I personally wouldn't wear the leggings.

I agree - for the first day, if for no other reason it's going to be tons of people and HOT.

How short is short? You might have to sit on a floor, or, more likely, sit on a chair while others sit on the floor and if it's too short you'll be worried about them seeing up your skirt the whole time.

Though all that depends on the school. In my school, 1st round was in the student center, so there were no chairs. We all stood. But if it was at the house, then I'd worry about the sitting situation.

And I have seen tons 'o leggings in NYC. With skirts. In the heat. It's tragic...:(

OHHHHH so many comments to make!

1) leggings work on my 6th graders, they work on some adults who want to look "hip", but on 95% of the women of the world they are a no-no. I just don't think they would look professional enough for recruitment.

2) Dark denim is much crisper look for making a 1st impression in. Plus you can always wear it since dark denim is a "staple" wardrobe piece.

3) Too short just plain a no-no for recruitment, if you are worried about how you are sitting or you flash a PNM this can be a bad impression to make. Knee length or just above the knee shows more class IMO.

And if you wear a skirt on the shorter side, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE wear panties. And not a g-string or thong. Full coverage. You don't want to do a Basic Instinct.

AMEN! This also brings up a good (though off topic) point. Please don't show your thong/ underwear during recruitment. Have a sister you trust check you out from behind when you bend over. At times we have all had visable panty lines, but showing from the top or flashing someone is just gross!

Ah, but it depends where you work in NYC! Some of these office buildings are SO freezing cold all year round. The thermostats are usually controlled by men-- and as we all know, men are usually hot while we women freeze.

I wouldn't go so far as to wear leggings in the summer, however, I DO wear wool blazers because it's so darned cold where I work all year round. I have an electric blanket at my desk, and yes, I use it in August!

Oh man, I wish my office had any concept of coolness. My office mates and I have to bring fans in just to keep from sweating (or on some very infrequent days it's so cold I lose the ability to move my fingers enough to type.)

I think that if a penguin came into my office now, he would promptly march out and go find a nice warm place where he could tan (think Madagascar) because I swear it's beyond freezing point in my office.

I think ever NYC office is freezing.

However, I referencing more the fact that it's a horrible fashion trend that has caught on in NYC - one of the fashion trend setting cities of the world. And that people are so into it that they would wear them in the summer heat. Means the trend is probably going to stick.