do your tights come up to your belly button?

[deaconblue]

I'm 5'4 and a size 14 with quite a big bum/thigh arrangement. I've bought a pair of size m/l tights from Next and size L from Gap and both pairs only come up to my knicker line. I've spent all day hoiking them up. so am I too porky for tights all of a sudden, has it become de rigour to wear low rise tights or are they just duff sizes?

[tomhardyismydh]

i always wondered why girls did that in my school, maud.

this thread also reminds me of my aunt, she always pulled her tights upto her oxters and they would literally be over her chest.

[thenightsky]

freebutton how much are those primark waist ones? they sound fab.

[FreeButtonBee]

Another one for primark waist cinched ones. Really thick denier, up to the boobs and if you're feeling a little bit bloated, they speed up your large intestine nicely (way too much info!)

[pointydog]

I buy M&S tights. Don;t wear them a lot though.

[Ormirian]

No problem. SOmeone here recommended them a few years back. I buy mine online as in store you can't guarantee to get the long sizes.

[pointydog]

Good question.

Yes,always. Beyond it. I get a biggish size to make sure.

[thenightsky]

God yes Orm.. Gap jeans are the only jeans I have. Thanks for tip about Top Shop - never even considered them.

[Ormirian]

thenightshy - I don't wear trousers as I have an arse like the QE2 But I have jeans from Gap (long and lean extra long and skinny extra long) and Top Shop. I've never found any other long fitting jeans to be long enough.

[Poppity]

Yes, if you are tall/long legged the only option is knickers over tights and buy quality.

I am size 10, but have to buy xl at least as I'm 5'10". I always try to get plus size.

Gudrun Sjorden are lovely, especially if you want something a bit quirky (and mostly cotton), a large fits me from there.

[thenightsky]

Orm... I have 36 inside leg too... I find Primark tights are ok if I buy large.

Where do you get your trousers though? I can only use Zara or Long tall sally for work trousers, but LTS are not very stylish.

[Frizzbonce]

Falke tights are just gorgeous and come right up to your belly button! Just what you need in this kind of weather. Get them cheapo on Ebay.

[AitchTwoOh]

i was actually considering taking a couple of pairs back to gap as i'm only 5"5 and the large just Do Not Fit, despite me falling well within the size thingybob. is it the thicker tights you are having trouble with?

[HotchpotchHoney]

Sainsburys tu tights I swear by them come in a wide variety of colours too. I'm ahem curvy to say the least and even Evans tights have a stupidly low rise in the bum/ tummy part

[SixtyFootDoll]

Maud so did I !!
Might have to go back to doing that!

[BustleInYourHedgerow]

Was just going to mention the knickers over tights solution! Best bet all round! Scour TK Maxx for Falke tights, Johnathon Aston aren't bad either, well worth paying more for as they last longer!

[TheNextMrsDepp]

Tights sizing is just random.

I can't bear that saggy crotch thing.

Even worse are the ones with the super-tight waistband that cheese-wire you in half and give you an attractive double-muffin-top.

[MaudOHara]

This thread has just reminded me that as a child I used to wear a pair of knickers over my tights to stop them falling down - off topic I realise

[Ormirian]

I have 36" legs. It is rare to get tights or trousers that are long enough. Sometimes I do. Funnily enough my cheapo Matalan shiny tights are long enough.

[Unprune]

It's not a trend, I don't think. It's cutting corners and spending less on fabric and fit.

[nameymcnamechange]

Try Sainsbury's Tu m/l. They are well-roomy.

[Unprune]

Bad sizing.
All British tights are appallingly sized, the numbers just LIE.
Buy Falke, they're great, and worth the money,

[DamselInDisgrace]

I got a pair of tights from next and have the same problem. I like my tights to come up as far as possible.

My pet hate is 'one size fits all' tights. I'm 5'4 but with long legs and a size 10. This usually means the tights will be wide in the legs so they are baggy on me and fall down all the time.

[ChildrenoftheMind]

AND i still have to hoik them up as they sag, cos i am a short ass. jamais 5'3'', and very short legs. Some people I know are the same height, longer legs. Unfortunately my DH has short legs too. Which means my poor children stand no hope of ever a) getting tights that fit or b) trousers that fit.

I dislike tights. So mostly i wear hold ups.

[SixtyFootDoll]

Im 5'5" but long in the 'rise' apparently so tights only come up to my knicker line.
I buy a size up, but do soemtimes get sagging ankles!

[cybbo]

I think there is a def trend towards lower cut tights, heaven only knows why. I like em right up to my boobs