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You have to wear long underwear in Texas? lol, you would freeze your thighs off here!

leg warmers. wear them underneath your jeans. they have arm warmers too.

Bahaha Texas?! I lived in Michigan and wore just leggings all throughout winter and a fashionable, but not filled with down nor warm jacket. Weakk

I live in a colder environment then you do so may I suggest you try fleece lined jeans. It’s difficult to find stylish, comfortable, and warm jeans, but I believe you can find what you’re looking for here: http://www.winterbluesjeans.com. The jeans are a bit pricey, but it’s a worthwhile investment.  

Yeah, Texas doesn’t get as cold as the Northern states, but at my university, people from northern states have been saying it’s getting as cold as it does where they’re from… if not colder because it’s a different type of cold. 
That being said, when I’m walking to buildings at night, I put on leggings under my jeans.  It worked for me ’cause 95% of my jeans are too big for me (so they actually fit my legs!), but if my jeans fit, I’d go the long underwear/tights route.

err yep did all that and finally figured it to the point of  I DON LIKE the COLD soo i moved to san diego.. : )

I live in pittsburgh, so the winters here can definitely get pretty cold.  I usually wear sweater tights under my jeans because I don’t own long underwear.  My bigger issue is keeping my toes warm; can’t seem to figure out how to do that yet  :/

@LightBlue21@xanga - Come to Northern Canada. You’d lose your legs wearing just that.

um..yeah I live in colorado and it was -7 last night. I wear jeans, long underwear, long wool socks, two shirts, a hoodie, and a coat.

I live in Moscow, Russia. Tights, and when it’s bad, tights and leggings.

Just don’t stay outside for too long? Walking from class to class in a wind-tunnel filled city never killed me. Besides, once you get inside you’re going to be sweating your balls off from the temperature disparity.

@voodoo_flower_child@xanga - You had to wear all that for -7 weather? -7 weather here is warm enough to just wear a thicker sweater over your normal attire without layering anything else underneath. Maybe gloves if there’s a strong wind, but that’s about it.

I live in Canada (prairies), and I will walk around in dresses and tights without needing to wear something to warm my legs. Yes, it’s cold while you are out there, but just don’t spend a long time outside. If you are taking public transit, then either stand in the shelter or if they don’t have one then figure out when the bus will come and only leave a few minutes before it should be coming. I’d much rather be a bit cold outside than be sweating while inside, which is where I’d spend most of my time. And for reference, the coldest temperature I’ve had to stand outside in for quite a while was probably close to -40 (with windchill) when I was in Montreal some years ago. We were at the winter carnival thing, and I had long johns under my jeans. When we went inside… I was sweating so bad. And the long johns weren’t even effective at offering much extra warmth. The only thing that would really work in weather like that would be snow/ski pants, which are way too thick and bulky to bring around with you.

I live in New England. When it gets cold I wear leggings/tights under my jeans. 

As a Houstonian (born and raised), I have to agree with some of the other commentors…it gets chilly in Texas? lol. Years have gone by, and I’m still waiting for the cold front . But then again, just because we aren’t used to it, when it drops down to 60, we start freezing! I think leggings under jeans would be the only other option?

@SuGaBaYbiEx69@xanga - Go to the Panhandle if you’re looking for a cold front. I grew up there & in the winter was frequently snowed in by 6 foot drifts and had to deal with week long power outages due to ice storms. And that’s in addition to the Panhandle winds that regularly blow 50mph, only in winter it’s blowing air that’s freezing. Texas gets cold, just not down south lol.

I’m in Dallas now and it doesn’t get as cold, but I don’t do well with any kind of chill. I often wear two pairs of leggings and two pairs of socks when it’s cold, but with jeans it’s not too bad. The suggestions for leggings and pantyhose are good, but also pay attention to what kind of denim you’re buying. If it’s a blend and lots of spandex it’s probably not going to be as warm as something made from mostly cotton, and if it’s a thin denim it’s obviously not going to be as warm.

Yep, long underwear will probably be your best bet. I live in Minnesota, and I definitely get my money’s worth out of them! A nice pair of long wool socks is a must too, and a long coat that helps cover your thighs will definitely help. And if you’re really desperate, you can pick up some of those hand warmer packs (those little bags you shake until they get warm) and stuff a couple of those in your long johns. I’ve done it a couple times when there was a -30 wind chill and I had to be outside much longer than I wanted to…

Underarmour is awesome.  It doesn’t feel as bulky as regular long underwear, IMO.

@LupusInvictus@xanga - @LightBlue21@xanga - @SuGaBaYbiEx69@xanga - I should have mentioned that I am a HUGE baby about the cold. Like, I mainly moved from Missouri (and waist-high snow drifts in winter) to escape the cold. It was my main reason for hauling butt out of there. Heat I can do. Below 50*, though, and I’m pathetic.

I’m a size 2, but I usually buy size 3 jeans just to be worn during the winter with my thick thick tights

I’m a trooper. I live in Pennsylvania and when it gets cold I just wear my jeans like I wear them any other time for day to day. If I know I’m going to be outside for a while like at a Philadelphia Eagles game or Hershey Park’s Candylane I’ll wear leggings or tights under them.

Under Armour is good or long underware made of silk. We live in PA and my dad works outside all day plus he hunts in the fall and winter. He swears by silk long underware under his clothes.

Lol at all you people who have to deal with fucked up Winters.  In CA, we think it’s cold when it hits 59 degrees Fahrenheit.  

Being a born and raised Chicagoan, sometimes despite wearing lots of layers, the winds and wind chills still get to a person!

Layers are your friends, people! Haha!

@pnigophobicpk@xanga - Yeah Under Armour is awesome for layering without being bulky. I actually purchased a pair of Nike running tights about two years ago to layer under my jeans. They are absolutely amazing.

Any sort of compression clothing is nice to have as a baselayer because most of it will be moisture-wicking, so you don’t need to worry about sweating to death if you go inside; it compresses your muscles to help keep them warm and, ultimately, the rest of you warm.

I wear leggings under my jeans when it’s cold out!

I live in Pennsylvania & as others stated above, I just wear leggings & a not-so-warm peacoat. Lol.

I’ll sometimes wear tights/leggings underneath my jeans.

No one truly appreciates how cold it gets in north Texas until the cold sets in. Layers are the way to go. No doubt.

@ashleynicole - uh, yeah i wore all that so i wouldn’t freeze my ass off. at 8000 elevation, its pretty god damn cold. the coldest i have endured is around -60 with the wind chill, that was a ski resort and they ended up closing it for the day because so many people wound up with frostbite/hypothermia. 

my cold tolerance is very weak.  i personally grew up in hawaii and living in oregon now, so 30 degrees is when i think it’s too much…i’m scared if i ever have to move to a colder place.  it’s rare for me when jeans aren’t warm enough but if it is the case, i’ll wear leggings under my jeans and that helps a lot.  that or buy some wool/warm weather tights because the insides are fuzzy and keep you way warmer than jeans or tights.

layering is key! i wear tights or leggings under my jeans, and then wear hiking or ski socks with boots. my winter shoes are ALWAYS a size or so too big for me so i can wear warm socks and keep my toes warm

I wear leggings or long underwear under my jeans in the winter. I prefer the leggings to tights because they’re made of thicker material. Also be sure to get some knee socks and faux fur/ fleece lined boots. 

I also wear leggings underneath, but since I don’t like the extra bulk around my button and zipper area, I buy thigh high socks, which always helps without adding extra inches around my waist!

@theglitterqueenstrikes@xanga - lol wo, I had no idea. It’s so hard to imagine Texas and snow storms in the same context! I’ll definitely have to go experience what the cold in Texas in all about! I heard it snowed in Dallas a few days ago, but it might have just been a rumor?

@ashleynicole - Maybe she meant -7 degrees Fahrenheit, not Celsius. Makes a BIG difference haha.

@SuGaBaYbiEx69@xanga - Yea it’s crazy up there…one of many reasons why I left lol. Texas is nuts just because it’s so big, where I used to live is over 10 hours from Houston, you can literally drive through probably every type of weather/climate there is just driving through our state lol. It kinda snowed a few days ago or maybe a week ago here, but nothing that lasted longer than the time it took to fall to the ground, though some people were talking about it like we were about to get a blizzard =/

Jeez what a baby. You live in Texas and you’re complaining about the cold? Deal with it..

Tights, Knee High Socks, Leg Warmers, Thigh-High Boots

You Americans are crazy complaining about the cold. You would die in Canada. -30/-40 is about the average in winter where I live. Once it hits -20 in the spring, people literally stop wearing jackets. -10 comes around, out come the shorts. It’s madness.  You crazy Texans complaining about it being chilly, hahaha. Crack me up. 

@nancy___boy@xanga - it’s just what people are used to. 

@nancy___boy@xanga - Come to Texas in July so I can hear you whine about it being 111 degrees during the day and 95 at night. Seriously, all my friends from up north turn into little babies when they come to Texas in the summer. Though, during winter, they brag about it being super cold like I should be jealous. Nope, I like warm.

I like how people are trying to one-up each other on how cold it is where they live… I don’t get it. Fuck the cold. I like Texas, where it’s summer for almost half the year. It’s two weeks til Christmas and I’m still able to get away with just a light jacket… I would think, with the long underwear, you’d start getting a little warm inside. I wouldn’t want to bother with it. :/

All of the people calling you weak for being cold in Texas have obviously not been to Texas in the winter.  I used to live in Lubbock, and it’s flipping cold there!  Now I live in Northern Ireland and there are some days that its colder in Lubbock than here. 

@LightBlue21@xanga - agreed! I live in Canada and wearing leggings in the winter sometimes, so no sympathy for this wuss from me

Silkies, running tights, and skiing base layers all work well under jeans. I moved from Austin to Germany, and had the same questions!

The thing about Texas is, you guys from Northern states, we don’t know how to dress when it does get cold. I mean, we had 80 degree weather into November this year. When it drops down to 40 and actually stops being a drought, it’s quite different from what we’re used to, although, no, it’s not snowing- but very different from the 3+ months of 100+ temperatures we got this summer!

Sounds like a NH thing…my mom does that with the pants but I just suffer. I think everyone here has a pair of wool socks haha. Sacrifice fashion for warmth.

@ashleynicole - I think in the states, our zero is called 32… so -7 is pretty cold!  I had a similar experience of laughing at people, ’till I figured that out… they sound so crazy!

…but then, I doubt she meant -60 Fahrenheit, so what do I know…

@hisprincess_selah@xanga - Well I looked at a conversion thing, and it said that -7F equals to about -20C! I dunno, you silly Americans, use the metric system already! It’s far simpler. 

I hate being cold so I get long underwear and thermals to go under my jeans on especially cold day I have thermals and fleece/flannel lined jeans a cami, long sleeve shirt, short sleeve, a hoodie and then a coat.
I don’t care what I wind up looking like as long as I’m warm haha

Have you seen the leggings with fleece in them?! I think J Bella makes them. If I was making more money, I’d definitely purchase them! Real tights are cute but sure not very warm! lol

Look people, it actually does get cold here in Texas. The most unbearable time of winter is actually in January though which I find kind of funny. But anywho, I usually don’t bundle up that much bc I’m rarely outside, but when I do have to go somewhere, it’s a big ass jacket, with about 4 sweaters, big puffy scarf, comfy beanie and gloves. Unfortunately, I only wear jeans. So I’m no help. But damn, does my leg get freezing like fuck in those few minutes of being outside. And I’m from Southern part of Texas too.

I think L.L. Bean sells flannel lined jeans.

i’m in montreal, canada. don’t complain about being cold. lol. running tights are pretty good for wind under jeans. and even then, i’d only start double layering below 15F ish

Winter Blues Jeans – they’re FLEECE LINED! are the BEST for staying stylish and keeping your lower half toasty.