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Patterned leggings are 'all the craze'. They may go great with your favorite cropped skirt but have you considered the other possibilities? Top designers are embellishing the look of their dress designs by adding patterned leggings to the ensemble. This new development in high fashion is now being seen off the runway. The idea of accessorizing has expanded to a new level and this can help you to create a beautifully unique look. Recently formalwear has been taken to bold new heights and this has allowed you and I to reap the benefits of high-impact color, prints, and patterns. Since the over-all feel of formal design has powerfully shifted this means that the doorways to accessorizing have also been effected.
Top fashion magazines, such as Vogue, have hailed patterned leggings as the best new accessory. With prints, patterns, abstract designs, florals, and unique lace you cannot go wrong with patterned leggings to assist your formal look. Even if you are a little 'muted' when it comes to formal dress-up the simple addition of patterned leggings would add the perfect amount of drama and intrigue to your once-subtle look. To add a dash of texture simply choose a pair of legging with small, repeating patterns. You can even build your entire ensemble around a single color inlaid in the leggings. Even metallic leggings can be used in a way that doesn't scream “too much”- make a simplistic statement by adding sheer silver or metallic patterned leggings to a one or two tone dress. The most copied look revolves around a single colored dress paired with lined, lace, diamond, patterned or colored leggings. The complexity of the leggings helps to pull intricacies out of any dress. Taking a simple dress and turning it into an interesting ensemble is surprisingly easy with the help of leggings, but is it possible to add additional dimensions to an already dramatic dress? Absolutely.
To take a patterned dress, or high impact style of dress, and pair them with full-flair leggings can be a great high fashion decision if paired correctly. One red carpet look that maintains its independence as a high fashion pairing is the coupling of solid colored leggings with metallic and oyster-shell dresses. Colored leggings such as blues, whites, reds and especially blacks are certainly favored. Celebs are being spotted everywhere sporting black dress designs with a plethora of colored leggings; black on black, blue on black, red/pink on black, even white on black. Shoot for extra dimension and layers when choosing leggings; don't be afraid to experiment.