ARE PANTYHOSE STILL IN STYLE?
As temperatures plummet and winter coats, scarves and gloves come out of summer storage, many women are left wondering how to keep their legs warm. For several years, tights and pantyhose were considered unstylish and old-fashioned. Kate Middleton is allegedly responsible for sounding the death knell of bare legs when she donned nude pantyhose at several public appearances last year. The result? Sales of nude pantyhose soared 500 percent and shopkeepers were unable to keep them in stock.
Are pantyhose in style this Fall and Winter? Yes, the fashion world has changed and there’s no need to shiver in your skirts and heels anymore. Tights are back! And they’re better than ever, doing double duty and adding a fashionable element to winter wardrobes.
Here, some of the best of the season:
Hanes Silk Reflections Pure Bliss tights with breakthrough knitting technology combined with luxuriously soft yarns, micro-massage legs as you move through your day. Available in Opaque and Sheer, these tights are perfect for long days on your feet. Retail: $13/pair at http://haneshosiery.com. (They’re currently on sale for $9.99!)
In todays lightning fast world a woman has to be ready to transform her look from work to play, airport to meeting and gym to dinner. The Hanes Silk Reflections Convert-A-Tights can help make the quick change with ease, comfort and style. Wear them as tights and then as leggings or vice versa.The Convert-A–Tight looks like a regular footed tight, but easily switches to a footless legging. The secret? These tights have a toe pocket that completely envelopes the toe or which may be folded back to neatly form a legging. To convert tight to footless legging, just slip foot through the pocket’s opening and fold edge under. In addition to classic Black, the Convert-A-Tight also comes in fashion forward colors such as Fig and Blackberry. They retail for $15/pair and are currently on sale for $11.99/pair at http://haneshosiery.com and at this link: http://www.hanes.com/clothing/women/hosiery/view-all-hosiery/hanes-silk-reflections-blackout-convert-a-tight
Erica M. hosiery offers a variety of stylish tights that create the illusion of a sleek sexy leg. Sexy is the operative word when it comes to Erica M hosiery. These tights are hot but, in some styles, that can be your little secret since the detail can be hidden under knee-length skirts. Wear these tights with shorts or short skirts, if you dare. Crafted in Italy, and available in both Black and Shadow in a variety of styles (fishnet, sheer, patterned, opaque, thigh-high), Erica M. hosiery takes your LBD to a whole other level. Check them out at http://ericam.net
With hundreds of styles and colors available from Silkies.com and Sculptz, Silkies’ shape wear division, the hardest part will be deciding on which ones to choose. (We should all have such problems!) I own several pairs of Silkies, Sculptz leg wear and Sculptz shape wear and I love them. Check out the site. They even carry a line for little girls.
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Until I gained so much weight and none of my “business” clothes no longer fit, I wore Hanes hose everyday!!!!!!!!
Love tights!!! the only good thing about the cold weather- I can wear them then!!!
I love tights too and patterned pantyhose. While I like bare legs in the summer, I get cold in the winter. I’m a huge fan of Spanx tights. They are amazing! xo, Mel
Good news! Never gave up on pantyhose. Glad to know I was right. Thanx Melody.
Great article. Great blog.
I never gave up on pantyhose either. I don’t like to be cold and I like the way they make my legs look, to say nothing of how they enhance an outfit. Wear them proudly! And, by the way, in case you hadn’t noticed, sleeves are back in style this winter too. So let’s hear it for warm legs and arms! xo
I always felt like pantyhose makes your legs look so much better – but felt so uncomfortable ! Thanks for showing us good options and keeping me informed on the latest styles. But I do love wearing a nice pair of pants !
I agree! Pantyhose do make your legs look better – and if they’re shape wear, they make the rest of you, or at least me, look better too! I’ve done the bare legs in winter thing. Done with that! And while I love wearing pants too, I am really loving this season’s newest skirt suits. With textured hose? Gorgeous! Thanks, as always, for your comment. I love hearing from you. xo, Mel