Vice Style

A lot of people somehow have too much spare time. Take hobby bloggers, like Jay Hamdaoui. I first met Jay while I was reviewing a graffiti battle, where I was wearing a standard pair of black cotton leggings. Somehow he steered the conversation round to the wet look type, which I hate. I think I ranted about their appeal to your average slut, before Jay mentioned that he had a blog called Wet Look Leggings Forever, dedicated to his pervy obsession with said slippery leggings.

It’s definitely only wet look? What about cotton or wool leggings?
It’s all about the wet look.

Leggings only?
Other wet look items don't really do anything for me.

Wow, it really is a singular obsession. You really like them.
Umm, yeah. I guess you could say like. I've been accused of having serious mental issues and being totally infatuated with them. But we'll say I 'like' them for the purposes of this interview.

Exactly what is it about them that you like so much?
The way they fit, the way they look, the way the light reflects off of them, the sound they make when you run your nails up and down them.

Do you remember the first time you saw a pair?
Yeah, I remember asking what the fuck they were. I’d started to see the odd girl wearing them and then there was a wet look legging explosion – thanks American Apparel.

Is any particular pair forever etched on your memory?
A girl was wearing a pair I just had to take a photograph of in Barcelona. She didn’t see me do it, but her boyfriend saw the flash go off, so I had this Spanish beefcake screaming at me. I managed to delete the photo whilst he was having a go, explained I didn't know what he was going on about, showed him the last shot on my camera, and he ended up apologizing to me. But it was close.

Enough said. So, how did Wetlookheaven come about?
It got to the point where friends were emailing me pics of girls in wet look leggings on their nights out, and tagging my name on leggings they’d seen on Facebook. A blog was easy to do. Before I knew it, it was getting hundreds of hits a day, which makes me feel a little less odd. 

What are your wet look legging DON'Ts?
Don't wear them with flats or pumps, and anyone with a set of thunder thighs needs to stay away. I know I probably sound bitchy, but I don't care, those are the facts.

How deep is this obsession? Do you dream about wet look leggings?
I don't dream about them as such, though they do sometimes make an appearance in my dreams. I'm always on the hunt for them when I’m out.

Would you be able to date someone who didn’t like or wouldn’t wear wet look leggings?
I’m not sure, so far I haven't had any problems or issues. Then again, most of the girls I'm attracted to wear them already.

Fair enough. Does your mum know about your little project? If so, is she proud of you?
I don't think my mum even knows about wet look leggings, which is exactly how I want to keep it. Finding my mother wearing a pair would be a nightmare.

What about the fact that wet look leggings have totally had their fifteen minutes of fashion fame?
I knew there'd be an end to the fun, so I built myself up for the trend’s end. I’ve found a solution though. I've moved back to Southampton where people have no taste, and I'm still surrounded by wet look leggings. Happy days.

So Jay, have you ever been tempted to wear them yourself?
I'm way past the tempted stage…

SIAM GOORWICH