So, after purchasing my first pair of sequined leggings (thank you to TopShop for opening an NYC flagship!), I decided to research from whence sequins originated. It's actually an interesting story.
The word sequin originates from the Arabic "sikka" meaning coin, and then traveled up through Europe, where the Republic of Venice called their mint "La Zecca" and ultimately to France, where the French altered the word to sequin. According to the all-knowing Wiki, "coins were known as sequins for centuries throughout the Mediterranean," and in those cultures began the custom of stitching the coins to women's clothing as a way to display and store a family's wealth. My leggings are so money they don't even know it.
you so money simi!!
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