Joy of Tights Advent Calendar Day 9

Today we look through a window with Christma lights

And we see more likes and nice tights

(Delayed) Joy of Tights Advent Calendar Day 8

At last the Joy of Tights Advent Calendar Day 8  is here

Yes, this fact is about as exciting as the arrival of your train.

Anyway lets get on with it.

Today we are looking through the sash window

 And we see a woman holding a ball

A woman holding a ball

No not that kind of ball!!

Or this kind of ball

Nice socks

In fact not a ball at all really.

Joy of Tights Advent Calendar Day 8 (Delayed)

Rather like a Southern Rail train

This blonde isn't having more fun.  Have you voted in my poll?

Joy of Tights apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Joy of Tights Advent Calendar Day 8

Today we look through an ordinary suburdan window

 

What do we see?  Girls having fun.

 One blonde and one dark

Which raises the question - which girl is having more fun?

Which raises the more general question - do blondes have more fun?

Why not give your answer in my latest poll?

Use the photos above to help you - I know some guys can't handle abstract questions.  Both girls in the photos are wearing tights, otherwise you just say the girl in tights is having more fun, cos, well you've got a thing about tights, and girls must like tights as much as you do, obviously.

Joy of Tights Advent Calender day 7

Today we look out of Joy of Tights advent calendar window onto a snowy scene.  Some rather sinsiter characters seem to be looking out too.

 

And what do we see?  Girls freezing their tits off in short sleeves and sheer tights.

 

They look happy now, but they won't  when they discover that the sinister figures at the window have locked them out and are leaving them to freeze to death.

 

Joy of Tights Advent Calendar Day 6

Opening yesterday's window produced an error

 

We are sorry if this fault spoilt your enjoyment of the Joy of Tights Advent Calendar

There's no need to take that attitude

 

Tights get Glamour Again

Joy of Tights is greatly encouraged by an article in Glamour.  It begins

"It used to be the case that true die-hard fashion girls never wore tights regardless of the weather. It could be Baltic outside but the industry's key names would never be seen wearing a pair of tights."

So far so old news, although ordinary women have been partying in tights for years

 But then the article goes on

"They just don't tolerate them... Until now."

You don't know how fashionable you are girls

The author then goes on to give a defence of tights wearing that warms my little nylon wrapped heart

"For the likes of most of us (myself included), this somewhat impractical style decision is utterly unfeasible. My calves aren't immune to the cold and my Uber budget won't allow for it, but for fashion people not wearing tights is a status thing - it proves that you are above menial worries like the weather because you'll be in a taxi anyway. It's also an indication that you have the luxury of being well groomed because, as we all know, bare legs require serious maintenance - shaving, exfoliating and tanning etc."

Real women with real lives need tights

The only thing I would add is that you look good in tights even if you can afford a limo

Now comes the good news

"But times are changing. Tights are back. Saint Laurent has revived hosiery as a means of giving any party outfit a grungy, give-a-shit look. Courtney Love, The Slits and Suzi Sioux could have told you all this decades ago, but sometimes it takes a catwalk love-in for the fashion world to see the appeal in something again."

OK queue Courtney Love

Love the ladder

(For those too young to know Courtney Love is an American alternative rock singer, songwriter, actress, and visual artist. Prolific in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s as the frontwoman of Hole. "I want every girl in the world to pick up a guitar and start screaming"."I strap on that motherfucking guitar and you cannot fuck with me. That's my feeling," (Courtney Love))

Tights, fag and open toe shoes the woman's my hero

 OK one more of Courtney Love

Not Courtney this, time but tights coming back via the Catwalk

Anyway back to Glamour

"We're (sadly) not talking thick woolly tights here, rather the dark sheer kind that look ever so slightly like stockings. This is both a blessing and a curse - bad because they're not as warm as they could be, good because it doesn't matter too much aesthetically if you ladder them - in fact, they look badass with a slight rip. Just don't get carried away - no one wants to look like a poster girl for a Talk To Frank campaign. It's all about your attitude. Think Kate Moss, rather than Binge Britain adverts."

So

Not in

In - reinforced heel and toe very like stockings

In - an acceptable ladder

Out - too Holy

Tights are now so cool

"Look at Topshop's new winter campaign - the seemingly coolest models are wearing dark opaques with their party dresses, most specifically Ella Richards, granddaughter to the mighty Keith Richards. They add a rock 'n' roll, sexy edge, which we find very enticing. They also keep you a modicum warmer than going bare-legged."

Opaques are cool - Ella says so

And it looks like all the celebs are wearing tights

:"See also Alexa Chung, who this week teamed a white cocktail dress with opaques and red open-toe heels. She looked excellent, as I'm sure you'll agree. Kate Moss enjoys a fishnet, while Rihanna recently wore her sheer tights with a slip dress and heels."

Alexa Chung

Kate Moss

Rihanna

Rihanna

So from this little celeb line up we learn

Opaques with sandals are fine, 'cos Alexa did it, although she did have better sandals

Black tights with sandals are cool, 'cos they were for Rihanna

Fishnets are cool 'cos.... well we knew fishnets were cool without Kate.  (Better shoes than Kate too)

And stocking feet, you are just following Rihanna's example

 So if you are going out in tights there's no need to hide yor ID, tights are Glamorous again