazy amount of them we’ve spotted on ShopStyle, well, bleggings are like, all official and s**t. And as silly as they are, why is that we’re kind of craving them? Maybe it’s the rock ‘n’ roll vibe they give off, or the Angelina-back-in-her-edgier-Billy-Bob-days appeal. No matter, the fact is, here’s one item where it seems ridic to splurge: I mean, it’s not like we’ll be wearing these into our old age. And due to all that leather, much like thigh-high boots, they’re stupid expensive, too. Yet, we miraculously dug up this pair of fake-but-high-quality leather Armani Exchange which are a steal at an online exclusive price of $48. Must be kismet.
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Humble Bee
wrote on September 3 2009 @ 03:59 pm: [report]
what in the hell…
Pinky
wrote on September 3 2009 @ 04:08 pm: [report]
NO we do not love them, you have to be a size zero to wear them without looking like a Jimmy Dean sausage.
Raugiel
wrote on September 3 2009 @ 04:09 pm: [report]
@ Hubmble Bee - Agreed….
Coral
wrote on September 3 2009 @ 04:16 pm: [report]
Well I think bleggings are more like Barf Leggings.
EnfantDeLune
wrote on September 3 2009 @ 04:28 pm: [report]
Guilty as charged. I already own a pair, unabashedly. Sometimes I just like silly clothes.
raqueleza
wrote on September 3 2009 @ 04:31 pm: [report]
Enfant: Samesies, I have em too.
They’re surprisingly easy to wear, and I’m absolutely no petite flower; I dig them under dresses with killer heels or knee high boots. I get compliments every time I wear them.
Lilypie
wrote on September 3 2009 @ 05:16 pm: [report]
They’d help make a great Halloween costume for bad-girl Sandy from Grease…
Anniushka
wrote on September 3 2009 @ 07:16 pm: [report]
Oh. Ew. I don’t want to think what I’d look like in those.
likeOMGkbye
wrote on September 3 2009 @ 07:33 pm: [report]
I love these, I would love to buy some but the one time I saw them at express they were like $50 and I cant justify that. I like leggings, dont know why theres so much haterade against them if people wear them right.
Jocelyn Nubel
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 08:52 am: [report]
F the leggings, what are those amazing little boots (er, booties?) in the photo on the right? NEED THEM ON MY FEET, STAT. gah! who makes these?
autumn_dust
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 12:17 pm: [report]
I actually really really like these.
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gevlife
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 12:20 pm: [report]
I dont get why these are all of a sudden huge? stars have been wearing them for months….maybe even a year? really guys?
seygra20
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 01:49 pm: [report]
me no likey
MissyLou64
wrote on October 17 2009 @ 07:03 am: [report]
Not my bag at all