Please advise me on the subject of patterned/coloured tights

[sameagain]

I have a plain black wrap dress. I know, but I like it, it fits well, is comfy and flattering. I usually wear it with heels or knee high boots. I was thinking I could liven it up a bit by wearing it with either patterned or coloured tights. Am I horribly out of date or might that work? If so what pattern/colour? Not sure I'm brave enough for fishnets and have doubts about the wisdom of purple legs (spend most of winter trying to avoid purple legs )

FWIW, I 'm 38, 5'7" and dress is size 12

[mrsmaidamess]

Of course pattern! Of course colour! I am LIVING in coloured tights at the moment

[mrsmaidamess]

Oh and I have some lovely grey pinstripe ones from Primark, look lovely with black

[samsonara]

Or you could stand out from the crowd and be cool wearing something like
these

[SenoraPostrophe]

do you like them? then wear them.

[scaryfucker]

M and S also do grey pinstripe, sounds good maid.

If you don't want to be too adventurous, try a herringbone pattern or chevrons in black, nearly black or grey.

[mrsmaidamess]

I culdn't look at your tights link! It said it was a sex attire site.

[scaryfucker]

I don't like those samnsonara, too hallowe'en for me

[samsonara]

I think these are quite scary too but definately have
colour

[MadBadandWieldingAnAxe]

My only advice on coloured or patterned tights is - buy lots.

[Ewe]

Saw a very curvy girl on the tube today in yellow tights, her legs looked huge and jaundiced.

Personally think they are a bit try hard but if you like the, then go for it!

[scaryfucker]

nope, anything but yellow

[MadBadandWieldingAnAxe]

Yellow is never going to be good. i was thinking grey, purple, teal, deep red etc. But not beige either.

[mazzystartled]

teal is good
aubergine?

cette do some fab colours

yellow = marge simpson

[sameagain]

see, I was thinking these They're not patterned enough are they?

[janeite]

I'd avoid red personally; they tend to make legs look a bit meat-like if that makes sense. Purple are good; aubergine lovely; teal great; pinstripe M&S ones lovely; Monsoon do some fab crochet type ones. And yellow - never, never - unless you want to look like a strange breed of canary.

[scaryfucker]

asda have teal tights for v little dinero