Tights and more tights!

My friend N spent most of 2009 living in Melbourne. Along with yummy food and stylish clothes she also introduced me to the concept of funky tights. I have been used to wearing stockings, usually skin coloured although more recently I have branched out and started wearing black! The concept of brightening up my outfit with interestingly patterned stockings had never really registered until N showed me how it could be done!

The upshot is that I bought one pair last year of striped black and brown tights, but that was as far as my adventurousness went. This year I have decided that rather than buying more stockings I will try to find some interesting tights and see how they wear. This selection I purchased in Tasmania. As you can see I have not been very radical in my selection of colours however I cannot bring myself to buy luridly hued clothing. I will keep looking and try to push out of my comfort zone a little bit more.

Stockings from L-R
Levante Chevron Dog Tooth Tights [Tall]
Leona Edmiston Leggings [Med/Tall]
Metalicus Babushka [Small to Medium]
Voodoo Fashion Tights [Med/Tall]

I was happily surprised to find that only one of these pairs was made in China. The Levante are made in Italy, and the Metalicus and xx were made in Australia! For some reason I had assumed that stockings would be one of those items that were always made in China so it was a pleasant surprise to find otherwise.

I was advised by the lady at the Stocking Shop in Hobart to buy my stockings on the large size if I was on the fringe of a size range. My previous experience with stockings has led me to do the opposite, as I have found that if I buy the larger size then they will be loose and annoying!

I shall have to see how they all wear!

Notes: The Voodoo tights are comfortable to wear however I managed to snag a hole already in them. Not a good start. The Metalicus tights are comfortable and I would like to buy the same in different colours!