The Controversial Legging Trend Celebrities Are Endorsing
This year hasn't been without its share of legging microtrends, treggings and stirrups included. We're on constant high alert for the next big thing in the leggings arena, given their acute popularity as of late. While many leggings trends come via street style or retailers, the latest is one that we've noticed celebrities have been wearing on repeat—white leggings. If you're balking right now, we get it. White leggings are unforgiving, to say the least. But celebrities like Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, Selena Gomez, and Hailey Baldwin have been swapping their typical black leggings out for fresh white pairs, much like fashion girls have been swapping black ankle boots out for white ones.
White leggings are sure to be a polarizing trend, as flattering isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think of them, but their unexpectedness is noteworthy, and celeb-favorite athleisure brand Alo has recently released many of its most popular (and most flattering) styles in snowy white. Want to see evidence of the latest controversial legging trend?
Check out which celebs are endorsing it, and shop our favorite pairs below!
Who: Alessandra Ambrosio
Who: Selena Gomez
On Miranda Kerr: Alo High Waist Moto Leggings ($114); Alaïa bag; Reebok Classic Sneakers ($75).
On Hailey Baldwin: Alo Moto Leggings ($110).
On Kate Upton: Saint Laurent Medium Monogram Envelope Chain Bag ($2950); KiraGrace Ballet Leggings ($88); Asics sneakers.
On Alessandra Ambrosio: Beyond Yoga Legs for Days Leggings ($99).
Shop white leggings:
What do you think of the white leggings trend? Would you try it? Comment below!

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 arts. 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.
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