Sorry, Leggings—This Trend Is Crushing You Right Now

We never thought we'd say this, but here we are: The legging trend is majorly losing steam. It's not that they're going anywhere—we definitely all need them in our lives—but they're more of a wardrobe staple than the trend that they were a few years ago. On the flip side, there's another athleisure trend that's rapidly gaining steam as of late: bike shorts.

So how do we know that bike shorts are eclipsing leggings right now? Trusted retail analytics company Edited recently released a study about current activewear trends, and in it, it named bike shorts as the trend of the season. Edited's studies show that the trend has increased by 2000% in the non-active apparel category and by 363% in the activewear category, and it credits none other than Kim Kardashian West and her parade of Yeezy looks.

We're well aware that the bike-shorts trend is even more polarizing than leggings, but we also want to point out that they're easier to wear than you'd think. Just add a blazer and a pair of sneakers or block-heel sandals, and you have yourself a winning bike-shorts outfit. Shop the bike shorts that are coming for your legging collection below, and see which celebs are wearing them as of late.

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On Kendall Jenner: Gosha Rubchinskiy pullover; Prix bike shorts

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On Emily Ratajkowski: Inamorata Elysian Top ($34) and Soto Shorts ($35); Versace Logo Canvas Tote Bag ($775); Nike Classic Cortez Leather Sneakers ($70)

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On Jasmine Sanders: Balenciaga bag; Fila shoes

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On Romee Strijd: By Far Mini Croc Bag ($562); Chloé Sonnie Sneakers ($730)

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On Kim Kardashian West: Yeezy shoes

This story was originally published at an earlier date and has been updated. Up next, six activewear trends blowing up at Free People, Shopbop, and Amazon.

Allyson Payer
Senior Editor

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.