Thermal tights: how to choose the warmest pair
Fleece-lined, wool or merino, high-denier microfibre and the viral fleece tights that look sheer: what really keeps you warm, with official compositions, and which to choose for each day.
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Tights size chart: how to find your size, brand by brand
Height, weight and hips: how to read a size chart and why one brand's S is not another's. The official charts of Calzedonia, Oroblù, Falke, Wolford and Snag compared, with the date we read them.
How to wear lace tights this autumn (colours, shoes and outfits)
They're the tights of autumn 2026, from Heidi Klum for Calzedonia to the runway: which colour to pick, which shoes and clothes to wear them with, day to night, with examples and a chart.
Can you wear tights with sandals and open-toe shoes? How to do it right
Yes, with the right pair: toeless or sandal-toe tights, very sheer, nude or black. How to choose them, which sandals work, when to skip them, with examples from the spring/summer 2027 runways.
Goodbye black tights? The 4 colours to wear instead this autumn: cobalt, red, purple and mustard
Cobalt, tomato red, purple and mustard: the four tights colours Grazia picks as the alternative to black for autumn 2026, with runway and street style examples and how to wear them.
Halloween tights 2026: which pair for the costumes everyone wants this year
KPop Demon Hunters, Toy Story, horror and Y2K lead Spirit Halloween's 2026 trend report. Which tights each costume needs: stripes, cobwebs, fishnets, rips and solid colour.
How to wash tights: by hand, in the machine and what the label means
By hand or in the machine, bag, temperature, detergent and drying: what Wolford, Falke, Calzedonia, Swedish Stockings, Hēdoïne and Sheertex actually say, with the label symbols explained.
Stirrup tights: what they are and how to wear them (with which shoes)
Tights with a strap under the arch and a bare heel and toes: how they differ from footless tights and leggings, which shoes they suit and how to choose a pair.
How to stop tights from laddering: 10 tips that actually work
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.
Anatomy of tights: the parts of a pair, from waistband to toe
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.
What are tights made of? Nylon, elastane, wool and cotton explained
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.
What colour tights to wear with a black dress
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.
