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!

Urgh, forgot to add, the point of asking if you live near anywhere that sells them is that they have a sample out on display that you could stretch around to see the colour before ebaying!

Thanks, Temp I will give them a try. Do you think matte or sheen ones would be more leg-slimming?

Can anyone recommend some for the cuddlier people (size 22)?

Found a bargain in J Lewis as they are having a 20% off sale - tempted to buy two pairs in matte....

M&S autograph shaping opaques. Pretty good and quite hard-wearing.

Agree Primark, last for ages, keep there shape and don't fall down. And thy are cheap!

Wolford without question. They are fantastic and last well. You do gulp a bit at the price but they are worth it

50 bales - they are expensive, but cheap ones cost around £5 each and often only good for 1 or 2 wears. J Lewis selling for £24 and can be ordered online. When I am near a Primark store I will definitely get some. Have ordered one pair of the Wolfords to see if I fall in love with them x

Primark 80 denier or autograph 80 denier (if I can get them cheap off the local market! )

sorry meant to say I think both nice! well done, hope you love them.

m&s autograph definitely go up to size 22, you might also get in a large wolford; depends where the weight is carried. I have skinny legs and bum but a horrible round Apple gut and I managed when I was a 22 :)

I don't wear tights normally but bought my DD 300 denier fleece lined ones from Primark yesterday to try.

They got the thumbs up, looked good and were £3.50.

The M&S ones I bought her last week (spent fecking £38 on 8 pairs of tights for 2 DDs) definitely aren't as good.

I love M&S Autograph tights, but even more than those, adore the M&S velvet opaque hold-ups. I swear, I could do star-jumps in them and they wouldn't fall down... although my bra wouldn't be up to the challenge, that's for sure.

M&S all the way - get the best you can - Walford's are a bit overrated

M&S. I buy 5 pairs every few years and wear them all winter. Buy a size bigger than the tables say, this way they will last years.

Superdrug - 60 den

I also have a tights question (sorry to hijack), I'm 5'9" and a size 14, which makes me an XL in most store-brand tights.

However, they always bunch way too much around the ankles and if they're a lower denier, I end up with a really obvious and unwanted ombre. Does anyone have any advice?

I've never really experimented on tights, I think mine all come from Boots/Sainsbury's/M&S but would love suggestions!

Also, the Sainsbury's 100 denier are great for opaqueness 😉

Sonders - sounds like you're buying too big for your shape to get the length. Have you tried "long tall Sally" for taller girls? They have tights with longer legs that will prob fit you better :)

I'm wearing a lot of Next ones at the moment and love them.

Here you go! For 5'8" and above, so I think this will help:

www.longtallsally.com/tights-socks/c

M&S black opaque. 40 denier

Thanks Temp - I hadn't even thought about Long Tall Sally but seems obvious now, and they're not too pricy either.

I know I'm buying the wrong fit, I am going to buy some of these in bulk :)

Wolford are fab. I've a black pair I've had for twenty years and they're still going strong and feel great (not that I wear them very often, but still . . . 20 years!)