Catholic mom thinks leggings are the problem

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I remember many years ago reading this forum, and I was very put-off, and thought, “who are these weirdos?”.
And now I’m one of them.
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I have to say, since I started wearing my “jeggings” with my boots, I get way more compliments on my boots than anything else!
 
Very well. I know there are some that are more modest than others. There are plenty of styles that are extremely inappropriate and what I have noticed is that it is being normalized in that women of all ages, children included are wearing the inappropriate styles of leggings. So they are not inherently evil, but they are normalizing an immodest form of dress and that just should not be normalized.
 
Pull-on jeans and jeggings are the best.

I can’t believe that back in the Dark Ages (80s and 90s) we wore thick, stiff jeans that you had to button or snap.

I especially love jeggings for my 2nd grader, who has a hard time with snaps.
 
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I have pull on jeggings and they are very comfortable.

I wear mine with long tunic tops and boots.

Very nice for the fall.

In the winter I still wear jeggings and tunic tops but use snow boots.
 
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I feel much colder in Seattle than I do in Buffalo with the same temperature.

I wonder why.

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EmilyAlexandra said:
I also get the impression that proponents of the Traditional Latin Mass are drawn from an intellectual and social elite, so it is not surprising that their norms of dress are the formal styles of universities, the professions, and the upper classes.
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Most people in I know who prefer TLM just enjoy the increased sense of reverence. While TLM goers tend to have a more intellectual faith, most do not come from the elites of society. In fact, they tend to be the sort of folks the elites love to disparage the most.

Also, I fail to see how dressing up to enter a sacred space is considered something elitist. Even poorer people tend to have at least one pair of Sunday clothes. It is a matter of where your priorities lie and how much respect you have for God and the places He is especially present.
 
I wear leggins for sport cessions (only women). I wear a long skirt on it that I remoove and then put again when it’s finished.

Leggins are underwears like tights.
 
Probably no one!

Generally leggins are more covering (heavy) than tights, but less than pants.

I remember a student that wear everyday a leggins with nothing on it… one that is black but enough transparent that we can see everything under… I don’t understand why nobody has never said something…
 
This is how I wear my leggings. I think it’s modest enough.

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I make sure that my tunic tops cover my butt and hips.

I’d be too self-conscious and feel exposed if they didn’t.
 
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These are from Pinterest, but are pretty representative of how I wear leggings in the fall and winter

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Psalm30 said:
I’m sorry these forums have made you feel that way. Please remember that the views expressed here do not always reflect the actual teachings of the Church.
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I do appreciate that people here do not always express authentic Church teachings. However, I wish that people would be more cautious when posting here. The name of the site is “Catholic Answers”. It would be good if certain contributors would remember that some of us are coming here looking for answers. It is not helpful when some people seemingly come here to promote their own agendas.
 
redbetta said:
While TLM goers tend to have a more intellectual faith, most do not come from the elites of society. In fact, they tend to be the sort of folks the elites love to disparage the most.
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That is not the impression I get from the Latin Mass Society:

Chairman:
  • The Hon Dr Joseph Shaw, FRSA, fellow of St Benet’s Hall, Oxford
Patrons:
  • Professor Thomas Pink, PhD (Cambridge), professor of philosophy, King’s College London
  • Sir James MacMillan, CBE, PhD (Durham), composer/conductor
  • The Rt Hon The Lord Moore of Etchingham, former editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, and Spectator, official biographer of Margaret Thatcher
  • The Rt Hon Lord Gill, PhD (Edinburgh), former Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General, acting judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
  • Sir Adrian FitzGerald, 6th Baronet, 24th Knight of Kerry, former mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Deceased patrons:
  • Colin Mawby, master of music, Westminster Cathedral
  • Rupert, Prince zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Count of Löwenstein-Scharffeneck
Looking at the locations where the Traditional Latin Mass is available, they are invariably in the smartest areas of town: the Brompton Oratory, a five-minute walk from Harrods; Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane, just around the corner from the Royal Opera House; St Mary Moorfields, the only Catholic church in the City of London, to name but three. Meanwhile, there is seemingly not one church offering the Traditional Latin Mass in the whole of southeast London, an area with a population of over 2.2 million people.
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I fail to see how dressing up to enter a sacred space is considered something elitist.
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It’s not necessarily elitist, but my impression is that people seem to wear the same clothes that they would wear for the rest of the week. I guess many of the men I see at my local parish church are probably plumbers, electricians, carpenters, construction workers, and minicab drivers, and many of the women are probably care workers, shop assistants, and cleaners. It just seems obvious that they would not habitually dress the same way as academics, lawyers, bankers, etc.
 
Hmm, it seems like the TLM scene in the UK is undeniably posh.

Personally speaking, I can’t speak as an authority on the TLM.

The TLM isn’t offered in my area.
 
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