My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

For beauty and fashion style advice, join in our Style forum chat.

Style and beauty

Tights that fit my taller larger figure?

3 replies

dinoswore · 01/02/2015 10:22

I'm 5'10" and size 18/20 and I really struggle to find good tights. Even xl sizes in ordinary shops (supermarket, next, tkmaxx etc.) I find just do not have enough stretch to get comfortably high enough (many seem to leave an inch or two of gap in the crotch or the waist band stops half way up my hips) and they don't easily fit round my thighs and bum either, making me feel horribly squeezed in and restricted rather than nice and stretchy. They end up sliding down too, because they are just not big enough to sit around my figure properly.

Any pointers for a decent make that will actually fit me?

OP posts:
Report
Imnotaslimjim · 01/02/2015 10:26

I'm 5"8 and a size 22. I've found Evans are about the only ones that fit well. The body of them actually come up to under my bust with plenty of stretch left so should be ok for you

Report
TheFallenMadonna · 01/02/2015 10:32

I'm 5'11" and I wear M&S large. XL are just stretchier sideways, but not lengthways I think.

Report
SantasFavouriteHo · 01/02/2015 10:40

Surprisingly the matalan ones I bought as an emergency once when the pair I was wearing on a work trip laddered have been the best I've ever bought, I went back after and stocked up!

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.