Is 50+ too old to wear tights / yoga pants out in public?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 53, 112 lbs (checked today) and wear yoga pants out, but I usually have a long shirt to cover my belly that's been stretched to an unrecognizable size from my babies.

Put on a sensible pair of slacks and a turtleneck, you hussy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Women in good shape over 50. Hear me… Wear clothes that make you feel sexy. Women in good shape over 50 that dress sexy ARE sexy! Gimme a woman in good shape that over 50 any day of the week.

I second that motion.

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Anonymous wrote:If I'm not in jeans (for work) I'm either in yoga pants (home/errands) or PJ pants (home only).

Life is too short for hard pants.

Wearing "hard pants" is what got me through lockdown without gaining weight. Soft pants with no breaking point are for pregnant women and for those who don't want to be aware of just how rapidly they are expanding.

Fact.

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Anonymous wrote:If I'm not in jeans (for work) I'm either in yoga pants (home/errands) or PJ pants (home only).

Life is too short for hard pants.

Wearing "hard pants" is what got me through lockdown without gaining weight. Soft pants with no breaking point are for pregnant women and for those who don't want to be aware of just how rapidly they are expanding.

Lol! It's not that we don't want to be aware, we just don't care!

I wish more women would recognize how they have been conditioned to seek external validation of physical beauty standards that, frequently, they believe are attractive to men. It's not men here telling women not to wear leggings because it's unattractive. It's women. Recognize your internalized misogyny!

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If I need to duck into the grocery store after returning from the gym, then I always put on a trench coat. At 48, I am just too old.

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Anonymous wrote:If I need to duck into the grocery store after returning from the gym, then I always put on a trench coat. At 48, I am just too old.

You’re too vain

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lol just wear them friend!!

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Anonymous wrote:I think any age older than middle school is too old to wear tights/yoga pants in public (unless we are talking for some sort of yoga or other exercise class or running or biking or something).

Leggings are not pants. I will die on this hill.

Leggings can 100% be pants if you have a thin body for them. I am a size 2 and love wearing leggings. They look cute on and are flattering. I will die on this hill.

I mean… you can look great in a bikini but it doesn’t make it appropriate to wear to the grocery store.

It doesn’t matter what size you are or what you look like… leggings, which very much includes any form of skintight stretch pants such as yoga pants, are inappropriate to wear in non-exercise venues. If you are an adult woman who does this you give the impression that you are either 1) an idiot who can’t figure out how to dress herself, or 2) an attention whore.

What part of 'older women have no more f@$ks to give' don't you understand? We're done. We'll wear what we want and not give a f@$k about what you think.

Ok. If you really didn’t give any f@$ks (classy, btw) you wouldn’t be so triggered by other people pointing out that you look like you forgot to put your pants on today.

"Triggered" doesn't mean what you think it means. Just who, in this thread, is getting bent out of shape by the actions of adult women simply wearing legging?

I’m not swearing and angrily defending myself, so… I think the only one getting bent out of shape is you. I don’t actually care what you wear, I’m just letting you know that you do indeed look like an idiot, because you don’t understand how to dress yourself. I realize that LOTS of other women do this as well, but all that means is that there are LOTS of stupid women running around half naked and thinking they look “cute”.

You sound so insecure.

Truly secure women walk around with each buttock individually wrapped and ready for inspection by the general public. It’s clearly a sign that they DON’T crave attention

I’m a 53 year old woman who wears leggings, and my tops are long enough that nobody is seeing my buttocks.

[Anonymous]

All women look beautiful at 50+ - 60+ . I would suggest wear what looks good on you, feel comfortable in your size as all guys love a look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just got these amazing hiking tights and I would love to wear them out shopping and such, but am I too old (55) to do so? I would have a somewhat long coat covering them up a bit and they are not skin tight. I usually wear jeans, so it's a different style for me.

As long as your butt is not saggy go for it

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Anonymous wrote:If I'm not in jeans (for work) I'm either in yoga pants (home/errands) or PJ pants (home only).

Life is too short for hard pants.

Wearing "hard pants" is what got me through lockdown without gaining weight. Soft pants with no breaking point are for pregnant women and for those who don't want to be aware of just how rapidly they are expanding.

Fact.

This is true. I never wore leggings except for cold weather running until a few years ago (lockdown times?) I started wearing them around the house and for walking and realized just how comfortable they are! Years ago the running tights didn't have big phone pockets and the new leggings do so it's easy to have my phone on me all day.

But I only wear them at home and for outdoor walks. If I went to a gym, I could see wearing them to run errands after the gym.

I've seen some styles that really cut up into the butt crack, I guess to accentuate the glutes??, and I would not wear those in public for any reason and would probably never buy that style because it doesn't look comfortable.

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OP, people are gonna talk about you or have negative opinions about your choices regardless of what you do - F 'em! Wear what you want!!

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Your figure, not your age, dictates whether you should wear these. Nobody wants to see cellulite or anything else unsightly. If you have the body for these, you’re fine.

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Nope.
Not too old

Enjoy those yoga pants!

[Anonymous]

I'm 55 in really good shape. I went to homecoming this year and wore a tennis skirt with a crop top. My classmate looked at me and just said - don't hurt'em!