The Best All-Black Outfits With Leggings

last updated 13 August 2019

If we had to choose a set of characteristics that an easy outfit would entail, leggings and all black are two shoo-ins. Whether you're a girl averse to color or you just like to don a through-and-through dark outfit on occasion, you're probably aware that all-black everything can start to get a little boring. Additionally, if you love leggings, you're probably on a constant search for outfits that make leggings acceptable as pants.

Being fully aware of these two sartorial predicaments, we made it our mission to seek out six black legging outfit formulas that are polished, comfortable, and anything but boring. Included in the mix are both casual and dressier options, and every one of them makes leggings perfect pant options (i.e., no crop tops in sight).

Since the busy holiday season is basically upon us, do yourself a favor and pin these outfit ideas for the next time you have nothing to wear. (We’re especially keen on comfortable all-black legging outfits for travel days.)

Shop the outfits below!

Leggings + Slip Dress + Leather Jacket + Platform Sandals

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Shop: Madewell Knit Leggings ($25); H&M Dress With Lace ($60); Veda Jayne Classic Jacket ($990); Topshop Major Cross Strap Velvet Sandals ($52).

Leggings + Oversize Sweater + Combat Boots + Baseball Cap

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Shop: Adidas Originals Trefoil Cap ($16); Patagonia Serenity Leggings ($59); & Other Stories Oversized Sparkling Knit Sweater ($85); Proenza Schouler Flat Boots ($960).

Leggings + Turtleneck Sweater + Loafers

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Shop: Alo High Waist Moto Leggings ($114); Everlane The Ribbed Wool-Cashmere Turtleneck ($120); Gucci Jordaan Leather Loafers ($695).

Leggings + Tank + Duster + Ankle Boots

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Shop: Zara Double-Sided Trousers ($50); Re/Done | Hanes Muscle Tee ($78); Topshop Velvet Pocket Duster Coat ($135); Acne Studios Jensen Patent-Leather Ankle Boots ($570).

Leggings + Hoodie + Oxfords

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Shop: Aritzia Wilfred Free Daria Pants ($135); Comme des Garçons Play Red Heart Play Sweatshirt ($260); Loeffler Randall Jasper Tassel Oxfords ($395).

Stirrup Leggings + Sheer Top + Long Sleeveless Shirt + Mules

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Shop: H&M Leggings with Stirrups ($25); Zara Tulle High Neck Top ($26); Zara Floral Embroidered Shirt ($70); Mansur Gavriel Backless Suede Pumps ($413).

Want more ideas? Check out six celebrity-inspired legging outfits.

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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.