Is it only a matter of time before this shows up in Boston? Already, local fashion know-it-alls and Northeastern students say it could happen:

Jay Calderin, director of creative marketing at the School of Fashion Design in Boston, said male leggings could easily break into the mainstream.

"I believe when you appeal to a man on the level of comfort you're always going to find takers," he said. "Since workout wear has become a part of our fashion vocabulary, it's easy to imagine men enjoying the ease of wearing a new streamlined version of the sweatpant to express their own personal style."

Bostonia Rantida lets loose on the young women of Newbury Street:

... I'm tired of idiot girls in giant sunglasses, unnecessary leggings, and giant name brand purses (what do you call them here? pocketbooks?)/shopping bags on their arms walking around like retards who can't seem to get the fuck out of the way for oncoming pedestrian traffic. ...

Sushiesque rues:

I was in Harvard Square on Friday when I saw a girl who appeared to be wearing a long knit shirt and vintage 80s stirrup pants. Upon closer inspection, they were not pants at all. It had only been spring for half a day and leggings had already begun to emerge from hibernation. ...

But she decides to do more than just curse the leggings: She comes up with a set of downloadable notices you can hand to the legging-afflicted.

Meanwhile, over at BU, a concerned student writes:

To the girl walking down Comm Ave today in jeans, Uggs, and a hoodie: Are you on crack?

Earlier:
Blogorelli's fashion-offense warnings.

Men's leggings were unveiled in Milan during fashion week. Blame some designer named Marni!