'''Basic Trope''': A character (usually a girl) who is prim and proper tends to wear tights in an environment full of short skirts.
* '''Straight''': Alice wears a checked skirt and some black leggings as an indication that she's a serious woman.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice wears the black leggings all the time.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice is an agent who wears black leggings for work.
** Alice wears the black leggings at formal times.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice simply wants to keep her legs warm in the wintertime.
** Alice thinks that showing off your panties is improper, so she decides to wear black leggings.
** [[OurNudityIsDifferent Alice's native culture has a taboo against bare legs.]] AintNoRule saying how long your skirt has to be though.
** Alice thinks the leggings go well with her skirt.
** Alice wants to look feminine and keep her legs covered, but also needs freedom of movement in a pinch.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice wears [[ModestyShorts shorts]] under her skirt.
* '''Subverted''': In one scene when Bob asks Alice that if she is wearing leggings, but she says that she is wearing high socks.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...But when her skirt flies up, it revealed that she was wearing black leggings all this time.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice sometimes wears the black leggings, sometimes she doesn’t.
* '''Averted''': Alice doesn’t wear leggings.
* '''Enforced''': The MoralGuardians demand Alice cover up.
* '''Lampshaded''': “That’s some nice leggings!”
* '''Invoked''':
** Alice buys leggings and wears it.
** Bob is tired of Alice only wearing panties under her skirt, so he forces Alice to wear something modest, like leggings.
* '''Exploited''': To appear proper, Alice wears leggings with a nice skirt.
* '''Defied''': Alice decides to go for ModestyShorts or a [[MagicSkirt spell to hold up her skirt]].
* '''Discussed''':
-->'''Bob:''' Hey Alice! You look so good with those leggings on!\\
'''Alice:''' Thanks, Bob! But I need to focus!
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice’s leggings are transparent enough that they can show her panties.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice wears shorts over her leggings.
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Back to ProperTightsWithASkirt. And try showing some grace as you step out, young lady!
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
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