How do you wear skirts in this weather now black tights are too wintery but it's too cold to bare your legs?

[BridesheadRegardless]

I'm finding I'm stuck in trousers at the moment as I can't work out how to wear my skirts.

I feel thick black tights is too much now the sun is shining, but it's too cold to go bare legged and nude tights are just naff and horrid aren't they?

This is one of those issues where I imagine everyone else has an obvious solution which I'm just missing.

So, what is it??

[MaineGirl]

i have been wearing coloured thinner tights, the 30 denier ones for work with heeled shoes and for casual wear leggings with ballet flats, short denim skirt or long tunic dress.
not ideal but i think i look ok.

[janeite]

I bought some thin grey Autograph ones today and some sheer-ish/nettish thin black ones with little spots. Hopefully they will look less wintry than opaques without looking tarty or stupid!

[SixtyFootDoll]

I have dragged my trousers and boots back out as they turned the heating off in work and last week it was 6 degrees in my office, i was freezing.

[Chandon]

I wear my knee high brown or grey suede boots with bare legs. Keeps my ankles warm, but is not too summery.

Wouldn´t wear black boots with bare legs though.

I think opaque tights after april somehow wrong not sure why.

Also, am not a fashion icon so maybe the whole boot and bare legs thing is mayor fashion offence...? I think it looks o.k. (do have fake tan on otherwise legs too pale)

[SeasideLil]

I did go to trousers/spring stuff, but it was so bloody cold this week, I wore black tights with a black/pale tan pair of shoes and a cotton skirt and I thought it looked ok for May. I think the people wearing no clothes freezing outside the school gates and rubbing their arms constantly look at least as stupid as me persisting in wearing my jeans/tan boots and lighter jacket..(or at least that's what I tell myself!) I hate spring/summer transition for a different reason, I don't like flat shoes and I feel fine in chunky heeled boots but can't wear ballet flats without looking like a squat dwarf. I much prefer winter clothing. Oh, it's all so stressful...

[vintage]

its baltic here and have been wearing jeans and a selction of Boden pimsolls . I like the look of the nude tights in M&S are they considered naff?

[KristinaM]

Watching with interest. I have been wearing jeans /trousers for the last month [boring] as boots or opaques seemed too wintery. I tried my linen trousers on Sunday but it was 8 degrees and FREEZING

i dont do leggings ( as one of older people LOL)

Think i will try nude micronets [very daring]

[Pattypie45]

Thank goodness I've found other people with the same problem as me! Thanks for the hints.

[Clary]

walked to school this pm in cropped trousers and s/s T-shirt.

Really really warm. Even my chilly pal agreed with me (and was similarly dressed!)

[BigTillyMint]

It's definitely warm enough outside, though it's a bit nippy in my house.

You must be in North London

[APassionateWoman]

I'm in London and it's way too too cold for me to bare legs and feet just yet. Come on - the sun is threatening to come out. It's not hot.

[EggyAllenPoe]

i don't faff with fake tan, though to be fair, I'm only going out on dog walks, not into town or work.

[said]

All the bare leggers - are you all lovely and tanned (fake or otherwise)? I just can't be bothered with teh faff.

[BigTillyMint]

Move to London - it's warm enough even for me to have bare legs

[diddl]

I´m still in leggings, tunics (with a sleeved top under9, socks & boots!

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

I have been wearing grey opaques with a couple of skirts and dresses, but they don't go with everything. I always struggle with footwear at this point aswell - can you wear ballet flats with tights or only with bare legs?
I am not keen on leggings, they do not flatter me at all.

Argh 'tis a nightmare.

[aquavit]

If you really want to leave the opaques and jeans behind, but can't cope with the cold, then leggings.

Or the VERY BRILLIANT M&S autograph nude tights - the 7 denier anti-ladder matt ones - they really are almost invisible but make your legs look all nice and even-toned. I wore these to a wedding a couple of weekends ago and I am converted (usually am just a bare legs and gritted teeth kind of person).

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Have seen a denim knee length skirt, bare legs and chunky boot combo recently and thought it looked quite cool.
?
I am in the full length leggings, tunic and cardi combo today as all trousers in the wash.

[EggyAllenPoe]

i wear thicker, lined summer skirts (at least knee length) ... and have not been cold with bare legs. lovely and hot this week where i am.

i did have pink fishnets (for a rather frou frou outfit) for that intermediate stage, or those nude ones...

[noddyholder]

Still too cold!Althogh fake tan and footless tights if it warms up

[jbg]

I'm wearing coloured or nude fishnets until I can go bare legged.

[Cabatach]

Am watching this thread with interest! I too live in Scotland and can't remember when last wore skirt! In Winter I tend to wear long skirts with boots and knee socks but feel it is too warm for that at the mo but too cold for no socks and shoes. Trying not to wear boots with jeans now but again sometimes too cold to wear shoes so resort to Next lace up pumps and socks...

[DorotheaPlenticlew]

I'm in Scotland btw; I think it's even trickier up here. Tends to be less sunny & more random than down south, but you still get exposed to the same media stuff (adverts, sunday supplements, blanket reports of fine weather) that is convincing all the Southerners it's time to dress for summer. Leads to confusion, people in very odd combos right the way through to June ...