Yoga Pants/Leggings?

EmJ&B · April 2013

I work in a tiny office where the dress code is business casual - you certainly can't wear jeans but slacks and a sweater, khakis and a blouse, etc are completely fine. My (female) boss wears a lot of dresses, the two guy wear dress pants and polos/button downs but nobody wears suits.

Would you think it would be acceptable to wear yoga pants/leggings as long as the top was a tunic style blouse or sweater that completely covered my butt? Would you wear something like that to work?

sooner1981 · April 2013

Just my opinion, but yoga pants and leggings are even less "formal" than jeans, so I would say if you can't wear those, you shouldn't wear yoga pants or leggings.

Have you looked for a pair of relatively cheap black or khaki maternity pants

lbethke99 · April 2013

No- Active wear should NEVER be wore to the office.

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Leggings maybe ok with long tops that cover butt/vag. Top needs to be nice

5speckledfrogs · April 2013

Leggings with a long tunic and a heel, yes. I thi j flats would be too casual unless they're embellished

5speckledfrogs · April 2013

Just no yoga pants

allymp13 · April 2013

I work for a fashion company that owns very well known brands and I wear leggings to work at least 2x a week. My rule is as long as my shirt covers my butt and then some I'm good to go. They can be cute and fashionable!

Chrisanna0508 · April 2013

No yoga pants, but I will wear leggings under some of the sweater dresses I have. I think they can be ok depending on what you put up top. Definitely, as others have said, cover up your butt.

EmJ&B · April 2013

Thanks for the feedback! A friend of mine thought leggings might be ok but not yoga pants. I'm still not sure. Unfortunately, we're such a small office that we don't have an HR person to ask.

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Melonhead242 · April 2013

Jmakhomenka:
Leggings with a long tunic and a heel, yes. I thi j flats would be too casual unless they're embellished
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PixiesDust · April 2013

I wear leggings under dresses every single day. In the winter I would pair them with boots. Now that the weather is nicer I wear heels or nice flats. I think leggings can look very nice, so long as the dress/top you're wearing over them

careyann427 · April 2013

Leggings yes Yoga pants NO!!!
I work for a fashion company as well and I have been wearing leggings to work everyday for the past 4 weeks! You can pair them with a pretty woven top and blazer and heels and they can definitely work!

taylormarie923 · April 2013

I agree with PP, as long as you are pairing the leggings with formal attire they really aren't too different from thigh-highs. Yoga pants would probably be a no, unless you got loose fitting ones that looked like slacks. I used to sneak scr

ejs207 · April 2013

Yoga pants, no.

Leggings with work appropriate shoes and tops that go past your butt, yes.

EmJ&B · April 2013

taylormarie923:
My current job allows me to wear jeans, so I have been pretty lucky. However, I just sent my boss an ema

jennlin · April 2013

i work in business casual. jeans are not out of the ordinary, but not commonplace m-th. i wear yoga pants, probably m-th, and jeans on friday...if not more yoga on friday. i wear nice tops with it, that may or may not cover my butt. they at least cover

taylormarie923 · April 2013

EmJ&B:
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Unknown · April 2013

My personal opinion is no. We have a large office and we are business casual. It doesn't look very professional to see women running around in yoga pants, leggings etc Even with a long shirt (exception is an actual dress with leggings). It looks like you

slh6363 · April 2013

Chickypoo2468:
Leggings w a long top or short dress, yes. Yoga pants, no.
If you want to be sure, ask your boss.
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bkeane619 · April 2013

While I no longer work, I bought Old Navy Maternity Yoga Pants online. I have to be honest, I couldn't tell the difference between them and dress pants. So maybe look into those. I have them in black. I would make sure to wear them with a long

asilwhite · April 2013

Chickypoo2468:
Leggings w a long top or short dress, yes. Yoga pants, no. If you want to be sure, ask your boss.
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elllaf · April 2013

I work in an environment very similar to what you described. Our regional boss hit the fan when she visited one location and 3 different girls were wearing leggings.
I WISH we could but they do seem unprofessional. I found some really soft slacks a

Heather91011 · April 2013

I was soo excited when I found out I was able to wear yoga pants to work. I wear them almost daily but we are also allowed l wear jeans. We have no contact with customers except over the phone. It's awesome!

coronitaextra · April 2013

Jmakhomenka:
Leggings with a long tunic and a heel, yes. I thi j flats would be too casual unless they're embellished
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