Are wet look leggings the worst item of clothing to exist, ever?

Have you ever wanted to look like baby seal fresh out of the water? Do you wish to be able to shoot down a toboggan run without a toboggan? Is exposing every crevice of your body an aspiration?

If you answered yes to any of these, go out and purchase a pair of 'wet look' leggings.

These ghastly leg holders have taken ahold of the public, and the polyester-gross-mix don't appear to be leaving our streets anytime soon. WAG's wear them, Rihanna loves them, even Kate Moss has been spotted donning a pair. However, I have not been swept away by the wet-look current in any form, but specifically the leggings, unlike the members of this group have: The Official Wet look/pvc Leggings Appreciation group!


Upon researching 'wet-look leggings', I encountered several Flickr accounts, Facebook groups, and dark corners of the blogosphere, in which this item of clothing appear to be a fetish. The most disturbing, without wanting to name Flickr accounts, saw a man uploading pictures of his wife in compromising positions wearing PVC wet-look legging, for the whole world wide web to oggle at. So when thinking about purchasing these leggings, also think about your safety. There could be one of these wet-look  fetish trolls lurking around the corner.

Moving on to a slightly lighter note, the aesthetics. Unless you are of a 0% fat, 0% dimpled, 0% imperfect body, step away from the leggings. I am all for women being curvaceous and proud of their bodies, but these will never do you any favours. With the tacky material gripping on to every part of you it touches, there is no escape with them. If you insist on involving yourself in this shiny trend, please purchase leather trousers instead. They are much more forgiving, much classier, and just much less seal-like.

Another thing that frustrates me about the wet-look legging is the outfits popular magazines tell you to wear them with. "Just team it with a diamante embellished rock t-shirt, a blazer and a pair of your highest heels, and you're off to go." No. Don't do it. And you can tell the women who read these style guides religiously ( this extends to 'festival-wear' too.) If you're going to wear these ghastly leg stranglers, at least wear them with some originality.

Lastly, and most importantly, if you are tempted to buy a pair of these leggings, repeat this to yourself -
" I am not Sandy from Grease, and I never will be."