If the dress code is tuxedos and cocktail dresses....

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Do I have to wear tights or is acceptable to be bare legged? My dress is knee length.

Thank you!

Fake tan your legs

My legs are actually a reasonable colour as we went on holiday in the winter. Does that mean I can get away with it??

Same scenario last weekend for me. I hate tights (and dresses for that matter) but did decide to wear really sheer ones..sometimes the lighting at events makes me look blue as I'm pale, but if you are a healthy colour..go bare!

Yes, you need t wear tights or stockings. Bare-legged is too casual for a black-tie event

Yes sheer tights would be appropriate for a black tie event. Enjoy.

Depends how good a state your legs and feet are in. If you've got tanned, smooth legs and non-scaly feet with a great pedi you're good to go.

Get 5 denier tights - M&S do them for a fiver. You will look bare-legged without the faff.

Bare legged is too casual and not very classy I’m afraid. Wear sheers.

Wear a tux, problem solved 😊

Definitely tights if it is black tie, bare legs would be too casual

I would have said bare legs is fine

Is the do indoors? If so, tights I’m afraid.

If everyone breaks with dress code and goes bare legged you can always take them off!

Is there a reason you want to go bare-legged?

@fresta I just hate wearing tights! Plus it means I can’t wear open toed sandals either.
Yes it is indoors. Sounds like I’ll just need to wear tights then!

Can you wear a midi dress, then you wouldnt be showing too much bare legs.

Don't wear tights if you hate wearing tights!

I’ve been to plenty of black tie/cocktail events in my time and I don’t think I’ve ever seen ANYONE wear tights 🤔. I would have thought that would be more casual? Don’t wear them if you hate them OP, you’re right about shoes and in the 21st century I think they would look bizarre with a cocktail dress!

I'd imagine the sheer tight wearers are older people.

If the invitation say Tuxedo, I wouldn’t worry too much about your legs.

Sally Hansen airbrush legs are amazing. It's like a fake tan but it looks really natural and washes off.

Bare legs are absolutely fine and not remotely too casual . Some people have funny ideas on here!

In this day and age, bare legs are totally fine! The tights rule is bonkers.

Tights absolutely if you're over 80 or frumpy as hell.
Bare legs are fine op I've been to so many black tie events and I would say the majority of people are bare legged presumably your dress is knee length or longer so it's really not a problem.

Bare legs with a slight sheen look miles better than sheer tights. Kate Middleton probably isn't allowed go bare legged and the 70 somethings who attend rotary club dances may well frown upon bare legs but everyone else thinks is perfectly fine! It wouldn't cross my mind to wear sheer tights.

Just go bare legged

It's fine, honestly no one will care. There's always been plenty of bare legged people at black tie events I've been to. It's not like it's a Jane Austen novel and your name will be sullied forever