NewPlus-size tights that don't roll down: how to choose them (and the best ones)
Runway
In Andreas Kronthaler's Body & Soul for Vivienne Westwood, legwear is rare but loud: crystal mesh tights, a sheer black stocking and striped sports socks with lace-ups.
Guides
From the size to the wash, from how you put them on to how you store them: ten concrete habits to make tights last, plus a true-or-false on the old remedies, from the freezer to clear nail polish.
Guides
Waistband, panty, gusset, legs, heel, toe and seams: what each part does, how a pair is made and what to look at on the packet before you buy.
Runway
Julie Kegels opened Paris Fashion Week with Apple of the Day: nude tights worn as trousers, leather cuffs on the thighs, white and cream legs, in at least 25 of 42 looks.
Guides
Polyamide and elastane in most pairs, wool, cotton and polyester in the rest: what each fibre does, what real labels say and how to read them before you buy.
Guides
Sheer black, opaque black, nude or colour: the answer depends on the occasion and the shoes. A table for the office, ceremonies and evenings, with the right deniers and examples from the runways.
Celebrity style
On the opening night of The Unraveled Tour a Hussein Chalayan dress dissolved in the rain and left the red minidress, and the sheer Wolford tights, in plain view.
News
At September's New York Fashion Week, a yellow cab with two pairs of legs on its roof, a billboard in Williamsburg and a SoHo pop-up with a knee-high vending machine. What Calzedonia did, why it works and what it says about tights season.
Collections
“Own the Narrative. Wear the Tights.” Lily Allen is Calzedonia's new UK ambassador: what is in the collection, what she actually wears every day and on stage, and what it costs.
Guides
Calzedonia sells them as a beauty filter for your legs, Oroblù and Wolford have called them matt and nude for years: what delustred yarns really do, what they cannot do at 15 denier and how to pick the right shade.
Celebrity style
Lace socks in turquoise pumps outside Dior, sheer white knee socks with lime heels, sports socks in a slingback: outside the Paris shows, the heel comes with a sock. Why it works and how to get it.
News
From 7 to 18 October at 251 Elizabeth Street, Nolita, with the return of the Roxana Tiger Tights designed with Leandra Medine Cohen. US revenue up 37%, and black down from 80% to 65–70% of sales.
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