Oudated Running Tights

This morning on my trail run, I wore my favorite running tights. They're super comfy.. they've got lots of color and apparently they're really outdated. Upon arrival, my sister informed me they were bad. Really bad. Then during the run (we run with about eight people), one of the guys told me I was probably scaring off all the wildlife because my pants were so loud. Keep in mind, this guy isn't exactly Mr. Trendsetter. He was wearing a neon yellow vest. So the fact that a guy who is not the snappiest dresser noticed that I was wearing outdated pants concerns me. They must in fact be... outdated. I did buy them at the Nike outlet store in Colorado in 1998. I remember it vividly. It just doesn't feel that long ago. I also had on my 'Sigma Chi winter formal' windbreaker that is from 1998 as well. It proudly displays the date so that everyone knows it's old. I'm old. I love that jacket. Just as much as I love those pants. They just go together. This afternoon I was going through old clothes.. making piles to donate, etc. I had to call my sister to see if a pair of cargo pants I have are still in style. Before she could answer, she informed me the first pair of pants that need to go are the running tights I wore this morning. Ugly and unflattering she said. "Get black," she told me. I wasn't sure whether to be mad at her for her brutal honesty or to thank her. I'm a bit infamous for my outdated workout pants. In college I had a pair of bright blue sweats that were so ugly and outdated I couldn't not wear them. They were too funny. Then someone stole them and it became even funnier. My friends and I would make special announcements at very serious meetings requesting my 80's sweats back. Which makes me laugh uncontrollably even today. They were pretty bad. So I'm still on the fence about whether to keep my pants or to donate them. I can wear them and joke about them.. just like the 80's sweats. Or I could just get a 'black' pair. Boring. Well, I do have a pair of bright purple running tights that I could probably wear instead. They're far from boring. Wait a minute though. I think I got them on the same shopping trip in 1998. Well, I guess there's nothing wrong with boring.