How to wear "Leggings as Pants"

Earlier I created a post concerning the improper usage of leggings as a pant or jean.

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Picture 4: Alice & Olivia Front zip Denim $187.00

Picture 5: Joe's Jeans Denim Leggings $98.00

Picture 6: Davide Lerner Lace Leggings $110.00

Leggings are NOT pants

I stopped short in my tracks unaware as to what to do next. Various thought patterns raced through my head: don't stare! Should I confront them? Perhaps they have a reasonable explanations as to why they left their homes without pants?! Day by day I continuously view the growth and misuse of ladies wearing leggings as pants. Perhaps this is a fashion statement taken a little to the extremities. Personally I feel that leggings are to be worn as a flattering compliment to specific outfits in addition to perhaps a subtle flashback to the 80's when the appropriate time calls for it. Would you walk out of your house with just tights and a t-shirt? Arguable leggings are simply tights with an open space designated for your feet and not a substitution for pants. Spring 2010 is upon us as temperatures begin to warm. This however should not be taken as the opportunity to "dress lighter" thus barely dressing your lower body.

This is not to go without saying that with certain care and fashionable knowledge one could in fact wear "leggings as pants" Please continue to read and follow for my entry on the appropriate way to wear "leggings as pants".