tights or not?

[pippo]

have a Jan wedding to go to, invite specifies cocktail. Have black dress (kind of elegent/ classic) and silver accessories including pair of peep toes silver shoe/sandal type things. What do I do about tights???? Everything tells me nooo but surely without I will freeze?? Also my legs will not be at their best at that time of year. Have thought about fake tan but wouldn't that look odd in the winter??
Can anyone help?

tights are very much in fashion but they have to be dark or coloured! but its a no no with open toed shoes, maybe you can buy some shoe boots and wear tights???

I see, I think you are confirming my thoughts, what do poele normally do at this kind of thing then, just go bare legged?

oh just re read cocktail? well i have a jan wedding too and its cocktail (are you sure its not the same wedding?) i have a black and white dress but its shorter and will be wearing tights and shoe boots! Been to many gatherings which have said cocktail but only a handful of guest go the full hog and wear long/ evening....

wear black opaques and get closed toe shoes

Well if you really must go bare legged i suggest a tinted body lotion to give you just a hint of colour???

cocktail means short

I'm with MrsB on this one.

Open shoes are not rally practical for most January days, anyway.

Don't know barbie, could be!
Think my legs are a bit stumpy for shoe boots..
ok, dress sits just below knee, but is very simple and well I don't know how else to discribe it really.
Mrs.B will opaques go with that kind of dress?
In fashion mags the models with the opaques all seem to be in puff ball type things or satin, iyswim?.
You can tell I don't get out often!

Ok so will buy closed toe shoes,
Is a bit of a funny one as invite states cocktail/evening dress and starts at 2pm. Has left me flummoxed.

very popular now for afternoon winter weddings

means men are in black tie so looks good in photos

dress as for cocktail party

ah I see.

What about something like these

I think you can get tights that have open toes on them, there's a sort of band across the bottom of the toes, but that won't show if you have peep-toe shoes. Get some of these, in leg-colour if possible.

Yes you get seamless toe tights

Hope this works

thanks Fimbo am liking that idea, the model has on peep toes and they look ok I think.

Maybe not 'cooling' ones, but you get the idea

I think for a fiver they are worth a go.

thanks Trillian, they are like fingerless gloves for toes!!

Thanks all you have given me some ideas to play around with.