Yesterday I suggested that tights might be a great garment to get into as summer fades into fall. Today, I look at a few trends as predicted (or observed) by the
Tulsa World.
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| Tights Tulsa Style |
Prediction 1. Retro. The so-called "ladylike look" has been in high demand since fashion and pop culture went retro - TV shows, such as "Mad Men," have inspired a wave of nostalgia in clothing and design.
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| Retro on the right? |
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| Retro or just old? |
Prediction 2. Going nude - the Kate effect Since the royal wedding last April, all eyes have been on Kate and her accessories. When Middleton started making public appearances - in sheer, barely there stockings - the industry began banking on the look of opaque hose to make a comeback and sales rose. According to the Associated Press, market research firm NPD reported that hosiery sales in the United States were up 2.9 percent from May 2010 to May 2011, raking in more than $3 billion."
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| Nice in nude? |
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| Nude with attitude |
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| I'm sure this would NEVER happen in the royal tights - but in looks fun! |
Prediction 3 There will be lot of opaque tights in unexpected colors.
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| I can't show you the actual colours because they are unexpected. But here are some purple opaques |
Prediction 4 Thigh highs and socks and stockings. We will see lot of thigh highs - some with lace or with no lace and many with garter belts.
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| No, no not those socks! |
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| Better - I think |
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| Nice thigh highs - pity about the dead body |
Prediction 5 Seams and stripes. As it gets cooler, women who are used to wearing all black tights in a conservative world, will start experimenting more .... Maybe a sheer leg is what they will experiment with, or a pin stripe or a back seam. Sometimes hose give you that polished, finished look.
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| Are these tights all that they seam? |
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| And the same tights from the front |
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| More black seams |
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| and from the front again |
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| NOT the conservative woman's pin strip |
Prediction 6 Polka dots will be prominent on opaque tights and hose. There are people who will do a pin-dot hose. They are really cute and quirky . But if you're going to do a dramatic leg and you want to make a statement, you can't be wearing a statement dress.
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| Dotty |
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| Dotty 2 |
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| Cute quirky and a big dotty statement |
Prediction 7 Tights for cold weather. Even when it gets really cold, cable and mohair tights.
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| Finally more Tulsa tights |
For me? Either totally sheer invisible nudes (a la K-Mid)in 8s 7s or less (i live in 5s in the summer!) or spotty ones I reckon. I got some from wolfords spotties and they are wicked but what to wear with???
ReplyDelete(mega mega indulgence - like their 'individual 5s')
I think purple opaques have been done to death now....so got some raspberry ones instead, and some burgundy glossy ones out of my 'vintage' box!
However - i reckon we will see glossy nude legs back this winter.....it's a 90s thing!