Leggings Persist in 2009 (Alex + Chloe, too)

Since I was going to write an end-of-year post about how I hoped that everyone's lesson from 2008 was that Leggings Are Not Pants, it's only appropriate that today's inaugural 2009 post is about, sigh, leggings. And not just leggings, but the leggings that Lindsay Lohan features in her 6126 line. Remember when everyone was guffawing over it (I remember the Fug Girls, champions of "Leggings Are Not Pants," in particular)? WELLLLL, at the (very very fabulous) Alex + Chloe party at Revolve on Melrose today, what did I spy but several different 6126 leggings-not-pants? They actually exist!! Obvs, I HAD to try them on. (I am the queen of trying on things I know I'm not going to buy. It's kind of like reading "Harry Potter" in the bookstore, just so you know what everyone's talking about.) I almost took the pair of gold-spangled ones to the dressing room with me, but then these knee-padded ones just jumped off the shelf at me.

We tried to take photos of the resulting hilarity, but the bberry camera couldn't fully capture the padded glory. I thought that perhaps they'd be good for me, since I'm awfully clumsy and perhaps could benefit from some knee pads, but - get this - they are apparently sized only for Lindsay Lohan's stubby little self, because on my 34-inseamed legs, the knee pads entirely missed my knees. They were about 6 inches above the ol' kneecaps. In other words, they would provide ZERO protection at my next volleyball match, so what's the freakin' point? To be fair, they were nice and soft and felt real nice (and were long enough overall, which is a treat). But still. Not only are these leggings not pants, they aren't even sports equipment.

In other news, while the 6126 selection was a bust (though that's of course what I was hoping for), the Alex + Chloe party was a total smash. I'd never actually been to Revolve before, since it's in such a hidden little enclave on Melrose, but my girl Tita was DJing and the collection looked sweet. And god, Revolve is so cool! I've been missing out! It's all, like, black and white with neat displays and some very nice metal benches. You'll have to see for yourself. The A+C jewelry is rad, with black or white or mirrored plexiglass pendants (my fave below):

[alex+chloe online shop]

I picked up a pair of sunglasses that I LOVE (they're wayfarers without being wayfarers, in my faaaavorite color), and Dieu got one of their super-secret surprise gift bags, which turned out to have an awesome black-dipped shell pendant, a brooch & a scarfy dealy... so all in all in was a great success. Oh yeah, and even though Alex + Chloe's designers are supposedly super-secret mysterious beings (the party even had "Alex" and "Chloe" nametags for everyone to wear so NO ONE WOULD KNOW!), Tita knew one of them and he was totally there, looking unlikely. I didn't talk with him, but we did consult with another very hot guy who helped Dieu pick her surprise bag. I thought maybe he was the other secret designer, but Dieu said he was too friendly to be a man of mystery. Then we hoofed it over to A.P.C. and Fred Segal, whose sales I was all excited about, but they were both utterly disappointing. I found a pair of Prada pumps that were gorgeous and made me about 7 feet tall, but they were still $325 on sale so I passed. Winner: Revolve! First fashion find of 2009!

blue crush.