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1'''Basic Trope''': A character (usually a girl) who is prim and proper tends to wear tights in an environment full of short skirts.
2* '''Straight''': Alice wears a checked skirt and some black leggings as an indication that she's a serious woman.
3* '''Exaggerated''': Alice wears the black leggings all the time.
4* '''Downplayed''':
5** Alice is an agent who wears black leggings for work.
6** Alice wears the black leggings at formal times.
7* '''Justified''':
8** Alice simply wants to keep her legs warm in the wintertime.
9** Alice thinks that showing off your panties is improper, so she decides to wear black leggings.
10** [[OurNudityIsDifferent Alice's native culture has a taboo against bare legs.]] AintNoRule saying how long your skirt has to be though.
11** Alice thinks the leggings go well with her skirt.
12** Alice wants to look feminine and keep her legs covered, but also needs freedom of movement in a pinch.
13* '''Inverted''':
14** Alice wears [[ModestyShorts shorts]] under her skirt.
15* '''Subverted''': In one scene when Bob asks Alice that if she is wearing leggings, but she says that she is wearing high socks.
16* '''Double Subverted''': ...But when her skirt flies up, it revealed that she was wearing black leggings all this time.
17* '''Parodied''': ???
18* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice sometimes wears the black leggings, sometimes she doesn’t.
19* '''Averted''': Alice doesn’t wear leggings.
20* '''Enforced''': The MoralGuardians demand Alice cover up.
21* '''Lampshaded''': “That’s some nice leggings!”
22* '''Invoked''':
23** Alice buys leggings and wears it.
24** Bob is tired of Alice only wearing panties under her skirt, so he forces Alice to wear something modest, like leggings.
25* '''Exploited''': To appear proper, Alice wears leggings with a nice skirt.
26* '''Defied''': Alice decides to go for ModestyShorts or a [[MagicSkirt spell to hold up her skirt]].
27* '''Discussed''':
28-->'''Bob:''' Hey Alice! You look so good with those leggings on!\
29'''Alice:''' Thanks, Bob! But I need to focus!
30* '''Conversed''': ???
31* '''Deconstructed''': Alice’s leggings are transparent enough that they can show her panties.
32* '''Reconstructed''': Alice wears shorts over her leggings.
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34Back to ProperTightsWithASkirt. And try showing some grace as you step out, young lady!
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36%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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38%%* '''Implied''': ???
39%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
40%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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