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Anyone who has ever worn leggings as pants knows the fear of bending over and discovering they are far more sheer than you thought. Also, aren’t leggings just pants at this point, anyway? But when one fitness influencer, Shruti Kanaujia, wore flesh-colored leggings to the gym and shared a video of herself in them on Instagram, she caused quite a stir.
At first glance, Shruti appears to be naked from the waist down. As in, the leggings are her actual legs. As she works out, it’s clear that the nude leggings just create a wildly realistic illusion. But people have a lot to say about Shruti’s clothing choices for the gym and where they believe she went wrong in picking those leggings. (You can see the image here)
The nude leggings really do look like her legs.
Shruti starts off her video by removing the jacket she has tied around her waist. Because she also has knee pads on, it looks like her leggings are actually her bare legs. If you don’t know any better upon first seeing the video, you might think the same thing and even believe Shruti is somehow at the gym without pants or leggings.
Luckily, they are just nude-toned. Although they don’t leave much to the imagination, once you understand that the flesh-colored leggings are fabric, they look less like legs and more like the gym attire they are. Still, people flew to the comments under the Instagram video to at first question Shruti and then share their thoughts on wearing those leggings.
“Bro I’m never buying this color,” one user commented on the video. Which, I mean, is fair.
Another wrote, “I swear she had no pants on at first lol.”
Someone else added, “These pants are in the Guinness book as the ugliest pants in the world.” That’s a little much.
Others commented to ask why a friend didn’t warn Shruti about the way the nude leggings blend in with her actual body. Something tells me that was sort of the point, though.
Although you can see Shruti’s ankles and the difference (albeit, slight difference) in color between her leggings and her skintone, when Shruti starts squatting down, once again, you have to do a double take with those leggings. They cling to her backside in a way that makes them seem like a second skin, so it’s really no wonder why people assumed this optical illusion was something more.
On Shruti’s Instagram, she has photos and other videos with similarly nude-colored leggings and even biker shorts. Some are different shades, though, so it does seem to be her thing. Apparently, wearing those gets her the likes and views, and for most fitness influencers, that’s really all that matters.
