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#WednesdayWishlist: 5 ways to wear leggings (yes, as pants!)

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If there’s one trend that’s reigned supreme for years, it’s leggings. Wherever you go you're bound to spot a pair. 

They've gone from being something you only wear in the house to bottoms that show off, well, your bottom. 

Fashionistas and street style stars have recently embraced the look, whether in pleather, as jeggings (denim leggings) or just as normal leggings, modernising the look to make it acceptable to wear as pants.

Read: Fashion's ugliest item is being reintroduced - and we are in a blind panic

But, there’s an art to pulling off this look. 

Here are 5 ways to style your leggings : 

1.  Pair them with a matching crop top

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A photo posted by Khanyi Mbau METANOIA (@mbaureloaded) on

2. Pair it with pointed black ankle boots and a boxy tee

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A photo posted by Q A A N I T A • O R R I E (@qaanitaorrie) on

3. Add an oversized denim jacket

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A photo posted by Charlotte Kamale (@charliekamale) on

4. Black-on-black always wins

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5. Wear them with an oversized shirt and trainers

Image: Getty

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