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Do you crave a little extra volume around your ankles? Will you wear things that serve no practical purpose other than to bring you joy? Are you in search of another elaborate doodad to throw on? Well, you’re in luck. Because leg warmers are back.
Just proceed with caution.
Love them or hate them, you can’t deny the lasting pop culture power of a leg warmer. For starters, they hold a hearty amount of nostalgia (or ’80s trauma, depending on who you ask). First worn by dancers, leg warmers were — allegedly — made to keep muscles warm and prevent shin cramping, which is a thing, apparently. But when examined critically, anyone can see that they actually had another agenda: world domination.
