Photo: Courtesy of americanapparel.net
Sometimes what looks good on the runway may not be great for streetwear — and while gold leggings were a trend in Paris, we can’t picture them on our block. You decide: Are these American Apparel lamé leggings fashionable or laughable? Take our poll! (If you like them, you can get the leggings now at americanapparelstore.com.)
Photo: Courtesy of americanapparel.net
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Kait on
NEVER
melisa on
u buggin..i would never wear these
dora on
OH! HELL NO!
angelica on
noooo!never§are you crazy!!!!!!!!!
angelica on
nooo!oh never!!!
angelica on
noo!never!!
Diana on
Never says never :DDD Maybe.Who knows :D
Angela on
ummmmmmmmm no. never. ever.
Lily on
um… what do you think!?
NO!!!
MEGHAN on
MAYBE FOR A HALLOWEEN COSTUME :)
Jillian on
uck, no! too shiny
anca on
yes……..if i would be an Oscar statue.:)))
Minnie on
Why NOT!!!!!
hehhe
Melissa on
Maybe for Halloween.
Sarah on
They ain’t got no aliby… they ugly!
jean on
That’s a Pamela Andrson look for sure – unless Brittany sees it first.
Harpriya on
YESS!!!!!
cd on
you do realize that the only people who will be wearing these, are the people who shouldn’t be wearing them, if ya know what I mean.
Cora on
totally, I love them… they are so cute!!!!
kendall on
those are soooo disgusting it’s not even funny gross, I would never in my right mind wear those. I’t sick wat people wear
Janet on
Maybe if I had a butt like that!
Michelle on
I WOULD NEVER WEAR THOSE!! THEY ARE SO UGLY!!!!!
LJ on
Oh GAG! Please tell me this is a joke. I hope all of America has the good sense to steer clear of this fashion disaster.
Manspointofview on
i think evey girl on the planet should wear metallic leggins!
vicky on
I would wear them under a nice and cool shirt dress it’s really hot with a pair of wedges at a party or something!!
christine on
i have gold leggings like these and they’re awesome.. especially if your legs are in shape and skinnyish!
Nicole on
what the hell! I so would wear them, just because they are sooooo different and crazy! and my style is anything but normal!
Michelle on
Hell 2 the NO!
Lara on
Blawghhhhhhh NOT EVEN IF I WAS HOMELESS
eli on
yes! i would wear them! why not?
candice on
yes! with a black little minidress for a night out!
Tara on
HA! In your dreams!
FashionistaFranny on
Ewwwwww! I’m all for the 80′s coming back, but this is a fashion don’t that should be locked away and buried….never to be found again. =P
Tasha on
oh my gosh i love those…i would definately wear them…u guys that say no to them r definately outta style
Steph on
HELLLLL YES!
make it work ladies.
Lauren on
these are so crazy..i’d never wear them!
Indira on
why not?
to show off with some long legs
:D
Canadian, eh? on
Only if I wanted to be a statue! Oh god just the thoughts! I bet if Paris wasn’t in jail she’d be wearing them.
Dena on
Hell no! never ever!
judy on
ugh never
Sara on
Never say Never.
But..right now: NO!
Bree on
I think only Kylie Minogue could pull those off. If she can even get them on first.
Terry on
hate them why would i
kim on
okay..u truly would be crazy to wear these
even skinny sticks would look like a really bad speed skater
Kristine on
Absolutely not!
Nora on
Only if I were a Solid Gold dancer!
Blondie on
Sure, if for no other reason to see the look on other’s faces. Might be fun.
Eva on
No way! Leave that on the runway!
Teo on
Never!
Charli on
hahaha no
Gabrielle on
If I wanted to look like the bottom half of an Emmy…..
Anonymous on
uh let me think……….. NO
Natasha on
sienna once wore…why not me…..lol???
elliot on
only if the stars started wearing them or if my friends liked them. but if i was the only one wearing them, heck no! i am not that outgoing!
kristina on
Yeh I would wear those there HOTT!!!!!!!
Daniela on
Not unless I was a Solid Gold dancer…
Adrien on
Probablay not. But who knows, styles do tend to grow on me._.
kcos on
is this a sick joke?
Kimmie on
They need to be burned
Christina on
With a skirt or something not alone i think
CLAIRE on
GROSS!!!! NO WAY!!
Liz on
who in their right minds would were these??
Ariel on
Im hot and skinny, so yes. I love gold. and i love these gold pants. I’d add a black mini.. perhaps something sheer.. and I’d be on my way.
Linda on
Once, while shopping with some friends,I saw an older woman wearing some bronze colored leggings on the street… we all just laughed! I definitley wouldn’t be caught dead wearing them.
Shannon on
Yes, I wear those and people love em.
BOOOOOO on
dont think so.
Imo on
yesyes Yes!
Nickyy on
WHOOT! Ahaha i love leggings, and im tall and thin so I could deff pull those off. Unique is my thing and sooner or later those are going to be in stores whether people like it or not.
Melanie Reese on
oh yea!!!!they are so pretty!
Kyliee on
yeah not like everyday but there are those really WIERD events like halloween, fool dress down day, and funny dress track meets… but no not out on a normal day..and i actually have a pair in silver
Michelle on
Wouldnt wanna be caught with this on…scary!!
pam on
I have 3 words for them … ugly ugly ugly
angelina bolie on
eww those are G.R.O.S.S!! who would ever wear them?? i mean the average american women doesnt have legs like that picture for god sake!!! like seriously the fashion industry seems to be going a little coo koo……
angelina bolie on
eww
PSexy on
I like it soo much eve wore them in her Tamborine video they are hot!!!
Pamela on
OMG! No matter how thin you are, this would be an awful look. If you had cellulite it would show! In fact EVERYTHING would show!!! Let’s hope this is trend goes the way of the DoDo!!!
Emilyy S on
YESSS people always sayy nooo but watch as soon as they seee it everywhere they will start wearing itt soo YESS i would
nicole on
I have three. 1 gold, 1 silver, and my favorite pink metallic! everyone should buy them!
Jen on
I own them. They are wonderful. :D
Ira Simamora on
Ouch..a big no no.
tanyalin on
do you even need to ask that? No but hell no!
Nee Nee on
there are NEW styles the Vegas leggings lame is soooo last season.
MINDY on
YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
Petra on
Yes !!!
Karen on
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………..no!
Luljeta on
never,ever
Betty B. Byers on
No, I would not wear these leggings. Not because I don’t like them, but because it would emphasize an area I need to de-emphasize.
Michelle on
You gotta be kidding…
Miranda on
NEVER!! They look really bad.. but then again you never know what they could look like with a skirt or something… but honestly I wouldn’t wear them.
Jane on
:( nope not for me (N)
Abby on
I would! They are so cool. Metalic is in!!!
Anne on
It looks godd.i have got a pairs
Jane on
Yes but with something cute.
Toy on
Hell yeah! Those are fire! The majority said no so you won’t have to worry about having a twin when out partying.
OLIVIA Beckman on
ewwwww there grosss i would never were them….maybe in a life or death situation but not out!!
natasha on
yessss!! i bought them at american appareL with friends and now im sooo excited there coming into style!!! yaaayyy
Paige on
never!!!
Breya on
OH DEAR GOD NOOOOOOO! THOSE ARE AWFUL!!!!!!!
angel on
no!!!
sab on
NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!iT`S SO UGLY
JMa on
FashionistaFranny those leggings are NOT 80′s try DISCO that was in the 70′s!! As for wearing shinny leggings, uh nope…maybe for fun at a retro disco party ( think Austin Powers in Gold Member)
Taniki on
Woot! Those bad boys are slammin! Gimmie GIMMIE!
em on
I have them and love them
rachel on
i would never ever wear them ever
Liz on
There is no way on earth i would ever wear these.
Lisa on
THEY ARE SOOO ADORABLE!!!!!! I WANT THEM!!!!!
bubblegum on
i really don’t think that gold leggings would match with ANYTHING!! THIS WASA PRETTY BAD IDEA!IF PEOPLE WERE TO WEAR GOLD LEGGINGS, THEY WOULD LOOK LIKE THEY WERE IN HALLOWEEN COSTUMES.
Sabrina on
there is no way i would be caught dead in those leggings
Cuttie on
I could so make them work. =]
Allie on
um………wat do u think?!?!?
NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i live in LA and i dont think ANYONE would wear that in their right mind……(though i have seen some odd things)…….but whateva…..
yea NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heather on
Oh Yuk!
Andre on
Yes. I have found that as long as you can have a well-mixed outfit, you can pretty much rock any shimmer in your closet.
I would definitelly pair it off with a black outfit, all around… maybe a mini-black-dress and black pumps or sandals, and my only accesory would be the leggings…
Just let your mind flow and something will come that will work just right!
jen on
Not even on Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!
iva on
NO WAY!
Paige on
Why not??? With a wispy long gold or white top layered over a camisole with a strappy sandal…sure. Hey – I said “no way” at first to black leggings, now I love them
Mary de Sumoire on
You should check out this boy with his hand-made robo-leggings.
I found it today and I just can’t have enough, it’s sooo fun HAHA and I secretly love them of course ;)))
http://www.fashreport.com/fash_report/2007/06/celebrating_my_.html
Sandra on
I think they’re cool!
I’m from Europe, and overhere it’s really fashionable;)
ccb on
:) YEA……RIGHT…. when I turn into a supermodel and pigs fly
Rosanna on
NEVER! What’s that…!Even for halloween…!!
Marissa! on
Who would wear those?
Danielle on
NEVER!! HAHA
cassie on
hmmm, if I were really fit (thin) and good looking, and if these leggings were matte, why not, with black skirt and black top + a belt same matte gold, why not :D
hmm and these leggings should be shorter too than these on that picture
Angelica on
These are pretty popular in Sweden, but I just hate them! How could you wear these?? Yuk!
Katie on
Well maybe but you need to make them shorter and they need to have the right outfit!! They are CUTE!!!
Sofia Padilla on
YES i wouldn’t mind with a nice shirt and a nice pair of heels
CC on
If I was a superhero @ a halloween party or maybe in a skating routine.
Jamie on
Yes!! It’s crazy but with a dress for night and denim skirt for day!
Mia on
Yuk!
Sa on
Hahahaha:) it is funny, and soooo not chic, but would be fun to wear. Of coarse I would wear it:D
Sofia on
No! Never! It was very ugly, I must say…
Anon on
yes at my space age theme prom!
Anonymous on
are you crazy?
lala on
Hellyeah if I looked like that… Shes HOT!!!
lala on
Hell yeah if I looked like that… Shes HOT!!!
♥Brittany♥ on
I WOULD NEVER!!!….well maybe if i wanted to look like a ugly, unfashionable, crazy, psyco loser that has nothin better to do but buy gold leggins! if u like those…..thats on u ♥♥
♥Brittany♥ on
ummmm… no!
Ae on
why yes
who cares on
Unless it was halloween, or a costume party and I was going as a futuristic person, then no.
googlegirl on
If you made the price forty bucks for a pair and sold them as “designer”, a million and a half people would buy them. Sell them at Walmart? They’d be trashy. American Apparel know what they’re doing. They’ll be a hit- but I however, will take pictures of whomever wears them and laugh at them on my myspace. :)
Lindsay on
Yeah, I would wear them..just not in this lifetime….
person on
wow i have the same 1s in silver and they’re pretty hot i wore them to school
sweet_grl on
I’LL ONLY WEAR IT ON HALLOWEEN, BUT NEVER IN PUBLIC.
Jessica on
Never especailly that tight! Even if they were in
Allison on
totally! if you downplay the rest of the outfit (think: black mini-dress with black ballet flats) the leggings make it so you don’t need to wear jewelry.
Sabrina on
Eww, If You Have Some Extra Body weight, Do Not Wear Gold Leggings. I wouldn’t waer them.
Nicki on
Dear People,
NO!!!!
7202 on
OMG!!! NEVER!
taylor on
I LOVE THEM BUT THat might be because i have great legs and the rest of u dont!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
katie on
i wore gold leggings once!!
when i was in the musical footloose.
Mary on
Eww, you would never catch me dead in those.
Camille on
Never, they look horrible!
camille on
Never!
Amber on
are you cra-z those are for riana
megan on
well actually i have those very exact same ones and i like them i guess i just have the confidence to pull them off..!?!
megan on
yeah
Kate on
I don’t know, maybe if you paired them with Napoleon Dynamite’s moon shoes….HAA!! NOT!!
Rose on
I can’t think of a single situation that I would wear those. I think some styles just don’t translate off the runway.
alex on
LOL. I hate leggings. They’re the worst, most unsexy, most unoriginal thing a girl could wear (unless it’s Halloween).
AnnieJ on
You must be joking!
mena on
if i had an *ss like that …then hell yeah!
Maria on
i would wear them…at a party…with a short black dress …in a club maybe…
Christy on
No, yuck! Unflattering no matter what your body looks like
Christy on
No, yuck! These are a fashion crime no matter how great your body looks.
ASHLEY on
NNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! i would NEVER were those pants ….. well if it was a joke maybe……I mean no never!!!!!ever!!! never!!!!!
ASHLEY on
OK IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY SAYING YES!!!!! I DONT CARE WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE THAT IS SOOOOOOOO SOOOOOO NOT RIGHT …..AND IF YOU WERE THEM PEOPLE WILL SAY YOU WERENT AWAKE WHEN YOU PICKED YOUR OUTFIT OUT THIS MORNING!!!!!
KAYE on
YEAH,I WOULD WEAR THEM IF I WAS A OLD LADY LIVING AT LEISURE WORLD GOING TO MY AROBICS CLASS
Katie on
BARF!
Sarah on
I wore these in a bright magenta-like color to a techno party.
but thats the only ocassion i would ever wear them…
Sarah on
I just bought a pair in a New York fashion store the other day…
……. and am using them as a haloween costume
Emily on
I LOVE these leggings hav them in mettalic blue =}
Emily on
umm yea have them in blue mettalic =] LOVE THEM
Jessica on
I love all leggings like these. they are so lush.
I hate it when people say i wear them for halloween and for partys! you should look after them instead of using them. they have a life aswell you know. love them.
MALOU on
I WOULD ! ITS TOTALLY LONDON STYLE ..
Mia(fake name) on
These are totally hot. I’m SO adding these to my fashion line. They’re fresh, hot, and sexy…under a dress (fit for leggings) why not??
Katrina Woiten on
I’d wear them clubbing maybe but its hardly what you’d wear to the grocery store or to work…not too many places one could wear these.
trust on
I would def wear these
Jessica on
I love, love, love them! I got a black pair today and I’m looking for a gold, silver, or fuschia pair.
sarah on
all of you guys saying these are yuck and disgusting are badly out of touch with fashion! obviously no bodys going to wear them with a t-shirt and trainers when they go the supermarket, but ive seen these on plenty of people teamed with a mini dress or long baggy vest and sky high heels and theyre gorgeous!
beauty princezz on
yes,for a party… i think YES…
YES YES YES why not? its HOT.
Julee on
I actually have a pair and if you know how to wear them and what to wear them with then why not?
Anyway, if you’ve got it – flaunt it!!!
Those who say they are for halloween obviously have no fashion sense……..
trixsi on
serching just for those! Where can i et them?!
Lisa on
Yes! They would look cool with a black sequin blazer and gladiator heels
Esita Maen on
These are So Cute but they would never suit me.
If they did, I would totally wear them, but for a party not to just for walking around the shops, well maybe.
niki on
heak yes haters!
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