Quick question: is it totally unacceptable to wear...

[Fadingfast]

Dark tights with peep toe shoes?

I have a rather lovely pair of champagne peep toe shoes that I fancy wearing for a Christmas do tomorrow evening, but I will need to wear dark tights with my dress.

Yeah or nay?

Well I'd say no but you do see the winkleman sporting this look and I think she looks quite fetching.

Sorry, a big nay from me too.

I would do black with black but not with champagne.

Noooooooo.

Not ever, but especially not with light coloured shoes!!!

Never. Pet hate.

Oh no, never in a million years, you will look like a crazy lady who wants to wear her champagne peep toes but has been advised by her health care professionals that she needs to keep her 150 denier max support tights on at all times to stop her varicose veins from taking over her entire body.

I would with black, but only black.

I actually think it can look good as long as the toe seam us avoided.

No. Not ever. No.

Nope, brave the cold or lose the shoes.

I think it looks ok, but it's obviously something that polarises opinion. Have you tried it on yet?

I actually think sometimes that it looks weirder to see someone's crushed up bare toes in a peep toe.

"Is" is avoided. Not us.

so that's a resounding no then..

Bluestocking do I know you? How did you know about the varicose veins?

Hi Fadingfast - I'm sure we don't know each other but I feel awful now!
What are your other shoe options?

I don't have varicose veins but I am a crazy lady who really wanted to wear them...
Back to boring black it is.

Ooh awkward...

Fwiw I actually like peep toes with tights underneath. Topshop was all about the peep toe/tights look a few seasons ago. I actually think it looks nicer than bare toes.

I wouldn't be sure about champagne though, I'd have to see them. I like bright colours with dark tights.

Can you re-jig the whole outfit? Wear a paler dress, sheer tights and the lovely shoes? As a compromise loike?

How about fishnets? I am a crazy lady who loves fishnets, and I think they look fine with peeptoes, especially with painted toenails sparkling away under the net.

Can you wear black leggins instead of tights? (Or is that also a huge no no)

Mmm fishnets and peep toes can work (nods).

Nice idea but I don't have any paler dresses, apart from one I wore for a wedding and would make me feel overdressed in a wedding sort of way. Generally pale things look terrible on me anyway, due to my pasty skin tone. And no time or money to buy anything new

Fishnets! Yes!!! Great idea, thanks

Fishnets it is then!

Fishnets save the day yet again!