Noir Kei Ninomiya spring/summer 2027: black and white socks with studded shoes, look by look
Under Makoto Azuma's flowers, Noir Kei Ninomiya put socks almost everywhere: black with black studded shoes, white with white ones, in 35 of 37 looks.
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Torishéju spring/summer 2027: sheer black knee-highs with the band on show, look by look
At Torishéju spring/summer 2027 the knee-high is not hidden: sheer black with an opaque band below the knee, under suits, lace and denim, in 13 of 33 looks with sheer legwear.
Vivienne Westwood spring/summer 2027: crystal mesh tights and striped sports socks, look by look
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.
Julie Kegels spring/summer 2027: when tights become the trousers
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.
Fendi spring/summer 2027: fishnet knee socks with jewelled sandals and ribbed socks with heels
Inside the mirrored box on via Solari, Maria Grazia Chiuri brings lingerie into the light and dresses the legs two ways: fishnet knee socks with jewelled sandals, ribbed black socks with heels.
Elisabetta Franchi spring/summer 2027: tights as a second skin, from the micro-jaguar to red
At The Hub showroom the tights are the manifesto: micro-leopard footed leggings, sheer black with sandals and boots, red tights with a matching pump. The legs of the show, one by one.
Dolce&Gabbana spring/summer 2027: sheer socks, hold-ups and net stockings, look by look
Black voile socks with jewelled sandals, hold-ups with suspenders on show, crochet and net stockings: the hosiery of the Stravaganza Siciliana show, examined across all 81 looks.
Jewelled tights: Chopova Lowena and London's embellishment moment
Sequins and crystals swept London's SS27 runways, but Chopova Lowena put the sparkle on jersey and tights, in a bowling alley full of witches: embellishment goes everyday.
London Fashion Week SS27: shorts over tights and the return of the Noughties
Six London shows brought back shorts over tights and pop socks. From Mary Quant to the student parties of 2009, the story and the how-to of a silhouette that never really left.
Milan Fashion Week SS27: the tights we saw on the runway
Off-key shades at Jil Sander, an 80-denier tights fabric turned into dresses at Elisabetta Franchi, black opaques at Gucci: what Milan said about legs for spring/summer 2027.
Paris Fashion Week SS27: every tights look, show by show
Socks with flat shoes, sheer black with pumps, nude worn as a colour: what Paris did with legs for spring/summer 2027, across all 101 shows checked look by look.
Polka-dot tights: from the FW26 runways to your wardrobe
Micro-dots at Caro Editions in Copenhagen, a flash of cobalt at Jil Sander, cashmere at The Row: why winter 2026 is being decided from the knee down.
