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• Method 1 of 2: Hip leg warmers in the year 2013
• Method 2 of 2: Hip leg warmers like in 1983
• Tips
• Warnings
• Necessities

In the 80s, leg warmers were super hip. History tends to repeat itself, and leg warmers are no exception. Are you looking for ideas to keep your subjects warm? Search no further. Here's how to wear leg warmers, no matter what decade you live in.

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Method 1 of 2: Hip leg warmers in the year 2013

1. Wear leg warmers with flats and leggings. When it's 4 degrees outside and you really want to wear that dress, leg warmers and leggings are an excellent solution. Black leggings or tights and black leg warmers are a classic but underappreciated combination. It's like wearing boots, but much more comfortable!
   • Make sure they are slightly pleated, especially around your ankles. They shouldn't be so low that they drag on the floor, but your leg warmers should be over your shoes.
2. Wear them with pumps. You'll need a little more confidence for this, but it's a completely acceptable style. As long as your heels are on the low side, leg warmers look great. Stick to brown, beige, black or gray shoes.
   • Leg warmers look cozy. If you wear stilettos with 6-inch heels that fluoresce in the dark, leg warmers might be a bit out of place. Unless your leg warmers also fluoresce in the dark, of course.
3. Wear leg warmers with a skirt. This is the same concept as with the dress. Leggings are only necessary if it is otherwise too cold, although it can make your legs more beautiful. If you have a skirt that is on the short side, leg warmers make it a bit more modest.
   • You can wear an infinite number of different types of shoes with this. Flat shoes, pumps, boots - everything is possible. Keep the colors neutral, but still varied.
4. Wear them with jeans. That skinny you have but never wear because you think it doesn't go that well with your pear shape? Wear leg warmers with it! Then the problem is solved immediately.
   • Again, all shoes can do this. Except flip flops.
5. Wear them squeaky just above your calf-high boots. For an extra nice edge (and a bit more warmth) you can let them come out just above your boots. About 5-15 cm is fine.
   • Don't worry if the colors match. Unless you wear black this will be very difficult. Different shades of brown and beige are totally fine. It just goes to show that you pay attention to detail!
6. Wear them over your ankle boots. If your pants, skirt, or dress don't go well with your ankle boots, you can make it fit better by wearing ankle boots with leg warmers. Pull them a little over the top of your boots and fold them!
7. Go for a city look. Wear them with Converse for a true urban look. No one ever said that leg warmers are for fancy occasions! You can wear them whenever you want!
   • Fashion lately has been about consciously created chaos. If it doesn't fit together, it ... just fits together. A quick Google search will confirm this if you don't believe it. You think you are not in the latest trends, but by not doing that, you are doing it. Are you still following?
8. Tangle them up a bit. Leg warmers should not be worn completely stretched. They should be below your knee and a little loose. If they are not hidden under your boots, they should be about 10-15cm below your knee and extend just above your heels.
9. Stick to neutral colors. Leg warmers are still worn after all these years because they are so unobtrusive. They used to be neon yellow and pink, but now you mainly see brown, black, gray, cream and dark blue. Although they do not have to match your outfit in terms of color, it is better to stick to neutral colors that go with everything.
   • Leg warmers should be an accessory and not the center of attention. If your eye is immediately drawn to the leg warmers, you are probably not doing it right.

Method 2 of 2: Hip leg warmers like in 1983

1. Buy leg warmers in neon colors and patterns. 1983 was great. If you weren't there, believe it was awesome. You just had to wear sunglasses because otherwise you wouldn't be able to look at your girlfriend with her bright orange shoulder pads. Sadly, the 80s are over, but you can bring them back with some brightly colored leg warmers!
   • They can be a solid bright color, or multiple colors in a pattern. As long as they are not overlooked, it is okay. Hot pink, yellow, green, orange in a paisley pattern ...
2. Wear arm warmers with matching fingerless gloves. Someone who hasn't followed fashion history might think this is a bit "over the top". But in the 80s, this word didn't exist and fingerless gloves of the same color and pattern as your leg warmers were just the thing. That was called "matching," and it never occurred to anyone 30 years ago that that could be a bad thing.
   • Does your local leg warmer retailer not have matching fingerless gloves? Well, first of all, outrageous! Second, it looks like you have to take matters into your own hands. Get out that sweater your grandmother knitted for you in 2007 and turn it into something useful. She will be happy that you are still there something participated.
   • '83 was thirty years ago. If that fact makes you feel a little sick, you're not alone.
3. Make sure your clothes are all in the same color family. Do you have fantastic fuchsia leg warmers? Hopefully you can find fuchsia leggings, fuchsia skirt, and fuchsia shirt. You look like you walked straight out of Olivia Newton John's "Physical" video clip. But maybe you shouldn't go to the gym like that, by the way.
   • Are most stores not included in your 80s trip? That's what textile paint was invented for! Clothes don't grow on a clothes tree! Make it yourself!
4. Combine it with your old school Nikes or Converse. In the 80's fashion was a bit less… attractive than the fashion of today. Why do you think the grunge time came after it? Wear your leg warmers with whatever you want. Sneakers? Of course. Sneakers? Tuuuuurlijk. The question is, are your legs cold? If the answer is yes, then wear leg warmers.
   • A lot of people these days are a bit hipster, whatever that may be. If you have such an I-just-pulled-something-out-of-the-closet-this-morning-and-I-have-shit-all-over attitude, leg warmers are an excellent choice. If nothing from your closet fits together, leg warmers can be the solution. In other words, it's a crazy, weird world and you can't do anything wrong. Leg warmers are always possible.

Tips

• Don't be afraid and go for it.
• Be creative! Leg warmers are made for crazy types.
• Don't be afraid to look silly. Be yourself and show your inner fashionista!
• If you have a sweater that you can turn the sleeves into leg warmers, cut them off! Use the part that attached the sleeve to the sweater as the bottom of the leg warmer, because it is larger than the part where the wrist was.
• Buy good quality leggings. You will enjoy it a lot.

Warnings

• Do not mix too many cartridges. That will hurt your eyes.

Necessities

• Leg warmers
• All types of shoes except flip flops
• Skinny, dress or skirt
• Tights or leggings