The reign of leggings is over, at least according to Gen Z

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A death knell is sounding for a ubiquitous wardrobe staple that has ruled our gym bags for a quarter century: Leggings’ stretchy hold on us may finally be coming to an end.

Recently, youth trend analyst Casey Lewis declared “Leggings are obsolete” in her influential Substack newsletter, After School. The Wall Street Journal called the tight garment “passé,” reporting that legging purchases dropped to 39 per cent of athletic bottoms in the first quarter of 2025, down from 47 per cent in 2022, according to U.S. retail analyst Edited.

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