What is the difference between leggings and yoga pants?

Yoga pants are basically made for fitness activities and many people use them in a variety of exercise classes. They are not always tight fitting, and come as sweatpants, wide-leg yoga pants, and capris while leggings are always skin-tight. Yoga pants oftentimes have a very wide elastic waistband.

When stretched, yoga pants are normally not become see-through. What makes yoga pants great is that they’re double material in many areas and sweat-wicking which helps you regulate temperature.

Yoga pants can be very colorful with variety of patterns and wearing them in public, like in a mall or when jogging, gives onlookers the impression that you’ve just finished a yoga class. However, many tends to wear them in public because they are very comfortable.

Leggings on the other hand, are usually made of thinner materials and not always a good choice to wear for fitness activities.

Leggings were originally designed as a way to help you with the cold weather, like to be worn under your pants as an added layer to help you stay warm during cold winter. That’s why leggings are all skin-tight, and since they are being used as undergarment and not are not visible, they used to be not very stylish like they are these days.

While the two can often look similar and even feel similar, leggings weren’t really meant to be pants. Pairing leggings with a longer top or a skirt would look better, while yoga pants are meant to be pants and wearing a shorter top is still in play.

These days, some believes that leggings can make a fashion statement, and with the right choice of style, they can be much more upscale looking and dressier than yoga pants.

The most common materials used for leggings are elastane, polyester, cotton with spandex, polyester with spandex, and nylon. The ones with blended material usually stretch better and are more comfortable and smoother on skin if made with microfiber yarn, like our products at Prinlet Fashion Studio.