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Leggings [For Men] Are the New Must-Have - (double barf alert)
yahoo ^ | January 19, 2007 | Godfrey Deeny

Posted on 01/19/2007 12:19:52 PM PST by freedomdefender

Now I know there are many out there who will think I have lost it when I write that a key, new must-have for men this coming fall will be a pair of leggings to be worn outside, not just in, the house, but that was the big message at the debut Marni men's runway show this morning in Milan.

Leggings made of microfiber cotton and wool, shown in violet, forest green and Milan fog gray, all of them with stirrup straps, except of course for a couple of them cut above the knee, accompanied half the looks in this poetic, polished and unexpected collection.

These leggy knits were paired with mercerized cotton jerkins, snug little Rude Boy with manners jackets and Two Tone era skinny ties – a big Milan trend. Marni shoes were also real winners, knobby workerist boots in bottle green or metallic gray with subtle strips of contrasting color like burgundy.

"Unconventional but sophisticated," smiled Consuelo Castiglioni, Marni's Creative Director, backstage after the show.

One of several smart women setting the fashion agenda in Milan – don't forget Miuccia, Donatella or Silvia – Consuelo has been a major force in women's fashion for nearly a decade. Arguably no designer has a more devoted following among card-carrying fashionistas, editors, critics, stylists and PR folk, than Castiglioni. After just three seasons in men's wear she looks poised to extend her style hegemony into the masculine world.

That said, I know a lot of guys who wear leggings around the home to watch DVDs, lounge around before Premiership games or surf the Internet. But actually on the street, never mind into a nightclub or bar? Yet, the truth is that leggings are way more comfortable than pants and that if we fellows were not all so uptight and worried about our status we would have all begun wearing them a long time ago. So hats off to Castiglioni, and on with the leggings.


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KEYWORDS: 3dogtights; crossdressing; gaydar; metrosexual; pantyhose; ugly
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To: freedomdefender

Maybe if you are RICHARD FRIGGIN SIMMONS!


61 posted on 01/19/2007 1:23:59 PM PST by maui_hawaii (China: proudly revising history for over 2000 years and counting.)
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To: freedomdefender

I don't know how to post a pic, but...

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHO/AAHA134_16x20-2006PitchingAction~Andy-Pettitte-Posters.jpg

I don't mind these kind of leggings on a man! haha


62 posted on 01/19/2007 1:25:37 PM PST by trillabodilla (Jesus Saves)
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To: raybbr

HEAR! HEAR!


63 posted on 01/19/2007 1:31:49 PM PST by HOTTIEBOY (Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors.)
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To: dead; LucyT

The boa's too much unless you wear a spiky pair of Joan Crawford come-get-me heels.


64 posted on 01/19/2007 1:33:05 PM PST by Froufrou
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To: Irish_Thatcherite
That's the gayest picture I've ever seen... apart from those Jap fellas.......

Does that mean you don't want to see their video?

65 posted on 01/19/2007 1:34:05 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (Tell Tom Vilsack to WEAR THE BEAR!)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I think I'll pass....

:-P


66 posted on 01/19/2007 1:35:38 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!|What if I lecture Americans about America?)
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To: elkfersupper

I find chaps of any kind incredibly sexy, not to mention life saving! ;)

But you should see me in my overalls and chit-covered barn boots. Now THAT is a fashion statement, LOL!

Freakin' Mextrosexuals will buy anything, won't they?


67 posted on 01/19/2007 1:36:59 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: JoeSixPack1

Say hi to the Chiggers up there for us.


68 posted on 01/19/2007 1:37:27 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: JoeSixPack1

Say hi to the Chiggers up there for us.


69 posted on 01/19/2007 1:37:28 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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70 posted on 01/19/2007 1:40:53 PM PST by OSHA (Sarcasm detector overload!)
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To: trillabodilla
Oh, Yummy! We can't let that one go by! :)
71 posted on 01/19/2007 1:41:31 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: OSHA

72 posted on 01/19/2007 1:45:46 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (Tell Tom Vilsack to WEAR THE BEAR!)
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To: Slings and Arrows

When you cross the Village people with pokeman, you get strange results...


73 posted on 01/19/2007 1:46:38 PM PST by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: freedomdefender

74 posted on 01/19/2007 1:47:24 PM PST by meg88
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To: freedomdefender
Leggings made of microfiber cotton and wool, shown in violet, forest green and Milan fog gray, all of them with stirrup straps, except of course for a couple of them cut above the knee, accompanied half the looks in this poetic, polished and unexpected collection.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAA .. no other comment

75 posted on 01/19/2007 1:49:19 PM PST by Mo1 (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC AND DONATE)
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76 posted on 01/19/2007 1:51:05 PM PST by meg88
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To: iowamark

nice shoes .. LOL


77 posted on 01/19/2007 1:52:07 PM PST by Mo1 (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC AND DONATE)
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To: martin_fierro

Did ya burp?... <|:-)~~


78 posted on 01/19/2007 1:55:31 PM PST by JoeSixPack1
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To: Slings and Arrows
What the heck is that!
79 posted on 01/19/2007 2:12:06 PM PST by MotleyGirl70 (The GOP loathes conservatives.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I remember when that Yatta video first hit the internet years ago; it's still very high on the gaydar!


80 posted on 01/19/2007 2:16:26 PM PST by MotleyGirl70 (The GOP loathes conservatives.)
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