AIBU to ask what your favourite opaque tights are?

[PandoraHadABox]

I would love to wear a short dress for a party but not blessed with the best legs - looking for a fab pair of opaque tights that flatter the whole leg and give confidence. Please help!

M&S 60 denier bodysensor! I basically live in them. Properly opaque and v flattering.

Primark 200 denier for work or 100 denier for glossy

Marks & Spencer Autograph tights. Pricey but so worth it.

Primark 100 denier microfibre tights - £2.50.

They are fab.

Seconding the Primark ones, I find they are much better than the M&S ones.

Medium priced - m&s autograph. If you want to treat yourself and look after them, wolford are AMAZING and will last for ages.

www.wolfordshop.co.uk/tights-hosiery/tights/mat-opaque-80/18420.html

It's also worth looking at stuff with a pattern if your dress is plain as that can be a nice look if you like it. So eg a short black dress with nice shaping opaque black tights with crystals down the back or something. M&S and wolford both do party tights! If your dress is already sparkly or patterned, nice and simple :)

Warmlegs.
Thermal tights. Keep you nice and warm when wearing party dresses!

Thanks to you all. The Wolford tights look great but I would be worried about snagging them...

I have one pair of Wolford tights (glossy beige/leg colour) and they have been very durable. For opaques I usually buy 100-200 primark ones and they're good.

M&S 100 denier bodysensor. Smooth, totally opaque and flattering.

Seconding the M&S 60 denier body sensor tights. Best fit I've come across and wash well.

M&S 60 denier.

Surprisingly perhaps, but Sainsbury's tights, 80 or 100 denier. Wash well, almost impossible to snag and about a fiver for three pairs.

Make sure you hand wash them, drip dry and don't tumble them to make sure they last and don't go bobbly.

Primark 100 denier.

Wolford. They last forever. Cost per wear is amazing despite initial .

Primary fleece lined tights. Not sure on the denier but they are amazing!

If you are careful with wolfords they won't ladder! Honestly!

Sainsburys body shaper 60 den

Which denier should is best with the Wolford's, Temp? The opaqueness seems to vary from brand to brand. There are some bargains on ebay!

Also, according to the Wolford size chart I would be a size S (5'2" tall, 55kgs) but some of the sellers are saying that size S is a 10-12? I am a size 8 (uk), which size Wolford would I be? Thank you x

Confused about the Wolford sizes - according to their chart at 5'2" and 55kgs I am a size S, but ebay sellers are saying that S is a size 10/12. I am a size uk 8, so which size in Wolfords do you think I would be? Sorry for so many questions but need to get it right, don't want Nora Batty baggy ankles!

Oops sorry for double post

I always think go a size up with tights if you're on the boundary - nothing worse than tights that are too tight! As a size 8 I'd be pretty sure you were a small though.

The denier depends on your dress I think. Do you live anywhere near a wolford? They have them at john Lewis or they have their own stores at Westfield? Don't know if there are any outlet stores in the uk, you could google it, but I came back from an American wolford outlet with some brilliant bargains.

If you want solid opaque I would go for 80, poss down to 60. Then see if you want matt or a bit of a sheen!

You will feel the difference when you touch them, you do get what you pay for I think ( even better if it's an eBay bargain). The natural ones are lovely too, so silky. The only thing is I take no responsibility if you get a bit addicted