Celebrity Style: Jeggings

Jeggings are a recent addition to the leggings family that many of us cant seem to figure out if we are going to welcome them into our closets or try everything to keep them out. For lovers of skinny jeans, jeggings are your new best friend as they combine attributes from jeans, such as color and style making a mixture of stretchy fabric with the denim appeal.

What are Jeggings? - Courtesy of TongueChic.com

For those not familiar with this new “brilliant” term, jeggings were formulated by the trendsetters at Top Shop who claim the brand’s jean + legging hybrid is knit from cotton, polyester, and spandex, for the skinny jean painted on look but without having to use the pliers to get you into them.

Some celebs have been taking this fashion trend and going a little bit off-roading. Whitney Port gave us an example of jeggings that did not work along with Ciara and Angela Simmons. All three are examples of how NOT to wear your new poly-blend. Buyer beware of fabric choice and top length.

Jeggings - Sienna Miller - Photo: PopSugar.com

But what if you do fancy this new breed of leggings? Well, celebs like Sienna Miller definitely make jeggings work into a casual outfit. Pairing them with layers works best to dress up the hybrid pant. Sienna has a navy jersey cardigan, light fall scarf, and chic black booties to make her style stand above the rest. The key here is that Sienna’s leg wear are similar style to denim jeans in both fabric and cut which allows her to wear a shorter length top.

With jeggings that are made of denim-looking fabric but without jean style pockets should be worn with longer tees that are at least upper thigh length.

So will you welcome the new legging into your family closet? Take a peek at the ShopStyle fashion widget for the different blends, washes, and styles of the new jegging and see how Sienna got her look.