Girlfriend Collective Moss High-Rise Compressive Legging

4 reviews

I love the moss color and this line of GC's leggings. The high-rise aspect is both really cute and also makes me feel like I don't have to constantly be pulling them up all the time- the good elasticity of the fabric helps hold it in place, too.

You do see underwear lines with these, but that seems pretty standard for leggings so I wasn't surprised. They keep me pretty warm and I am really glad that I treated myself to trying these out!

I should start by saying that I'm pretty sure I got the olive leggings instead of the moss leggings I ordered (the leggings I got were the exact same color as the olive bicycle shorts I ordered). Perhaps the moss color would wear slightly differently than the olive?

I wanted to love these shorts so badly. I love the business motto and sustainability of Girlfriend Collective. When I took them out of the packaging, my first thought was, "OMG these are soft," but I also noticed how thin the material seemed. The bicycle shorts I ordered were the exact same thin material. That made me trepidatious. I was not expecting that with compressive leggings. When I put the leggings on, my concerns were confirmed: you could see every little insecurity I have about my lower half. While they weren't as *ahem* revealing in the front as the bicycle shorts were, there is no way you could wear underwear with these as you would even see thong lines, and every little imperfection in my body was on display. There was also weird bunching around my knees and ankles. If the material had been more substantive, that would not have been an issue, but it is worth noting.

I will say, they were SUPER comfy and seemed like they would stay put while still having stretch. They also hit me at a great spot (perfect rise for high rise leggings) If I had gotten these in black or the moss color I ordered (like I said, pretty sure I received olive leggings and not moss leggings) . . . maybe the thinness of the material wouldn't have been as much of an issue. And if the material were thicker, I would be keeping these and rating them a 5. But with that fabric - I would never feel comfortable enough to wear these around anyone else. I'm really disappointed that these didn't work out for me as so many other people seem to love Girlfriend Collective leggings. I would still recommend at least trying them. Maybe others don't mind or don't notice seeing so much on display. Or it could be that I always buy thicker leggings?

I absolutely love these leggings. They are super soft, super comfy. I'm always weary when leggings are advertised as "high-rise" because I'm a little curvier and things typically don't even get close to my belly button. Not the case with these leggings! In fact, they completely cover my belly button! Not only that, but they do not become transparent when you bend over and do not fall down when you run. All around great leggings.

Becki from EarthHero here - I was SO excited when we brought Girlfriend Collective into stock! I bought these and the Paloma bra and wore them to a yoga class that night. The fit is fantastic! They don't show sweat, don't stretch out after one workout, and don't fall down while running/jumping. I normally wouldn't wear just a bra/legging combo to a class - but these are so compressive and high waisted that I wore them with just the Paloma bra and felt super covered and comfortable! Can't wait to buy them in more colors!