are fishnets appropriate for work?

[kelhen]

I love patterned tights and work in an office environment. Would fishnets be too much? I'd wear them with pencil dress, cardigan or jacket and heels

Yes- I've never had Thrush. Sounds grim.,

Black or navy pencil skirt, neutral colour mid/kitten heels, nude fine 'mesh' fishnets, cream silk top, cream cashmere cardie with natural make-up and understated small pieces of good quality jewellery - doesn't really scream hooker....

Neither do the professional services provided...

This sounds like an awesome outfit! Fishnets are ace

Not in my work place, gossip spreads like wildfire!

wouldnt have thought twice about them

Ah well, seems stuffy city law firms are less, err, judgmental/gossipy . Who'd have thought it? (Pretty sure I'm not viewed as a slapper but I could have been totally oblivious these last 15 years...) (And actually more often wear fishnet pop socks with 7/8 length 'cigarette' trousers. I know, I know, totally wanton...)

Oh yeah, but totally understand barristers can't. Judges would be prone to getting the wrong idea. Nothing but black (skirt) suits in court. So don't wear them if you're a barrister!

I worked as a barrister for 20 odd years. I often wore micro fishnet tights in summer as well as trousers... also navy and grey as well as black.

I've just started wear Ing micronets because my legs aren't fit for daylight work time.

I struggle with sizing because I'm never sure whether I should buy medium because I'm a size 10 or large because I'm tall

I always buy large tights because medium ones are not long enough.

It absolutely depends on your office, and I don't think we can help you much there. Try it and report back?

The judges will bloody well have to get used to it and maybe, as we gain more female judges, we'll be able to wear what we darn well want within the bounds of reasonable propriety.

I can dream can't I?

Ah good Queenie! I obviously know quite conservative barristers then...

"Having a husband who once danced professionally I know all about the two tights-peril "

I love MN!

No

It's low cut tops that worry sentences more. When you're sitting up high..

Sentencers

Maybe I'm out of the loop but aren't they a bit dated? Ten years ago they were fine but not now... I used to wear them loads but not anymore, back then Spanx did the best as they didn't have a fishnet pants area so you avoid waffle butt and the toes were also more comfortable. I used to get them in harvey nicks or figleaves.

I wouldn't call them dated tbh. I see lots of women around my age wearing them for work

Nothing is dated when you wear it in a fresh way or look good. Everything references the past- even Karl Lagerfeld despite his protestations.

Corner leg length trumps body size. I always size up! Quite a few tights have size conversion tables and they seem to encourage this.

Mig love the look and agree that fashion is cyclical. I wore a lot of fishnets when I was younger no male colleague ever complained - even doubly layered - and most things I wore those days have had a comeback...

Loving all you subversive lawyers

You might get a bit more male ogling than usual.

No. But then if I wear heels to work everyone comments.

It wouldn't even have occurred to me to ask the question! Fishnets (micro weave not large weave) are perfectly acceptable in the office.