Jeggings

Jeggings™ /ˈdʒɛɡɪŋz/ are leggings that are made to look like skin-tight denim jeans. Jeggings™ is a registered brand name owned by Turkish textile company ISKO (clothing company), a division of Sanko Holding, who were the original producers of the stretch textile.

Jeggings were brought on by the resurgence in style of skinny jeans in the mid- to late-2000s (decade), when a higher demand for an even tighter style of pants came about. Since jeggings are typically made of a cotton/spandex blend, (cotton being the primary fiber in most denim, a kind of serge), they are often worn on their own as opposed to under a skirt or dress. Some jeggings have front fastening facilities while others just have an elastic waistband and no pockets.

With respect to material, Jeggings fall into two main categories:

The latter are more similar to skinny jeans than the former. Some designers call "denim jeggings" pull-on jeans rather than jeggings.

Jeggings entered the fitness world in early 2009, and were among the most popular clothing items of 2010, according to business reporting. Many opt to wear jeggings in order to give the legging feel as well as the jean appearance.

In 2011 "Jeggings" was entered into the twelfth edition of Concise Oxford English Dictionary.Conan O'Brien wore a pair during the taping of Conan on 2 December 2010, the night after admitting his (tongue-in-cheek) love for jeggings to Project Runway's Tim Gunn.

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