Go Retro with Legwarmers and Tights

Here is something different to keep your legs warm in this cold weather - why not try legwarmers with tights?  Leg warmers will let you show off the tops of your legs in something more sheer while keeping the bottom of your legs warm.  They also let you flash more foot when you take your shoes off - if that floats your boat - or likely the boat of your partner.

Leg warmers are coverings for the lower legs, similar to socks but thicker and generally footless. They were originally used as dancewear by ballet and other classic dancers in order to keep the leg muscles warm and to prevent cramping or other muscle injuries. No scientific data has been yet collected to substantiate the claim that leg warmers prevent injury.  But when have arty types worried about evidence?

In the early 1980s leg warmers became a fad and wearing them was fashionable among teenage girls; later to be an adopted fashion by boys in the city of Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their popularity was partly due to the influence of the films Fame and Flashdance and the aerobics craze of the same time.

You can still buy leg warmers lots of places - just try a Google.  If leg warmers and sheer tights sound too cold, you could always wear them with opaques as an alternative to trousers or boots.

Leg warmers and video cassettes - about the same era?

Some people wear leg warmers all year round.

But they may just be posers.