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1 10 Fancy Fall Tights You Need Now — and How to Wear Them!
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2 On Our Radar: Nicole Miller Legwear
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3 On Our Radar: Trina Turk Designs For Hue Hosiery
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5 Style For Style: Double Your Tights
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6 Fab Tip: DIY Shaper Shorts
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7 DKNY Gets the Gossip Girl Touch
Stockings used to be a somewhat boring Winter necessity — until Gossip Girl came around. Thanks to Blake Lively and Leighton Meester, both of whom were spotted wearing pretty hues and textures on the popular fashion-heavy show, legwear has become a cool outlet to show off your sleek styling skills. Perhaps that's why DKNY just announced a collaboration with Eric Daman, costume designer of Read more
Summer is fun because you can wear your cutest dresses without tights, but Fall is equally nice because you can wear your cutest dresses with tights! Own a bright floral sundress that you want to get more use out of? Simply throw on a pair of cable-knit tights, and voilà, you're instantly Fall-ready. Or how about those leather shorts you sport sans tights for a night out? Some wild leopard Read more
Shapers: They're not the most beautiful things, but such a necessity! They help stop the jiggle effect, especially when wearing fitted dresses and skirts. The only problem is that they tend to be on the pricier side, especially the Spanx brand. I was helping a friend update her work wardrobe recently when a lightbulb went off in my head. She needed shaper shorts for her new dress but didn't want Read more
While sheer tights are de rigueur, opaque is undoubtedly still a major player in the legwear world. That's because matte tights not only make you look good, but also protect you from harsh weather. These Simply Vera Opaque Control-Top Tights ($9, originally $12) are dark, but let me teach you a trick to make them the most dense of all. To find out how to double your Read more
Like nude, lace has an elderly connotation. Alas, designer Miuccia Prada hated the fabric, so she decided to take on the big challenge of forming her entire Fall collection out of it. Genius. And let me assure you, this isn't your grandma's lace. A brilliant start is incorporating lace into your wardrobe via legwear, like these Fogal Lace Tights ($47). Imagine what a welcome change Read more
If you dig fun hosiery, get ready for Hue's latest guest designer, Trina Turk. The contemporary designer has teamed up with the company to design an exclusive legwear collection. The hosiery line, retailing at $28, will reflect the theme of her Spring ready-to-wear collection, Miami Vice, with turquoise, magenta, and yellow embellished with geometric prints in neon-sheer washes. Turk will debut Read more
Nicole Miller already has a well-established clothing line but she's shifting her focus from the top half of the body to the bottom. The successful designer is coming out with hosiery, tights, leggings, and socks, due in stores the holiday season, with the entire line arriving in Spring 2009. "We're going to have a whole new range of prints, jacquards, colors, textures, and metallics," Miller Read more
We love so many things about this time of year, the food, the snow, and the layered fashion (of course)! With the cool weather come cooler layered looks put together by you, so pile on the tights, knee highs, and rain-boot liners! 'Tis the season to create different looks and textures by mixing and matching to suit your personal style! Looking for some inspiration? Chinese Laundry Legwear's new Read more
One of the biggest misconceptions about tweed is that it's solely a cold-weather trend — after all, it's of heavier weight, moisture-resistant, and incredibly durable — and while it is a great Fall fabric, there are also a number of ways to wear it for Spring. Designers like Jason Wu, Theyskens' Theory, Giambattista Valli, and more all showed sleek tweed dresses in their collections, proving Read more
When you button-up your Fall coat you may have covered up your skirt and top, but the opportunity to show off your stems is wide open. That's why we go about picking out our legwear with the upmost importance, making cool, classic and cozy selections to up the ante on daily style. Some are worthy investments, like a basic black pair from the tight masters at Wolford; others are sexier fare in Read more
