Kilts: SO, so so 2008. What's hot NOW? meggings

**Alan H** · 5th January 13, 05:56 AM

"meggings"....aka tights for guys.

http://gma.yahoo.com/video/fashionbe...-31453560.html

Be sure to watch the video. -- the runway models walk by in black contemporary kilts and "meggings". Honest.

Basically it's this look, as sported by mega pop star, Kanye West... except that instead of leather "tights", they're spandex-y tights.

PERSONALLY?

I wore tights when I went cross-county skiing. I have no inherent objection to wearing tights. I wore tights in the late 80's when I was running 25 miles a week. They were warm in the winter. I wore tights in the mid 70's when I was racing bicycles (badly).

But tights on the street? Maybe not. OK, at Lake Tahoe, after skiing, then OK. But otherwise... But you know...OK. Ok, iffin' you really wanna wear tights? yeah? Then wear tights.
But IMHO, "meggings" aka tights, plus a kilt? One or the other, PLEASE.

Please.

That said, didn't King George the something-or-other wear pink tights with a kilt? There's an historical precedent, so it's "traditional", right?

**RockyR** · 5th January 13, 06:23 AM

Where's that "barfing smiley" icon?

**Jock Scot** · 5th January 13, 07:00 AM

Alan H.

Tights Traditional with the kilt? I think not! Historical? Maybe? Also, I am not altogether sure that the comments uttered, at the time, about that part of His Majesty's kilt attire were all that complimentary!

**MNlad** · 5th January 13, 07:02 AM

FLASHBACK to Joe Namath and manihose back in the 70s. They died a quick and justifiable death. Fortunately, the more extreme the fashion, the shorter the shelf life—usually. I'll stick with a nice pair of wool hose with my kilt, thank you very much.

**sailortats** · 5th January 13, 07:06 AM

Alan, I do not want to see you in pink tights if you show up for our gathering for Jordan next month. Kilt, definitely, tights, NO

**CDNSushi** · 5th January 13, 07:25 AM

Personally, I like the look. Each to their own, right? The only thing I don't like is the media calling them "meggings." They're "leggings." Men have legs too. Enough said.

And for the record, I wore pink tights when I ran 10k in the Tokyo Run for the Cure in December.

JD

**Alan H** · 5th January 13, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by CDNSushi

Personally, I like the look. Each to their own, right? The only thing I don't like is the media calling them "meggings." They're "leggings." Men have legs too. Enough said.

And for the record, I wore pink tights when I ran 10k in the Tokyo Run for the Cure in December.

JD

Just for the record, HG World Champion, 2012...Matt Vincent often wears screaming pink tights under his kilt for the warmth factor. He also usually wears blue Rehband neoprene foam knee joint supports/warmers to it breaks up the "tights" look and it appears, mostly, that he's wearing screaming pink kilt hose. When Matt and Mike Zolkiewiecz formed a team to compete for the Team Champs at Pleasanton, Mike wore the pink tights, too.

There's lots of video of Scottish champion, Gregor Edmunds throwing in tights under his kilt. ...but then, that's because it was bloody cold that day.

**brewerpaul** · 5th January 13, 11:27 AM

My two cents.
Below 18 degrees F I tend to put some black leggings on for the warmth. Usually some compression bike type shorts over that to keep the coin purse warm. Thats what I run in on the streets. When out in the woods its the leggings and my running kilts. Yes I have walked into my grocery store after a trail run in my kilt and leggings to grab some dinner items and beer but they are practical not a fashion statement. It has to be below 20F for me to consider them.

Sounds also like a Seinfeld episode could evolve along with the "Manzier" the "Brao" and the other names they used for the male bra. Now the meggins. Hmm wonder if you could get a bunch of guys into the woods with sticks and canvas bags calling up meggings like you would hunt snipe???? :buttkick: