Leggings are not pants. Constantly I am outnumbered in a room with girls wearing leggings, and a slightly oversize t-shirt. I feel like when I first started seeing leggings they were under peoples pants to keep them warm, and then there was a tiny shift to under skirts or dresses. Maybe for fashion? Maybe because the skirt was too short? I admit that I did it from time to time for fun and still do it when the weather is chilly and I want to wear a dress. From there I guess the dresses got shorter and shorter and eventually turned into T-Shirts/Jackets/Vests. Here are some examples
Bluntly put, if a guy wanted to see you naked he would ask to see you naked/marry you/etc. If I get married, my future husband is out there and I'd rather not him see what other girls look like naked from the waist down. If he messed up and saw a girl naked on his own that is/was his choice at the time but to offer yourself/your body out for everyone to see? The same reason we shouldn't wear low cut shirts and short shorts, we shouldn't wear skin tight "pants" that show every inch of our lower body. As Christian girls the reason we should be dressing the part is because we don't want our Christian brothers to stumble, and if they do we don't want to be the cause.
Adam and Eve messed up. If it wasn't for them, we would all be naked and personally I think that would be awesome. I feel like a lot of insecurities would disappear because we would have nothing to hide behind. Being naked in our own skin is comfortable, but that's not how the cookie crumbled. Instead we have to wear these clothes to cover up and in a way I feel like wearing leggings is a sorry attempt to get around it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not discriminating against just leggings. If I'm being honest I feel the same way about swimsuits and things alike, which is why I hate wearing them. My naked body is something that should be shared with my husband, not everybody on the beach or everyone on campus.
It might be comfortable for you but walking around my house naked is comfortable for me... but I'm not going to go to class naked. Not wearing a bra, wearing my slippers, unbuttoned pants, boxers, etc is comfortable for me but again, I'm not going to go to class like that. It's not comfortable for me to know that (if I have one) my future husband is out there and you give him no choice, that my brothers in Christ that are struggling to stay pure are out there and you give them no choice but to look at you're body, in it's purest form.
So I say in conclusion, save the leggings for winter when you need them for warmth. Society has told you this is "cool" but it's not. It's gross. But hey, no harm no foul. Although, if you choose not to hang up your "pants", then just remember when you look in your mirror, that your husband is looking at a girl dressed just like you somewhere else. When you look in that mirror remember that a girl dressed like you may be the reason your husband doesn't wait. Remember that you maybe be causing your brother to stumble.
In Love and grace,
