Over the summer of 2017, I was looking for good yoga shorts to wear to class – both barre and yoga. But no matter which store I go to, I find it impossible to find something good. Ideally, I don’t want to wear cropped yoga pants, but shorts – specifically leggings type shorts. Something I can wear underneath a dress without it showing when I walk to class. However, that’s next to impossible to find. Shorts are all…a little on the short side for me – and I’m a short girl. I really don’t want to wear something that is just a tad longer than those boy shorts people wear under tennis skirts. I’m not at the pool or beach, for goodness sake! But I guess that’s not what the “majority” want.
I don’t really understand this. Are people really so into the “do whatcha want, whenever ya want” philosophy? Especially with clothing? To each their own, I suppose. Or maybe I’m just getting old at 38. I have no issues with my body. I don’t want to hide anything. I just don’t want to look like I’m spending a day at the beach or pool – there’s a time and place for everything, and I think many young people forget that. Or don’t care. And yes, I think it’s sad. Or am I spending too much time on liberal fashion blogs where people, well, weren’t “raised that way,” so to speak?
Over the winter, I was looking for non-leggings pants to go with some of my tops. I DO wear leggings (as you saw in my #nosolidblackforlent pictures on Instagram), but mostly for more barre-centric classes opposed to personal training or Pilates. Do you know how difficult it can be if you’re looking for something that isn’t black? There are tons of non-black choices for leggings, but pants? Not so much. Maybe I’m just too picky and dealing with a so-called #firstworldproblem. Okay, I admit it. I AM dealing with a #firstworldproblem. But it doesn’t mean I can’t rant about it, right?
A lot of people in the fashion world just see me as a prude and probably more conservative than I should be. Many even think I’m uncreative and the more militant might think I’m holding progress back a few decades. However, they can think what they like. As long as they don’t become too aggressive and bully-ish (which, unfortunately, they often are), I’m fine with it. I just want more options. Is that too much to ask for? Let’s hope things will change this year!
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