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Style File brings us a crucial update on the jeggings situation at the Spring 2010 trade shows. Their verdict? The tighter-than-tight, lighter-than-light take on the skinny jean isn't going anywhere for at least a year. A correspondent reports: "J Brand’s Susie Crippen showed off faded ultra-lightweight jeans she passed off as leggings. At AG they offered rinse-wash versions with a stretchy pull-on waistband, and all the girls manning Hudson’s booth were wearing black leggings with five-pocket detailing and a zip fly, which they swore were the most comfortable pants ever." Wait, back up—a "stretchy, pull-on waistband"? And here we were, just starting to warm up to the idea. [Style File]
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