# Mocking Leggings 'Those Aren't Pants' Blog Points Out the Obvious By Robyn Currie | Published 2010-05-22 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/those-arent-pants References: [notpants.tumblr](http://notpants.tumblr.com) 'Those Aren't Pants' is a blog that goes ahead and says what we have all been thinking--that leggings are not pants, and do not resemble pants, even on a good day. Sure, the fashionable types of the world will say the opposite, but pants are [not skintight](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/straight-leg-sweatpant), and pants are not made out of a [stretchy cotton blend](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/id-train-colorblock-leggings). 'Those Aren't Pants' is a photoblog that illustrates for us all just how brutal [leggings can be](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microload-gtights). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.4/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Athleisure Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity lies in creating fashion-forward athleisure alternatives to leggings. - **Body-positive Clothing:** There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in designing clothing that embraces all body types and promotes self-confidence. - **Sustainable Fabrics:** Developing eco-friendly leggings made from sustainable materials presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the fashion industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion Retail:** Fashion retailers can capitalize on the shift towards athleisure fashion by offering a variety of alternatives to leggings. - **Body-positive Movement:** The body-positive movement can influence the fashion and retail industries to create clothing lines that cater to diverse body types. - **Textile Manufacturing:** Textile manufacturers have an opportunity to invest in research and development of sustainable fabric options for leggings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Performance Functional Leggings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tighties.md) - [One-Legged Luxury Fashion Jeans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/onelegged-jean.md) - [Purposefully Distressed Luxe Tights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/destroyed-tights.md) - [Comfortable Women's Liners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/legging-liners.md) - [Tailored Slacks-Like Sweatpants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/straight-leg-sweatpant.md) - [Seamless Active Legging Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/align-no-line-highrise-pant.md) - [Protective Snacking Pants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oreida-totprotecting-pants.md) - [Holiday Hosting Pants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thanksgiving-hosting-pants.md) - [Micro-Weighted Leggings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microload-gtights.md)