Tights for tall women - help!

[doglover]

I'm 5'10" and a size 18 / 20 and am having a tights trauma!! The XL opaque tights from M & S just don't stay up: I spend all day at school hitching them up - not attractive! Do any of you know of any reasonably-priced brands that are long enough and actually stay on the waist? TIA.

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35in inside leg and haven't experienced that crotch round my knees feeling since discovery of Primark large tights.

Fab! I'll try them, TNS. Many thanks.

Tesco do really long tights

Dunno about reasonable, but Long Tall Sally do tights.

Primark XL, definitely!

Or m&s maternity tights?!? I've worn mine for ages, they seem to stay up better, Whig makes me think the problem with the normal M&S ones is not so much the leg length but a short waistband-to-gusset length which obviously isn't a problem with the maternity ones!

When you're not actually pregnant you can keep your boobs warm with them though

Looks like I'll be on a tights shopping spree to sus out the best! I'll get back to you in due course ................................

Only works with boots (unless you don't mind looking like you're wearing leggings), but I find footless tights stay up loads better. If you don't want to wear thick socks with them, then ankle or knee-high tights work well.

(Normal tights with the toe seam snipped off works just as well as buying footless tights, actually a bit better as you get a teeny bit more length).

Don't they ladder?

Nope, no laddering - they just roll at the edges a bit, I've sent them through the washing machine loads of times as well.
Have only done it with 40 denier above, mind.

Another vote fro Primarni! I'm 5ft 9 (and a half. The half is important ) and they have never let me down yet, especially the opaque ones!

dorothy perkins have been good ime, and it's maybe worth trying evans tights too?

They are expensive, but Wolford tights are fantastic.
The satin opaques last me about 2 years...but they are £20.

another recommendation for Primark XL. they do a really nice range of colours too. am currently modelling the mid-grey.

I've popped into Primark today and bought some XL opaque tights. Too tired to try them on now but will report back later. I really appreciate all your helpful comments.