Jonathon Aston £8; River Island £12; River Island £12; Pamela Mann £10; H&M £10; Topshop £8
Feeling the mid-term melancholy? Well here is something to banish away those blues -for this Spring ‘11 will see the humble hosiery get a vibrant revamp! Gone are the days where tights serve as nothing but a functional burden for the well-behaved schoolgirls; in fact, these daring S/S ’11 tights could not be further from this typecast. Bold, heroic and unapologetic; this new generation of tights seeping through the high street stores are more dangerous than safe and should probably come with a health & safety tag. This season sees tights take the forefront centrepiece of your outfit, from eclectic to electric – almost anything goes. And it’s not just prints that are causing a stir on the tights scene – texture can be just as fun to experiment with. Transport yourself back to 90’s grunge nostalgia with pink neon fishnet tights made to shock. Alternatively, discover your inner hippie with new-age psychedelic colours - or make a statement with a pattern that resembles a rainbow smashed across your tights. Is the sunshine making you feel a spring in your step? Well why not take it one step further and map the nature and sublime onto tights with a digital print of the flawless skyline [see inset picture]. Likewise, capture the sun for eternity by boldly displaying it on your pins. Well if we can’t change the weather, you can’t blame us for trying to change our tights…
